James Weddell expedition

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The James Weddell expedition was an early 19th-century British Antarctic voyage led by sealer and navigator James Weddell that pushed further south into the Weddell Sea than any previous expedition, setting a then-record for high southern latitude.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Antarctic expedition ⓘ
British maritime expedition ⓘ
achievement pushed further south into the Weddell Sea than any previous expedition ⓘ
set a record for highest southern latitude reached at the time ⓘ
activity navigation ⓘ
sealing ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
destination Antarctica ⓘ
Weddell Sea ⓘ
era early 19th century ⓘ
explorationFocus high southern latitudes ⓘ
historicalSignificance one of the earliest British voyages into the Weddell Sea ⓘ
leader James Weddell ⓘ
ledByOccupation navigator ⓘ
sealer ⓘ
namedAfter James Weddell ⓘ
navigationalArea Southern Ocean ⓘ
notableFor exploration of the Weddell Sea ⓘ
purpose commercial sealing ⓘ
geographical exploration ⓘ
recordType farthest south ⓘ
result contributed to early mapping of the Weddell Sea ⓘ
extended knowledge of the southern ocean regions ⓘ
vesselType sealing ship ⓘ

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Mount Nivea → discoveredBy → James Weddell expedition ⓘ
Beaufoy → participatedIn → James Weddell Antarctic voyages ⓘ
linked to: James Weddell expedition
Jane → notableVoyage → James Weddell’s Antarctic expedition of 1822–1823 ⓘ
linked to: James Weddell expedition
Cape Dundas → discoveryExpedition → Weddell expedition 1822–1823 ⓘ
linked to: James Weddell expedition