In 1913, an expedition was sent to the Arctic, funded by the
American Museum of Natural History, the American Geographical
Society and the University of Illinois. Its purpose was twofold: to
discover whether an archipelago called Crocker Land-reportedly
spotted by an earlier explorer in 1906-actually existed; and to
engage in scientific research in the Arctic. When explorers
discovered that Crocker Land did not exist, they instead pursued
their research, made a number of important discoveries and
documented the region's indigenous inhabitants and natural habitat.
Their return to America was delayed by the difficulty of engaging a
relief ship, and by the danger of German submarines in Arctic
waters during the World War I.
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