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Sir James Clark Ross DCL FRS FLS FRAS (15 April 1800 – 3 April 1862) was a British Royal Navy officer and polar explorer known for his explorations of the Arctic, participating in two expeditions led by his uncle John Ross, and four led by William Edward Parry, and, in particular, for his own Antarctic expedition from 1839 to 1843.
Sir James Clark Ross (born April 15, 1800, London, Eng.—died April 3, 1862, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire) was a British naval officer who carried out important magnetic surveys in the Arctic and Antarctic and discovered the Ross Sea and the Victoria Land region of Antarctica.
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Learn how James Clark Ross, a British Navy commander and Arctic explorer, found the Magnetic North Pole in 1831 and advanced scientific knowledge of Earth's magnetic field. Read about his background, methods, challenges, and impact of his achievement.
When James Clark Ross set sail from England on 5 October 1839, Wilkes and Dumont d’Urville had already ventured into the Antarctic and had retreated to the north to wait out the winter. There was fierce competition among the Antarctic expeditions of the late 1830s, and Ross was spurred on by patriotism and personal ambition to surpass his ...
May 23, 2018 · James Clark Ross (1800-1862) was a British naval officer and polar explorer who discovered the north magnetic pole and the Antarctic Circle. He also made important contributions to geomagnetism, geology, and marine biology.
In 1838, the British Association for the Advancement of Science (BA) proposed an expedition to carry out magnetic measurements in the Antarctic. Sir James Clark Ross was chosen to lead the expedition after previous experience working on the British Magnetic Survey from 1834 onwards, working with prominent physicists and geologists such as Humphrey Lloyd, Sir Edward Sabine, John Phillips and ...
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Learn about the British naval commander who explored both the Arctic and Antarctic, discovered the Magnetic North Pole, and led several expeditions to find the Northwest Passage and the Magnetic South Pole.
