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See also: British Arctic explorer, was educated at Denstone See also: College and See also: Edinburgh University
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His first voyage in Arctic See also: waters was on a whaling-cruise in 1886-1887, and in 1893 he made a sledge-journey of 3000 See also: miles across the frozen tundra of See also: Siberia lying between the Ob and the See also: Pechora
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His narrative of this journey was published under the title of The See also: Great Frozen See also: Land (1895)
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On his return, he was given the command of the See also: Jackson-Harmsworth Arctic expediton (1894–1897), which had for its See also: objective the general exploration of See also: Franz Josef Land
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In recognition of his services he received a See also: knighthood of the first class of the Danish Royal See also: Order of St Olaf in 1898, and was awarded the gold medal of the See also: Paris See also: Geographical Society in 1899
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His account of the expedition was published under the title of A Thousand Days in the Arctic (1899)
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He served in See also: South See also: Africa during the See also: Boer War, and obtained the See also: rank of captain
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His travels also include a journey across the Australian deserts
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