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Farthest North
Most northerly latitude reached by explorers before the conquest of the North Pole / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Farthest North describes the most northerly latitude reached by explorers, before the first successful expedition to the North Pole rendered the expression obsolete. The Arctic polar regions are much more accessible than those of the Antarctic, as continental land masses extend to high latitudes and sea voyages to the regions are relatively short.
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