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Polar Party Loses First Member

Great Britain · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1912Date range
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Chronological records

1912

Edgar Evans17 February 1912

Beardmore Glacier · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

He is the first member of the polar party to die.

Names involved

Edgar Evans

Provenance

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