On his 1898–1902 expedition, Peary set a new "Farthest North" record by reaching Greenland's northernmost point, Cape Morris Jesup. Peary made two more expeditions to the Arctic, in 1905–1906 and in 1908–1909. During the latter, he claimed to have reached the North Pole.

Robert Peary (born May 6, 1856, Cresson, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died February 20, 1920, Washington, D.C.) was a U.S. Arctic explorer usually credited with leading the first expedition to reach the North Pole in 1909.

Feb 9, 2010 · On April 6, 1909, American explorer Robert Peary accomplishes a long elusive dream, when he, assistant Matthew Henson and four Inuits reach what they determine to be the North Pole. Decades...

Feb 20, 2020 · Between 1886 and 1897, Robert Peary led five expeditions to Greenland and Arctic Canada. In his 1891 expedition, Peary returned to Greenland with seven companions, including Frederick A. Cook, who in 1909 would claim …

In 1905 Peary’s ship, the Roosevelt, was built and set off on an expedition into the Arctic. In 1908, after having already attempted two trips to the North Pole, Peary and his party sailed to Ellesmere Island in Northern Canada USS Roosevelt.

Peary Claims the North Pole (1898-1909) Between 1886 and 1909, the Peary Arctic Club, led by US Navy engineer Robert Peary, organized 8 expeditions to the Arctic. In 1891-1892 and 1893-95, he crossed the Greenland ice cap and learned Inuit survival techniques.

Robert Peary, a Commander in the U.S. Navy, made his first attempt to reach the Pole in 1893. Two more expeditions followed (1898-1902 and 1905-1906). Both fell short of the mark, but the efforts propelled Peary to the distinction of America's foremost Arctic explorer.

Robert Edwin Peary. 1856-1920. American explorer of the Arctic credited with leading the first successful expedition to the North Pole. Peary, along with assistant Matthew Henson, explored much of the Arctic and mapped routes to the North Pole from Greenland and the Northwest Territories of Canada. It was believed that in 1909 he reached the ...

American explorer Robert Peary's first North Pole expedition departed New York on 3 July 1898 aboard the Windward. Peary hoped to dock at Ellesmere Island, west of Greenland, and then cross the remaining 430 miles to the pole by dog team.

Robert Edwin Peary, Sr. (May 6, 1856 – February 20, 1920) was an American explorer who claimed to have led the first expedition, on April 6, 1909, to reach the geographic North Pole. Peary's claim was widely credited for most of the 20th century, rather than the competing claim by Frederick Cook who said he got there a year earlier.