Ross expedition to Antarctica (1839–1843)

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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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instanceOf Antarctic expedition ⓘ
British naval expedition ⓘ
charted large portions of the Antarctic coastline ⓘ
commandingOfficer James Clark Ross ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
discovered Mount Erebus ⓘ
Mount Terror ⓘ
Ross Ice Shelf ⓘ
Ross Sea ⓘ
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 ⓘ
location Antarctica ⓘ
Southern Ocean ⓘ
namedAfter James Clark Ross ⓘ
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 ⓘ
linked to: Ross Sea

Victoria Land coast ⓘ
result identification of Ross Ice Shelf boundary ⓘ
identification of Ross Sea region ⓘ
improved maps of Antarctica ⓘ
sponsor British government ⓘ
linked to: UK government
startTime 1839 ⓘ
usedNavigationMethod celestial navigation ⓘ
magnetic compass observations ⓘ
usedShipType bomb vessel ⓘ
vesselUsed HMS Erebus ⓘ
HMS Terror ⓘ

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Victoria Land → discoveredDuring → Ross expedition 1839–1843 ⓘ
linked to: Ross expedition to Antarctica (1839–1843)
James Clark Ross → participatedIn → Ross expedition to Antarctica (1839–1843) ⓘ
Joseph Dalton Hooker → participatedIn → Ross expedition to Antarctica ⓘ
linked to: Ross expedition to Antarctica (1839–1843)
Cape Crozier → discoveredDuring → Ross expedition 1839–1843 ⓘ
linked to: Ross expedition to Antarctica (1839–1843)
HMS Erebus → participatedIn → Ross expedition to Antarctica ⓘ
linked to: Ross expedition to Antarctica (1839–1843)
Francis Crozier → participatedIn → Ross expedition to Antarctica (1839–1843) ⓘ
subject linked to: Captain Francis Crozier