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Discovery of Mount Terror

Great Britain · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1841Date range
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1841

James Clark Ross1841

Mount Terror · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

James Ross discovers the Ross Sea, Victoria Land, and the volcanoes Mount Erebus and Mount Terror, which were named for the expeditions vessels

Names involved

James Clark Ross

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