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James Weddell FRSE (24 August 1787 – 9 September 1834) was a British sailor, navigator and seal hunter who in February 1823 sailed to latitude of 74° 15′ S—a record 7.69 degrees or 532 statute miles south of the Antarctic Circle—and into a region of the Southern Ocean that later became known as the Weddell Sea.
James Robert Wedell (March 31, 1900 – June 24, 1934) was a famous 1930s racing pilot and aircraft designer. Wedell broke the world record for land-plane speed in 1933 when he clocked 305.33 m.p.h. in a Wedell-Williams aircraft of his own design. [ 1 ]
Alan Weddell (born 1950), American college football coach; Alexander W. Weddell (1876–1948), American diplomat; ambassador to Argentina and Spain; Hugh Algernon Weddell (1819–1877), English botanist; James Weddell (1787–1834), English navigator and Antarctic explorer; Robert Weddell (1882–1951), Australian soldier and government ...
James Iredell Waddell (July 3, 1824 – March 15, 1886) was an officer in the United States Navy and later in the Confederate States Navy. During the American Civil War , Waddell took command of the CSS Shenandoah , which he used to sail around the globe and launch raids against the U.S. Navy.
The Yahgan left strong impressions on all who encountered them, including Ferdinand Magellan, [dubious – discuss] Charles Darwin, Francis Drake, [dubious – discuss] James Cook, James Weddell, and Julius Popper. [18] Royal Navy officer Robert FitzRoy became captain of HMS Beagle in November 1828, and continued her first survey voyage.
Under the command of Captain James Weddell she explored the area around the South Shetland Islands and in 1823 reached the southernmost point ever reached until then. From about 1825 on she traded generally as a merchantman until she was condemned in 1829.
Jane was an American vessel launched in 1810 or 1812 and taken in prize, first appearing in British registers in 1818. She then became a whaler.Under the command of Captain James Weddell she explored the area around the South Shetland Islands and in 1823 reached the southernmost point ever reached until then.
Some credence to his claimed southern latitude is provided by James Weddell's voyage on a similar track, a month earlier, which reached 74°15'S before retreating. [23] The words used by Weddell to express his belief that the South Pole lay in open water are replicated by Morrell, whose account was written nine years after the event.