Peary and Maigaard reached in 1886 about 100 m.
Peary made very nearly the same journey again in 1895.
The coast-line of Melville Bay (the northern part of the west coast) is to some degree an exception, though the fjords may here be somewhat filled with glaciers, and, for another example, it may be noted that Peary observed a marked contrast on the north coast.
In 1895 Peary found native iron at Cape York; since John Ross's voyage in 1818 it has been known to exist there, and from it the Eskimo got iron for their weapons.
In 1897 Peary brought the largest nodule to New York; it was estimated to weigh nearly loo tons.