FROM Cape Colgate in the extreme northwestern part of North America, Peary had observed what seemed to be the white summits of a distant land. He named it Crocker Land after one of his financial backers.
પ્રીયરે ૧૯૦૬માં ઉત્તર ધ્રુવની બાજુએ પોતે એક પ્રદેશ જોયો એમ જણાવ્યું.