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Carsten Borchgrevink

Carsten Borchgrevink
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Carsten Egeberg Borchgrevink was a Norwegian polar explorer and a pioneer of Antarctic travel. He inspired Sir Robert Falcon Scott, Sir Ernest Shackleton, Roald Amundsen, and others associated with the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.

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  1. Alexandre YersinSeptember 22, 1863 – 1943
  2. Edith DurhamDecember 8, 1863 – November 15, 1944
  3. Pyotr KozlovOctober 3, 1863 – September 26, 1935
  4. Carsten Borchgrevink (this page)December 1, 1864 – April 21, 1934
  5. John Walter GregoryJanuary 27, 1864 – June 2, 1932
  6. Oscar BaumannJune 25, 1864 – October 12, 1899

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