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Great Ice Barrier

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

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1841

James Clark Ross28 January 1841

Ross Ice Shelf · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Encounters the Great Ice Barrier, later known as the Ross Ice Shelf, while exploring the Ross Sea

Names involved

James Clark Ross

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