James Clark Ross30 September 1839
Sails with HMS Erebus and HMS Terror on the British Antarctic expedition that will explore the Ross Sea region
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Sails with HMS Erebus and HMS Terror on the British Antarctic expedition that will explore the Ross Sea region
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
Commands HMS Terror as second-in-command of Ross's Antarctic expedition
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