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Departure of Andree for the North Pole, 11 July 1897 on the Eagle, c 1897
Swedish meteorologist Salomon August Andrée and companions Knut Fraenkel and Nils Strindberg set out for the North Pole. Forced down on the ice far from their goal, the trio trekked to White Island in the Arctic Ocean where they died. In 1930, the crew of a passing ship discovered their last camp, solving the mystery of their disappearance |