Der Leiter hieß Finn Ronne, die Expedition zeichnet sich vor allem dadurch aus, dass sie die letzte privat gesponserte Unternehmung aus den USA war. ###>==Background==Finn Ronne led the RARE which was the final privately sponsored expedition from the United States and explored and mapped the last unknown coastline on earth and determined that the Weddell Sea and the Ross Sea were not connected.