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Ernest Shackleton

Ernest Shackleton was an Anglo-Irish explorer whose 1914–16 Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition became famous for his le...

20TH Century Endurance British Polar

9.0 Excellent

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Fridtjof Nansen

Fridtjof Nansen was a Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat, and humanitarian whose work ranged from zoology and ocean...

Norwegian 19TH Century Polar Arctic

8.8 Great

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Don Walsh

Don Walsh was an American naval officer, oceanographer, and specialist in deep-sea exploration. On 23 January 1960, he a...

American 20TH Century Underwater Mariana Trench

8.4 Great

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Ed White

Edward H. White II was an American engineer, United States Air Force officer, and NASA astronaut. During the Gemini 4 mi...

American Space 20TH Century Orbit

8.1 Great

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Jim Irwin

James Benson "Jim" Irwin was an American astronaut and Air Force officer who served as lunar module pilot on NASA's Apol...

American Space 20TH Century Moon

7.8 Good

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Charlie Duke

Charles "Charlie" Duke is an American former astronaut, engineer, and United States Air Force officer who served as luna...

American Space 20TH Century Moon

7.8 Good

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William Beebe

William Beebe was an American naturalist, ornithologist, marine biologist, explorer, and writer associated for much of h...

American 20TH Century Underwater Atlantic

7.8 Good

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Robert Falcon Scott

Robert Falcon Scott was a British Royal Navy officer who led two Antarctic expeditions, reaching the South Pole in Janua...

20TH Century British Polar Antarctic

7.7 Good

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Otto Sverdrup

Otto Sverdrup was a Norwegian Arctic explorer who commanded the ship Fram on Nansen's 1893–96 expedition and later led h...

Norwegian 19TH Century Polar Arctic

7.7 Good

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Wally Herbert

Sir Wally Herbert was a British polar explorer, writer, and artist. He led the British Trans-Arctic Expedition of 1968 t...

20TH Century British Polar Arctic

7.7 Good

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Apsley Cherry-Garrard

Apsley Cherry-Garrard was a British explorer and writer who lived from 1886 to 1959. He joined Robert Falcon Scott's Ter...

20TH Century British Polar Antarctic

7.6 Good

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Will Steger

Will Steger is a prominent American explorer, educator, and environmentalist known for his extensive and unprecedented p...

American Contemporary Polar Arctic Antarctic

7.4 Good

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Paul-Émile Victor

Paul-Émile Victor was a French polar explorer and ethnologist who played a central role in modern French polar research....

French 20TH Century Polar Greenland

7.3 Good

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Ann Bancroft

Ann Bancroft is an American explorer, author, and educator renowned for her pioneering polar expeditions. In 1986, she b...

American Contemporary Polar Arctic Antarctic

7.2 Good

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Jean-Louis Etienne

Jean-Louis Etienne is a French physician, explorer, and environmental scientist recognized for his extensive research in...

French Contemporary Polar Arctic

7.2 Good

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Otis Barton

Otis Barton was an American engineer, inventor, and deep-sea explorer who designed the spherical diving chamber known as...

American 20TH Century Underwater Atlantic

7.0 Good

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Park Youngsuk

Park Young-seok was a South Korean mountaineer and polar explorer who climbed all fourteen mountains higher than 8,000 m...

Contemporary South Korean Polar Arctic

7.0 Good

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Robert Peary

Robert Peary was an American naval officer and Arctic explorer. During an expedition in 1908 and 1909, he claimed to hav...

American 20TH Century Polar Arctic

6.9 Fair

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Pen Hadow

Pen Hadow is a British polar explorer known for a 2003 journey from Ward Hunt Island in Canada to the Geographic North P...

Contemporary British Polar Arctic

6.9 Fair

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Colin O'Brady

Colin O'Brady is an American endurance athlete and explorer who completed a solo, unsupported, human-powered crossing of...

American Contemporary Polar Antarctic

6.8 Fair