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Home>Polar Scientists & Explorers: Past & Present

Polar Scientists & Explorers: Past & Present

Students can learn more about the work of polar scientists . Some of the pages are a window into the work of scientist in the late 1800's and early 1900's, the so-called Heroic Age of Polar Exploration. Other pages keep students up-to-date on current findings in the Arctic and Antarctic.

Heroic Age

The Mystery of Andree
Antarctic Exploration in the Late 1800s
History of Antarctic Exploration (~650 -1950)
Theories Far and Wide
Relics from the Jeannette Expedition
1800's Artifacts from the Arctic (Lewis L. Dyche)

Present Day

Teachers Experiencing Antarctica and the Arctic (archived site)
TREC - Teachers and Researchers Exploring and Collaborating


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