Nobu Shirase
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Date of birth | July 20,1861 |
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Zodiac sign | Cancer |
Born | Konoura |
Akita | |
Japan | |
Died | Toyota |
Aichi | |
Japan | |
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ID | 3466687 |
Nobu Shirase Life story
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.