Unlikely heroes
The story of the first men who stood at the North Pole
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9222045 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christopher Pala (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 195 |
| Pages | 337-342 |
| Publication date | 1999-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Polar Record (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-2474 • E-ISSN: 1475-3057 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0032247400015680 |
| OpenAlex | W2005063878 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
The slow-motion collapse of the claim of Robert E. Peary to have discovered the North Pole raises the question: if Peary was not the first man to stand at the North Pole, who was? The answer appears to be the 24 members of a then-secret Soviet expedition who landed three airplanes on the Earth's axis in April 1948. They were able to make scientific observations during their three-day stay while battling cracking ice. This paper includes interviews with Pavel Senko, who believes he may be the only surviving member of the expedition
Ancient history · Genealogy · Geography · North pole · Physical geography · History · Polar Research and Ecology
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2000 - 2000 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |