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Memorial Day for Antarctic Explorer Nobu Shirase (Akita Prefecture)

Nobu Shirase, a native of Kanaura Village, Yuri County, Dewa Province (now Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture), was the leader of the Shirase Expedition , . He passed away on September 4, 1946,

The Shirase expedition sighted the Antarctic continent on January 3, 1912, and made their first landing on Antarctica on January 16, naming "Kainan Bay."

On January 28, they reached 80 degrees 05 minutes south latitude and 156 degrees 37 minutes west longitude, marking their final destination and naming the area "Yamato Snowfield." Following Ernest Shackleton's example, they declared their claim to the area by pre-emption. However, it was later discovered that the area was an ice shelf and not land that could be claimed.

Among his accomplishments was naming "Okuma Bay" after his patron, Shigenobu Okuma

They left Antarctica on February 4th and all members returned safely to Japan

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