Ross expedition

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The Ross expedition was a 19th-century British Antarctic exploration led by James Clark Ross that conducted pioneering scientific research and charted large portions of the Antarctic coastline.

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Ross expedition canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Antarctic expedition ⓘ
British naval expedition ⓘ
century 19th century ⓘ
charted large portions of the Antarctic coastline ⓘ
collectedDataOn Earth’s magnetic field ⓘ
ocean currents ⓘ
sea temperatures ⓘ
weather conditions in high southern latitudes ⓘ
commandStructure Royal Navy command ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
departurePort London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
destination Antarctica ⓘ
discovered Mount Erebus ⓘ
Mount Terror ⓘ
Ross Ice Shelf ⓘ
Ross Sea ⓘ
endTime 1843 ⓘ
era Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration precursor ⓘ
explored Ross Sea embayment ⓘ
linked to: Ross Sea

Victoria Land coast ⓘ
fieldOfWork geography ⓘ
geomagnetism ⓘ
hydrography ⓘ
meteorology ⓘ
oceanography ⓘ
hasParticipant Francis Crozier ⓘ
impact foundation for later Antarctic expeditions ⓘ
improved understanding of Antarctic geography ⓘ
leader James Clark Ross ⓘ
namedAfter James Clark Ross ⓘ
notableFor accurate charting of Antarctic coasts ⓘ
pioneering Antarctic scientific research ⓘ
systematic magnetic observations in high southern latitudes ⓘ
observed Antarctic ice shelves ⓘ
Antarctic pack ice ⓘ
operatedIn Ross Sea region ⓘ
linked to: Ross Sea

Southern Ocean ⓘ
partOf history of Antarctic exploration ⓘ
purpose geographical exploration ⓘ
scientific research ⓘ
sponsor Royal Navy ⓘ
startTime 1839 ⓘ
timePeriod Age of Sail ⓘ
usedShip HMS Erebus ⓘ
HMS Terror ⓘ
usedVesselType bomb vessel ⓘ

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Cape Adare → discoveryExpedition → Ross expedition ⓘ
Mount Terror → discoveryExpedition → Ross expedition ⓘ