Sir George Hubert Wilkins (October 31, 1888 - November 30, 1958) was the Australian polar explorer, soldier, and geographer. October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 61 days remaining, as the final day of October. ... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... November 30 is the 334th day (335th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 31 days remaining, as the final day of November. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Wilkins was a native of Hallett, South Australia, the last of 13 children in a family of pioneer settlers and sheep farmers. As a teenager, he moved to Adelaide where he found work with a traveling cinema, and thence to England where he became a pioneering aerial photographer. His photographic skill earned him a place on various Arctic expeditions. Motto: United for the Common Wealth Nickname: Festival State Other Australian states and territories Capital Adelaide Government Governor Premier Const. ... Adelaide is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: England Travel guide to England from Wikitravel English language English law English (people) List of monarchs of England – Kings of England family tree List of English people Angeln (region in northern Germany, presumably the origin of the Angles for whom England is named) UK...

On 22 April 1928, only a year after Charles Lindbergh's flight across the Atlantic, Wilkins made a trans-Arctic crossing from Point Barrow, Alaska, to Spitsbergen, touching along the way at Grant Land on Ellesmere Island. For this feat, Wilkins was knighted, and during the ensuing celebration, he met and married actress Suzanne Bennett. April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Charles Lindbergh Charles Augustus Lindbergh (February 4, 1902 – August 26, 1974), known as Lucky Lindy and The Lone Eagle , was a pioneering United States aviator famous for piloting the first solo non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927. ... Point Barrow or Point Nuvuk, is a headland at the northernmost point of Alaska and of the United States, on the Arctic Ocean, 15 km (9 miles) northeast of Barrow, Alaska, at 71°23′ N 156°30′ W. It was discovered for Europeans in 1825 by Frederick William Beechey and... Map of Svalbard, showing Spitsbergen in the North Spitsbergen (formerly known as West Spitsbergen or Vestspitsbergen) is the largest island in the Svalbard archipelago, which is situated in the Arctic Ocean and administered by Norway. ... Ellesmere Island, Nunavut. ...

Now financed by William Randolph Hearst, Wilkins continued his polar explorations, now flying over Antarctica. He named the island of Hearst Land after his sponsor, and Hearst thanked Wilkins by giving him and his bride a flight aboard Graf Zeppelin. William Randolph Hearst William Randolph Hearst (April 29, 1863 – August 14, 1951) was an American newspaper magnate, born in San Francisco, California. ... Hearst Island (69º25´S 062º10´W) is an ice-covered, dome-shaped island lying 6 km east of Cape Rymill, off the eastern coast of Palmer Land. ... Graf Zeppelin, filled with abundant hydrogen, circumnavigated the globe. ...

Wilkins led the Nautilus expedition to the North Pole in the summer of 1931. USS O-12 (SS-73) was an O-class submarine of the United States Navy. ... The North Pole is the northernmost point on any planet. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday. ...

External links

• Sir Hubert Wilkins biography from Flinders Ranges Research
• In Search of Sir Hubert Short bio on Sir Hubert Wilkins
• Searching for Sir Hubert Documentary Filmmaker site