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Ross in the Antarctic
The personalities, experiences and consequences of the expedition are considered in the light of historical perspective for the first time since the publishing of the official account in 1847.
Polar Pioneers
In 1818 John Ross led an expedition to search for the Northwest Passage. He got as far as Baffin Bay, but when he reached the only practicable entrance to the passage he declared it to be no more than a bay enclosed by mountains. In subsequent years he was widely derided for that error and carried the scars of public and professional humiliation for the rest of his life. In 1829 he mounted a private expedition to search for the passage, during which he became trapped in the Canadian Arctic and survived a four-year ordeal of isolation and hardship. He proved that whatever his shortcomings as an explorer, he could never be accused of lacking courage. James Clark Ross was one of the most experi...
A Voyage of Discovery and Research in the Southern and Antarctic Regions, During the Years 1839 - 43
Voyage of H.M.S.S. Erebus and Terror to the Antarctic Ocean, 1839-43.
A Voyage of Discovery and Research in the Southern and Antarctic Regions, During the Years 1839-43
Explorer James Clark Ross (1800-1862) published this two-volume account of his 1839-1843 expedition to the Antarctic in 1847. The work, which includes oceanic and climatic observations, is an important contribution to the development of oceanography and scientific knowledge about the Antarctic.
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