Ross expedition to Antarctica (1839–1843)

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Antarctic expedition British naval expedition

The Ross expedition to Antarctica (1839–1843) was a British Royal Navy voyage of exploration led by James Clark Ross that charted large portions of the Antarctic coastline and discovered key features such as the Ross Sea, Ross Ice Shelf, and Mount Erebus.

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Ross expedition to Antarctica 2
Ross expedition 1839–1843 1
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instanceOf Antarctic expedition ⓘ
British naval expedition ⓘ
charted large portions of the Antarctic coastline ⓘ
commandingOfficer James Clark Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
discovered Mount Erebus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mount Terror NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ross Ice Shelf NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ross Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
endTime 1843 ⓘ
era Age of Sail ⓘ
Heroic age of Antarctic exploration precursor ⓘ
field cartography ⓘ
geophysics ⓘ
oceanography ⓘ
polar exploration ⓘ
followed early 19th-century Southern Ocean voyages ⓘ
hasParticipant officers and crew of HMS Erebus ⓘ
officers and crew of HMS Terror ⓘ
historicalPeriod Victorian era ⓘ
inspired later British Antarctic expeditions ⓘ
leader James Clark Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ
location Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ
Southern Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter James Clark Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor reaching high southern latitudes in the Ross Sea ⓘ
systematic magnetic observations in high southern latitudes ⓘ
notableWork investigation of Earth’s magnetism ⓘ
observed active volcanism at Mount Erebus ⓘ
operator Royal Navy ⓘ
partOf 19th-century Antarctic exploration ⓘ
purpose exploration of Antarctica ⓘ
magnetic survey ⓘ
regionExplored Ross Sea sector of Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ
Victoria Land coast NERFINISHED ⓘ
result identification of Ross Ice Shelf boundary ⓘ
identification of Ross Sea region ⓘ
improved maps of Antarctica ⓘ
sponsor British government NERFINISHED ⓘ
startTime 1839 ⓘ
usedNavigationMethod celestial navigation ⓘ
magnetic compass observations ⓘ
usedShipType bomb vessel ⓘ
vesselUsed HMS Erebus NERFINISHED ⓘ
HMS Terror NERFINISHED ⓘ

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James Clark Ross → participatedIn → Ross expedition to Antarctica (1839–1843) ⓘ
Joseph Dalton Hooker → participatedIn → Ross expedition to Antarctica (1839–1843) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ross expedition to Antarctica
Cape Crozier → discoveredDuring → Ross expedition to Antarctica (1839–1843) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ross expedition 1839–1843
HMS Erebus → participatedIn → Ross expedition to Antarctica (1839–1843) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ross expedition to Antarctica