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Discovery of Alexander I Island

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

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1821Date range
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1821

Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen29 January 1821

Alexander I Island · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

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

Names involved

Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen

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