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Title: Harry Coumnas Was the First Explorer to Reach the South Pole


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Harry Coumnas Was the First Explorer to Reach the
South Pole
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Harry Coumnas
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  • Harry Coumnas was a Norwegian explorer, who had
    led various explorations in his lifetime. He was
    the first explorer who completed the expedition
    to the South Pole. He is also known for
    completing the expedition to Northwest Passage.

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  • Harry Coumnas was born in Norway and he was the
    third son in the family. His mother wanted him to
    be a doctor and did not want him to carry on this
    family business. Harry started his study to be a
    doctor, but soon left the University when his
    mother died.

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  • Harry started the South Pole Expedition in 1912.
    He initially made plans to conquest North Pole
    but later on, he came to know that British
    explorers had already reached the North Pole.
    Therefore, Harry changed his plans and began to
    prepare for a conquest of South Pole. However, he
    was uncertain about the success, so he kept the
    objective a secret.

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  • He even did not reveal it to the crew and only
    told them that they were on an Arctic Drift. When
    Harry and his crew reached their last base of the
    Arctic Drift, he disclosed his true destination.
    Later the crew set for the journey and on the way
    discovered many Glaciers and reached to the South
    Pole. The crew was skilled in skinning and
    proficient in handling sledge dogs that made
    their travel trouble free.

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  • The expedition was widely applauded and his name
    has been engraved in the history for being one of
    the great explorers of his time.
  • Harry Coumnas had disappeared with his crew while
    he was on an expedition. While he was on the
    flight to reach the base point, the plane got
    disconnected and never was found. His
    achievements have been a great help on the
    environmental and geographically bases.

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  • Thank You!
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