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Ross, Sir James Clark. 1800-1862.
British polar explorer who located the north magnetic pole (1831). On an Antarctic expedition (1839-1843) he discovered Victoria Land and the Ross Sea.
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Ross,Sir James Clark
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Ross, Sir James Clark — ▪ British explorer born April 15, 1800, London, Eng. died April 3, 1862, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire British naval officer who carried out important magnetic surveys in the Arctic and Antarctic and discovered the Ross Sea and the Victoria Land… … Universalium
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James Clark Ross — noun British explorer of the Arctic and Antarctic; located the north magnetic pole in 1831; discovered the Ross Sea in Antarctica; nephew of Sir John Ross (1800 1862) • Syn: ↑Ross, ↑Sir James Clark Ross • Instance Hypernyms: ↑explorer,… … Useful english dictionary
James Clark Ross — Sir James Clark Ross, von John R. Wildman, 1833–34, National Maritime Museum, London Sir James Clark Ross (* 15. April 1800 in London; † 3. April 1862 bei Aylesbury) war ein englischer Entdecker und Seefahrer … Deutsch Wikipedia
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Ross Sea — [after ROSS Sir James Clark, who discovered it] arm of the Pacific, along the coast of Antarctica, east of Victoria Land … English World dictionary
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