Sir James Clark Ross (1800-1862)
James Clark Ross was a British Naval Officer and polar explorer. He features a long way back in the annals of polar exploration but he was a significant figure after whom the Ross Sea was named.
Achievements
- 1819-27 – Participated in Arctic voyages and expeditions, searching for the Northwest Passage
- 1829-33 – Took part in expedition that located the North Magnetic Pole
- 1835-38 – Participated in magnetic survey of England, Scotland and Wales
- 1839-43 – Charted much of the Antarctic coastline
- 1841 – Discovered the Ross Sea, and named volcanoes Mt Terror and Mt Erebus after the expedition's ships
- 1843 – Ross was knighted.
