September 1904
Discovery of Ross Island
During the Discovery Expedition it was established that Ross Island is an Island
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Ross Island in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
During the Discovery Expedition it was established that Ross Island is an Island
Leads the first ascent of Mount Erebus with Douglas Mawson and Alistair Mackay during Shackleton's Nimrod Expedition
Scott names the west Ross Island winter-quarters site Cape Evans in honour of Edward Evans.
Provenance
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