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Eivind Astrup, Norwegian explorer (born 1871)

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Eivind Astrup

Norwegian explorer and writer (1871–1895)

Eivind Astrup was a Norwegian explorer and writer. Astrup participated in Robert Peary's expedition to Greenland in 1891–92 and mapped northern Greenland. In the follow-up Greenland expedition by Peary during 1893–94 he explored and mapped Melville Bay on the north-west coast of…
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December 27

Day of the year

December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; four days remain until the end of the year.
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