Peary’s Compass
Robert Peary used this compass to reach the North Pole, allegedly the first person to do so. Although compasses normally point in a northern direction, at the geographic North Pole, where Peary explored, compasses point south. That is because the Magnetic North Pole is actually 800 kilometers (497 miles) away. Peary’s compass is now on display at the United States Naval Archives in Washington, D.C.
