Birth of James Clark Ross15 April 1800
Birth of James Clark Ross
Historical person
James Clark Ross Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for James Clark Ross, based on 24 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
24 records1800–186222 events15 places
Chronological biography
1800
1829
Discovery of Boothia Peninsula1829
John Ross was frozen in for four years at its easternmost point starting in 1829. He named it after his patron Sir Felix Booth
1831
Discovery of Clarence Islands1831
Charters the Beaufort Islands, later renamed Clarence Islands
Discovery of Boothia Peninsula1 June 1831
Helps locate the position of the North Magnetic Pole on 1 June 1831 on the Boothia Peninsula in the far north of Canada
Discovery of Magnetic Pole1 June 1831
Plants a union jack to mark the exact spot of the magnetic north pole
Discovery of North Magnetic Pole1 June 1831
Helps locate the position of the North Magnetic Pole on 1 June 1831 on the Boothia Peninsula in the far north of Canada
1834
Captain1834
Appointed Captain
1839
Ross Expedition1839
Commands the Antarctic expedition of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, with Francis Crozier as second-in-command, and begins charting much of the coastline of the continent
Ross Expedition30 September 1839
Sails with HMS Erebus and HMS Terror on the British Antarctic expedition that will explore the Ross Sea region
1841
Discovery of Antarctica1841
Discovers the Ross Sea, Victoria Land, Mount Erebus and Mount Terror, naming the volcanoes after the expedition's vessels
Discovery of Mount Erebus1841
James Ross discovers the Ross Sea, Victoria Land, and the volcanoes Mount Erebus and Mount Terror, which were named for the expeditions vessels
Discovery of Mount Terror1841
James Ross discovers the Ross Sea, Victoria Land, and the volcanoes Mount Erebus and Mount Terror, which were named for the expeditions vessels
Discovery of Ross Ice Shelf1841
Sails for 250 nautical miles (460 km) along the edge of the low, flat-topped ice shelf they called the Victoria Barrier, later named "Ross Ice Shelf" in his honour
Discovery of Ross Sea1841
James Ross discovers the Ross Sea, Victoria Land, and the volcanoes Mount Erebus and Mount Terror, which were named for the expeditions vessels
Discovery of Victoria Land1841
James Ross discovers the Ross Sea, Victoria Land, and the volcanoes Mount Erebus and Mount Terror, which were named for the expeditions vessels
Great Ice Barrier28 January 1841
Encounters the Great Ice Barrier, later known as the Ross Ice Shelf, while exploring the Ross Sea
1842
Discovery of James Ross Island1842
Explores the eastern side of what is now known as James Ross Island, discovering and naming Snow Hill Island and Seymour Island
Discovery of Ross Ice Barrier1842
Discovers the Ross Ice Barrier
Discovery of Snow Hill Island1842
Explores the eastern side of what is now known as James Ross Island, discovering and naming Snow Hill Island and Seymour Island
Farthest South23 February 1842
Pushes south through the Ross Sea and reaches a new farthest south latitude near the Great Ice Barrier
1843
Gold Medal of the Societe de Geographie1843
Awarded the Gold Medal of the Societe de Geographie
1844
Knighthood1844
Awarded a knighthood
1848
Royal Society1848
Elected to the Royal Society
1862
Death of James Clark Ross3 April 1862
Death of James Clark Ross
Titles and roles
Captain
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.