Nobu Shirase
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| Date of birth | July 20,1861 |
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| Zodiac sign | Cancer |
| Born | Konoura |
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| Japan | |
| Died | Toyota |
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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.