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Discovery of Peter I Island

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

2Records
1803–1821Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1803

Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshousen1803

Peter I Island · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Discovers Peter I Island

1821

Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen22 January 1821

Peter I Island · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Discovers and names Peter I Island during the Russian Antarctic expedition

Names involved

Fabian Gottlieb von BellingshausenFabian Gottlieb von Bellingshousen

Provenance

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