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'''James Clark Ross''' was a British explorer of the Antarctic who | '''James Clark Ross''' was a British explorer of the [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] who, between 1839 and 1843, commanded an Antarctic expedition comprising the vessels HMS ''Erebus'' and HMS ''Terror''; he charted much of the coastline of the continent. Support for the expedition was arranged by Francis Beaufort, a hydrographer of the Navy and a member of several scientific societies. | ||
Ross' two vessels, the HMS ''Erebus'' and the HMS ''Terror'', were bomb vessels – an unusual type of warship named after the mortar bombs they were designed to fire and constructed with extremely strong hulls, to withstand the recoil of the mortars, which were to prove of great value in thick [[ice]]. | |||
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The [[Ross Dependency]], [[Ross Island]], [[Ross Ice Shelf]] and [[Ross Sea]] are all named for him. | The [[Ross Dependency]], [[Ross Island]], [[Ross Ice Shelf]] and [[Ross Sea]] are all named for him. | ||
[[Category: Explorers]] | [[Category: Explorers]] | ||
Revision as of 20:38, 3 May 2018
James Clark Ross was a British explorer of the Antarctic who, between 1839 and 1843, commanded an Antarctic expedition comprising the vessels HMS Erebus and HMS Terror; he charted much of the coastline of the continent. Support for the expedition was arranged by Francis Beaufort, a hydrographer of the Navy and a member of several scientific societies.
Ross' two vessels, the HMS Erebus and the HMS Terror, were bomb vessels – an unusual type of warship named after the mortar bombs they were designed to fire and constructed with extremely strong hulls, to withstand the recoil of the mortars, which were to prove of great value in thick ice.
Legacy
The Ross Dependency, Ross Island, Ross Ice Shelf and Ross Sea are all named for him.