28 February 1831
Discovery of Antarctica
Spots a headland which he names Cape Ann; the mountain atop the headland is later named Mount Biscoe
Historical place archive
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Spots a headland which he names Cape Ann; the mountain atop the headland is later named Mount Biscoe
A headland is spotted, which Biscoe names Cape Ann; the mountain atop the headland would later be named Mount Biscoe
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