. . . . . . "32758497"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . "6257"^^ . "Old Pulteney Row To The Pole"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . "2013-01-05"^^ . . . . . . . . "981275245"^^ . . . . . "The Row To The Pole was a major expedition (sponsored by a whisky brand Old Pulteney), which navigated a rowing boat to the North Magnetic Pole at 78\u00B035.7N 104\u00B011.9W, the position certified in 1996. Its mission was to highlight the scale and pace of the retreat of the Arctic Ocean's floating sea ice. It is believed to be the only polar expedition to feature rowing boats since the crew of Sir Ernest Shackleton's row to Elephant Island off South Georgia in 1916, after his aborted attempt to cross Antarctica. The 450-mile journey took almost four weeks. The expedition set out from Resolute Bay on 28 July 2011, reaching the Pole position on 25 August. It was the first time any surface vessel under human power had been to any pole position. The expedition was the first attempt at such a voyage and was made possible by the open water in the Arctic region in summer. According to the National Snow and Ice Data Center, part of the University of Colorado, the Arctic sea ice melted to its third smallest extent (since 1979, when satellite measurements began) in September 2010. Prior to 1979 ice extents are unreliable."@en . . "Old Pulteney Row to the Pole"@en . . . . "The Row To The Pole was a major expedition (sponsored by a whisky brand Old Pulteney), which navigated a rowing boat to the North Magnetic Pole at 78\u00B035.7N 104\u00B011.9W, the position certified in 1996. Its mission was to highlight the scale and pace of the retreat of the Arctic Ocean's floating sea ice. It is believed to be the only polar expedition to feature rowing boats since the crew of Sir Ernest Shackleton's row to Elephant Island off South Georgia in 1916, after his aborted attempt to cross Antarctica. The 450-mile journey took almost four weeks."@en . . . .