A Voyage Towards the South Pole Performed in the Years 1822–24

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A Voyage Towards the South Pole Performed in the Years 1822–24 is James Weddell’s published account of his early 19th-century Antarctic expedition, notable for reaching a then-record southern latitude in what is now called the Weddell Sea.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
exploration account
travel narrative
author James Weddell
contains narrative of reaching a record southern latitude in the Weddell Sea region
describesEvent James Weddell’s 1822–1824 Antarctic expedition
documentType first-hand account
expeditionLeaderDescribed James Weddell
features narrative of sealing and whaling activities
navigational details of high southern latitudes
observations of sea ice and weather conditions
genre maritime narrative
non-fiction
geographicalFocus South Pole region
linked to: Antarctic regions

Weddell Sea
historicalSignificance documentation of the earliest penetration into the Weddell Sea
primary source for early 19th-century Antarctic exploration
language English
notableFor early description of the region now known as the Weddell Sea
reaching a then-record southern latitude
publicationCentury 19th century
relatedTo Antarctic history
James Weddell
Weddell Sea
setting Southern Ocean sealing grounds
subject Antarctic exploration
Southern Ocean
timePeriodCovered 1822
1823
1824

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James Weddell notableWork A Voyage Towards the South Pole Performed in the Years 1822–24
James Weddell describedIn A Voyage Towards the South Pole Performed in the Years 1822–24