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__**Richard Eveyln Byrd**__



He is responsible for transforming Antarctic expeditions from the dangerous days of the heroic era to the comfort and safety available in Antarctica stations.
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Advantages of being an explorer are:
 * You can explore the world.
 * You can meet new people on your expedition.
 * You might discover something rare or something never found before.

Disadvantages of being an explorer are:
 * You could die.
 * It's dangerous.
 * You have to leave lots of things and your family behind.

What work have you done in Antarctica? Richard Eveyln Byrd was a explorer.A expedition was called "Byrd Expedition'. The Byrd Expedition was the first American expedition to explore Antarctica and cross the South Pole.

__A biography about Richard Evelyn Byrd__ He was born into a famous family in 1888. He entended the United States academy at the age of twenty. He was comissed in 1912. In Antarctica Richard E Byrd explored and enjoyed the wildlife. He built a research station in Antarctica called 'Little America" next to the remains of the Amundsens base. media type="custom" key="12965024" align="center"