James Clark Ross
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James Clark Ross was a 19th-century British Royal Navy officer and polar explorer renowned for his Antarctic and Arctic expeditions, including the discovery of the Ross Sea and Ross Ice Shelf.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| James Clark Ross canonical | 27 |
| James Clark Ross (briefly, in Arctic service planning) | 1 |
| Sir James Clark Ross | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Antarctic explorer
ⓘ
Arctic explorer ⓘ Royal Navy officer ⓘ human ⓘ polar explorer ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1800-04-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1862-04-03 ⓘ |
| discovered |
Ross Ice Shelf
ⓘ
Ross Sea ⓘ Victoria Land ⓘ |
| employer | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Ross ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
geography
ⓘ
polar exploration ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| hasRelativeType | uncle (John Ross) ⓘ |
| honouredIn |
James Ross Island
ⓘ
Ross Dependency ⓘ Ross Ice Shelf ⓘ Ross Sea ⓘ |
| knownFor |
commanding Antarctic expedition of 1839–1843
ⓘ
discovering the position of the North Magnetic Pole ⓘ discovering the position of the South Magnetic Pole (by inference and measurement) ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank | captain ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
discovery of the Ross Ice Shelf
ⓘ
discovery of the Ross Sea ⓘ magnetic survey of the Antarctic ⓘ magnetic survey of the Arctic ⓘ |
| occupation |
explorer
ⓘ
naval officer ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Boothia Peninsula
ⓘ
surface form:
Boothia Peninsula Arctic expeditions
Ross expedition to Antarctica (1839–1843) ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
England
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Aylesbury
ⓘ
Buckinghamshire ⓘ England ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| relative | John Ross ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| shipCommanded |
HMS Erebus
ⓘ
HMS Terror ⓘ |
Referenced by (29)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ross Dependency
this entity surface form:
Sir James Clark Ross
this entity surface form:
James Clark Ross (briefly, in Arctic service planning)