Cape York was the one of many places visited in 1894 by Admiral Robert Peary during his second expedition to the Arctic. The area is famous for a large iron meteor in the ground. 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Robert Edwin Peary (May 6, 1856 – February 20, 1920) was an American explorer who is usually credited as the first person, on April 6, 1909, to reach the geographic North Pole. ... The red line indicates the 10°C isotherm in July, commonly used to define the Arctic region border The Arctic is the area around the Earths North Pole. ...