greenland is the north american country that is farthest north.
greenland is the north american country that is farthest north.
the north american country that is farthest north?
greenland
peary's next expedition was supported by fundraising through the peary arctic club, with generous gifts of $50,000 from george crocker, the youngest son of banker charles crocker, and $25,0005 from morris k. jesup, to buy peary a new ship. the navigated through the ice between greenland and ellesmere island, establishing an american hemisphere "farthest north by ship". the 1906 "peary system" dogsled drive for the pole across the rough sea ice of the arctic ocean started from the north tip of ellesmere at 83° north latitude. the parties made well under a day until they became separated by a storm.
robert peary
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farthest north describes the most northerly latitude reached by explorers before the conquest of the north pole rendered the expression obsolete. the arctic polar regions are much more accessible than those of the antarctic, as continental land masses extend to high latitudes and sea voyages to the regions are relatively short.









































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