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SIR GEORGE STRONG, a British Arctic explorer; born near Aber- British Arctic explorer; born near Aberdeen Scotland, in 1831. He entered the NARRAGANSETTS navy and took part in the Arctic expedition of 1852-1854. From 1872 to 1874 her scientific expedition, and in 1875 was first in command of the North Polar expedition. He afterward was engaged in a survey of the South Pacific. He was Ocean Soundings," "Voyage to the Polar the author of "Seamanship," "Reports on Sea," etc. He died in 1915. ing in the government of Grodno and

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