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By the early 1900’s CE, nearly every region of the globe had been visited and mapped, with only two key locations left: the North and South Poles. After two Americans staked claim to reaching the North Pole, a Norwegian explorer and a British naval officer each set out for the last unmapped region in what newspapers called a “Race to the Pole.” Elizabeth Leane sets the scene for their journeys south.
Lesson by Elizabeth Leane, directed by WOW-HOW Studio.
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TED-Ed. (2021, March 29). The Dangerous Race for the South Pole - Elizabeth Leane. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/video/2386/the-dangerous-race-for-the-south-pole---elizabeth/
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TED-Ed. "The Dangerous Race for the South Pole - Elizabeth Leane." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified March 29, 2021. https://www.worldhistory.org/video/2386/the-dangerous-race-for-the-south-pole---elizabeth/.
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TED-Ed. "The Dangerous Race for the South Pole - Elizabeth Leane." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 29 Mar 2021. Web. 25 Nov 2024.
