Ziegler Polar Expedition (1903-1905)
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found: LCCN 06044309: Fiala, Anthony. Fighting the polar ice, 1906(hdg.: Ziegler Polar Expedition, 1903-1905; usage: Ziegler Polar Expedition)
found: Wikipedia WWW site, Oct. 21, 2008(Ziegler Polar Expedition; failed attempt to reach the North Pole, 1903-1905)
found: Wikipedia, viewed January 7, 2016(The Ziegler polar expedition of 1903-1905, also known as the Fiala expedition, was a failed attempt to reach the North Pole. The party remained stranded north of the Arctic Circle for two years before being rescued, yet all but one of its members survived. The expedition, funded by William Ziegler and led by Anthony Fiala, departed from Tromsø, Norway, on June 14, 1903, aboard America. During their first winter, they deposited provisions and coal in Teplitz Bay, Rudolf Island, the northernmost island of Franz Josef Land)
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2008-10-21: new
2016-01-27: revised
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