▁solo ▁flight ▁over ▁Ell es m ere ▁Island ; ▁the ▁first ▁landing ▁on ▁Ell es m ere ▁Island ; ▁and ▁the ▁ref uting ▁of ▁Perry ’ s ▁claim ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁another ▁island ▁north west ▁of ▁Ell es m ere ▁Island . ▁ ▁While ▁expl oring ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁Ell es m ere ▁Island ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁Com mod ore ▁Robert ▁Pe ary ▁had ▁sight ed ▁a ▁gray ▁shadow ▁on ▁the ▁horizon . ▁Con vin ced ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁discovered ▁an ▁un chart ed ▁island , ▁he ▁christ ened ▁it ▁Cro cker ▁Land . ▁Isaac ▁Schloss bach ▁armed ▁with ▁a ▁sun ▁comp ass ▁and ▁extra ▁gas , ▁attempted ▁to ▁locate ▁Cro cker ▁Land ▁from ▁the ▁air . ▁He ▁cr iss cross ed ▁the ▁area ▁where ▁Perry ▁had ▁placed ▁Cro cker ▁Land . ▁All ▁he ▁saw ▁was ▁ocean ; ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁Cro cker ▁Land . ▁ ▁Vo y age ▁home ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁ice ▁broke ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁the ▁expl or ers ▁left ▁Green land ▁after ▁making ▁a ▁brief ▁stop ▁in ▁Th ule ▁to ▁pick ▁up ▁John ▁Johnson , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁dog ▁s led ded ▁there ▁earlier ▁for ▁medical ▁care . ▁▁ ▁The ▁severe ▁winter ▁had ▁dam aged ▁the ▁sch oon er ▁more ▁than ▁had ▁been ▁expected , ▁and ▁an ▁ice ▁jam ▁in ▁B aff in ▁Bay ▁held ▁the ▁ship ▁for ▁weeks , ▁dr ifting ▁with ▁the ▁ice . ▁Several ▁se ams ▁opened ▁up , ▁and ▁constant ▁p ump ing ▁was ▁required ▁for