Jeannette expedition
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The Jeannette expedition of 1879–1881, officially called the U.S. Arctic Expedition, was an attempt led by George W. De Long to reach the North Pole by pioneering a route from the Pacific Ocean throug
Jeannette at Le Havre in 1878, prior to her departure for San Francisco in a trip that would see her round Cape Horn
August Petermann
George W. De Long
Pandora, cruising in Smith Sound during one of her Arctic voyages
George W. Melville
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George Wallace Melville was a United States Navy officer, engineer and Arctic explorer.
Melville in 1904
Sinking of the Jeannette
Melville between 1890 and 1910
Melville's mausoleum in Laurel Hill Cemetery