In 1988, a re-examination of Robert Peary's records, commissioned by the National Geographic Society, concluded that his evidence never proved his claim to have reached the North Pole.
Sources
- Who Discovered the North Pole? (smithsonianmag.com)
- https://www.csmonitor.com/1989/0327/dpear-f1.html (csmonitor.com)
- https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/1991/february/pole-last (usni.org)
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