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wilkins, sir george hubert

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Wil·kins   (wĭl'kĭnz)   
Australian explorer and aviator who was the first to explore the Arctic by air (1928).
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Wilkins, Sir George Hubert

Australian-bornAustralian-born British explorer who advanced the use of the airplane and pioneered the use of the submarine for polar research.

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