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Thomas Abernethy (explorer)

Abernethy's party at the North Magnetic Pole
Abernethy's party at the North Magnetic Pole
  • ... that in 1831 Thomas Abernethy was in James Clark Ross's party that was first to reach the North Magnetic Pole (pictured)? Source: (best but not online) Buchan, Alex R (2016). "A Grand Polar Veteran"; Thomas Abernethy. Page 77–78.. Buchan Field Club. ISBN 0-9512736-5-5. and (online) Ross, John; Ross, James Clark (1835). Narrative of a second voyage in search of a north-west passage. Pages 556–560, 570. London, A.W. Webster.

** ALT1:... that in 1831 Thomas Abernethy found that the Teletubbies had beaten him to be first to the North Magnetic Pole (pictured)? Source: illustration seems to be the only source

Created by Thincat (talk). Self-nominated at 16:09, 8 August 2017 (UTC).