Peary sailed his ship the Roosevelt to Ellesmere Island and set out to the North Pole with a group of native Unuit and sled dogs. They were met by bad ice and weather conditions but achieved a record high latitude of 87 degrees 6 minutes north.
Peary sailed his ship the Roosevelt to Ellesmere Island and set out to the North Pole with a group of native Unuit and sled dogs. They were met by bad ice and weather conditions but achieved a record high latitude of 87 degrees 6 minutes north.