John Biscoe24 February 1831
The expedition sights bare mountain tops through the ocean ice and Biscoe correctly surmises that they are part of a continent and names the area Enderby Land in honour of his patrons
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The expedition sights bare mountain tops through the ocean ice and Biscoe correctly surmises that they are part of a continent and names the area Enderby Land in honour of his patrons
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