In 1935 Lincoln Ellsworth flew over this continent & claimed parts of it for the U.S.
[DOC] [TLE] Lincoln Ellsworth - Wikipedia [PAR] Lincoln Ellsworth (May 12, 1880  May 26, 1951) was a polar explorer from the 
United States ... Ellsworth accompanied Amundsen on his second effort to fly 
over the Pole in the airship Norge, ... a second medal, for "his claims on behalf of 
the United States of approximately 350,000 square ....