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Lincoln Ellsworth - One of the things that made me...
One of the things that made me persist in the Antarctic in the face of sickening discouragements was my determination to name a portion of the earth's surface after my father. (Lincoln Ellsworth)

One of the things that made me persist in the Antarctic in the face of sickening discouragements was my determination to name a portion of the earth's surface after my father.

Lincoln Ellsworth

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