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