A Voyage of Discovery and Research in the Southern and Antarctic Regions, during the Years 1839-43

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title A Voyage of Discovery and Research in the Southern and Antarctic Regions, during the Years 1839-43
Authors and Contributors      By (author) James Clark Ross
SeriesCambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration
Series part Volume No. Volume 1
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:478
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
Category/GenreHistory of other lands
Historical geography
Geographical discovery and exploration
Classic travel writing
ISBN/Barcode 9781108030854
ClassificationsDewey:919.8
Audience
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Illustrations 5 Plates, black and white; 6 Maps; 7 Halftones, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 19 May 2011
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

James Clark Ross (1800-1862) was an explorer who served in the Royal Navy and made his first Arctic trip in 1818 on an unsuccessful mission to find the North-West Passage between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. On the basis of his polar experience, he was appointed to lead further expeditions, and by 1839 he found himself on the opposite side of the world in the Antarctic, with Joseph Dalton Hooker as his on-board naturalist. This two-volume account of the four-year voyage was published in 1847. Ross' findings led him to the conclusion that there was life on the sea floor to at least 730 metres, and the work is an important contribution to the development of oceanography and scientific knowledge about the Antarctic. Volume 1 covers Ross' journey from England to the Antarctic Circle, detailing the oceanic and climatic observations made along the way.