'Failed' Arctic Expedition Celebrated on 100th Anniversary
When you purchase through link on our internet site , we may earn an affiliate military commission . Here ’s how it works . Trekking 1,200 nautical mile ( 1,930 kilometers ) by foot and sled over Arctic glass to survey a distant , unexplored batch scope may feel heroic — until that mountain reach turns out to be a mirage . That was the disappointing realization for a team of seven American human that specify off in 1913 on a planned two - class - long journey to Crocker Land — a supposedly glacier - fill , mountainous region off the coast ofnorthwest Greenland ....