In the Barsoom tales by Edgar Rice Burroughs (most famous for penning Tarzan), there is a race of giant white-skinned, four-armed ape-men that live on Mars.
They are practically identical to the yeti in almost every respect (except for the bit about the extra arms).
For the curious, Den Valdron has a thorough discussion and analysis of the origin of the Barsoomian Ape in his article for ERBzine.
Here are some images depicting the Burrough's Great White Ape culled from the Web (mostly from ERBzine):
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