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title: "History - Significant Explorers"
url: "https://alstonmoorfederation.org.uk/blog/2024-03-06-14-28-59-history-significant-explorers"
school: "Alston Moor Federation"
---

# History - Significant Explorers

  ![Image of History - Significant Explorers ](https://files.schudio.com/alston-moor-federation-2/images/blog/Screenshot_2024-2(1).png)  6 March 2024   [lphilipson](https://alstonmoorfederation.org.uk/blog/author/lphilipson)   [Cross Fell's Learning](https://alstonmoorfederation.org.uk/blog/category/cross-fell-s-learning)

We have been looking at significant explorers. We were finding out about Matthew Henson and his exploration. We talked about the equipment he used, the difficulties he faced with his journey and recognition, and how we are able to find out information about him. We then created arctic pictures to show the conditions that Matthew Henson faced along the way.

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