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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifford_J._MacGregor

(Clifford J. MacGregor; b. 23 February 1904; d. October 1985; meteorologist, Arctic explorer and naval aviator; MacGregor was assigned to the Newark Airport Weather office before taking a leave of absence to lead his own Arctic Expedition from July 1, 1937 through October 4, 1938 to Etah, Greenland. It was MacGregor and his expedition that first proposed the need for a network of Arctic weather stations)

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MacGregor Arctic Expedition (1937-1938)

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MacGregor Arctic Expedition to Etah, Greenland, set sail from Port Newark, New Jersey, on July 1, 1937, for Lunenberg, Nova Scotia. The purpose of the expedition was to collect weather data. On the homeward leg, the Baffin Bay ice jam held the ship for six weeks. The expedition encountered a tropical hurricane in September 1938 on the way back to New Jersey. The expedition party returned to New York on October 4, 1938....