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Last full accuracy audit: 2026-09-02 · 6 entries checked · 4 flagged · 7 issues confirmed · 4 corrected · 3 still open
Robert Peary — In 1885, he was made chief of surveying for the Nicaragua Canal, which was never built. (Peary was appointed chief of surveying for the Nicaragua Canal in 1884, not 1885.)
Vitus Bering — The entry states Bering was promoted to captain of the first rank in 1724, then recalled from retirement, but historically he was recalled from retirement first and then promoted; the sequence is reversed.
Willem Barentsz — The entry states Barentsz was born in the village Formerum on the island Terschelling, but historically his birthplace is uncertain and there is no definitive evidence for Formerum.
Willem Barentsz — The entry claims Barentsz co-authored a map of the Mediterranean region with Petrus Plancius, but historically the map was not co-authored with Plancius.
Richard E. Byrd — The entry states that the first flight over the South Pole was achieved by the Norge expedition in 1926, preceding Byrd's 1929 flight. This is incorrect: the Norge expedition flew over the North Pole in 1926, not the South Pole.
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