You will hopefully be bringing something that you have discovered about a Polar explorer. Here are some of the names that you could perhaps have selected:
ARCTIC
Fridtjof Nansen - a favourite of mine...
Robert Edwin Peary
Sir John Franklin
Roald Amundsen
Henry Hudson
Sir James Clark Ross
ANTARCTICA
Sir Ernest Shackleton - "the Boss"
Robert Falcon Scott
Douglas Mawson
Roald Amundsen
Captain James Cook
You need to compare THEN and NOW.
There are still some current polar explorers who are worth mentioning:
Sir Ranulph Fiennes
Pen Hadow
Ben Saunders
Don't forget the RGS Discovering Antarctica website.
Here are some headings that you can use to compare the past and current visitors to Polar regions:
TRANSPORT
CLOTHING
NAVIGATION
EQUIPMENT
FOOD
MEDICINES
COMMUNICATION
SHELTER
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