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Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen Biography and Timeline

Follow Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen through 5 dated historical records for Russia.

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Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

5Distinct records

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1819–1821Years on this page

1819

4 July 1819

Vostok Expedition

Captain · Kronstadt · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Leaves Kronstadt commanding Vostok on the Russian Antarctic expedition with Mirny under Mikhail Lazarev

1820

27 January 1820

Discovery of Antarctica

Captain · Princess Martha Coast · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Records sighting ice-covered Antarctic land during the Russian expedition, one of the earliest sightings of the continent

1821

22 January 1821

Discovery of Peter I Island

Captain · Peter I Island · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Discovers and names Peter I Island during the Russian Antarctic expedition

29 January 1821

Discovery of Alexander I Island

Captain · Alexander I Island · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Discovers Alexander I Island, one of the major land discoveries of the Russian Antarctic expedition

1821

Circumnavigation

Captain · Antarctic · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Completes the Russian circumnavigation of Antarctic waters during the Vostok and Mirny expedition of 1819-1821

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