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First solo expedition to the North Pole

First solo expedition to the North Pole
Who
Naomi Uemura
What
First
Where
Not Applicable (,,,)
When
29 April 1978

The Japanese explorer and mountaineer Naomi Uemura (1941–84) became the first person to reach the North Pole in a solo expedition across the Arctic sea-ice on 29 April 1978. He had travelled some 770 kilometres (478 miles), setting out on 5 March from Cape Edward on Ellesmere Island in northern Canada. The expedition was made by dog-sled and had resupplies.