Nobu Shirase (oct 9, 1910 – mar 5, 1912)
Description:
Nobu Shirase was a Japanese army officer and explorer. He led the first Japanese Antarctic Expedition, 1910–12, which reached a southern latitude of 80°5′, and made the first landing on the coast of King Edward VII Land. Shirase had harboured polar ambitions since boyhood.Added to timeline:
Date:
oct 9, 1910
mar 5, 1912
~ 1 years and 4 months