This section is from the book "Bepler's Handy Manual of Knowledge And Useful Infomation", by David Bepler. Also available from Amazon: Bepler's Handy Manual of Knowledge and Useful Information.
The following table shows the farthest points of north latitude by Arctic Explorers up to and including the Greely expedition:
Year | Explorers | .North Latitude | ||
1607 | Hudson ................... | .80 deg., | 23 mm., | 00 sec. |
1773 | Phipps (Lord Musgrove) ................ | .80 " | 48 " | 00 " |
1806 | Scoresby ........................ | .81 " | 12 " | 42 " |
1827 | Parry ............................. | .82 " | 45 " | 30 " |
1874 | Meyer (on land) | .82 " | 9 " | 00 " |
1875 | Markham (Nare's expedition) .................. | .83 " | 20 " | 26 " |
1876 | Payer ....................... | .83 " | 7 " | 00 " |
1S84 | Lockwood (Greely's party)......... | .83 " | 24 " | 30 " |
The farthest point reached south was by Rose in February, 1842, was 78 degrees, 11 minutes, south latitude; and the farthest points north was by Lockwood in May, 1882, was S3 degrees, 24 minutes, 30 seconds north latitude.
 
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