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Dateline Battle Harbour, September 1909: Peary Reaches the Pole
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Sledging on the Polar Sea
19 of 59 		Stopped by Open Water South of 85 degrees
20 of 59 		The Midnight Sun as seen in the Whale Sound Region
21 of 59 		The Last Glimpse of the Sun
22 of 59 		Working through an Expanse of Rough Ice
23 of 59 		A Characteristic View of the Expedition on the March in Fine Weather
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Typical Camp on the Ice
25 of 59 		Rough Going
26 of 59 		Approaching a Lead through Rough Ice
27 of 59 		Camp at 85 degrees 48 minutes North, March 22 1909
28 of 59 		Pickaxing a Road through Zone of Rough Ice
29 of 59 		A Narrow Escape
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Crossing a Lead on an Ice-cake as a Ferry-boat
31 of 59 		Lifting the 500-lb. Load over a Pressure Ridge
32 of 59 		Working Sledges Over a Pressure Ridge
33 of 59 		Passing through a Defile in Rough Ice
34 of 59 		A Momentary Halt in the Lee of a big Hummock, North of 88 degrees
35 of 59 		Cutting Blocks of Snow for Igloos at the next to last Camp, 89 degrees 25 minutes North
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