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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.
The Canadian geographer Paul Simpson-Housley, although sceptical about much of Morrell's account, suggests that the speeds claimed for the derided western journey, though fast, were not impossible, [34] and Morrell's farthest south in the Weddell Sea, queried by Mill, [35] is entirely plausible, given that James Weddell had sailed four degrees ...
Subsequently, despite being hampered by heavy sea ice, Deutschland penetrated the Weddell Sea beyond the southernmost point reached by James Weddell in 1823. It discovered new land which it named Prinzregent Luitpold Land (otherwise "Luitpold Coast"), and reached the southern limit of the Weddell Sea at the Filchner Ice Shelf .
The sea was discovered in 1823 by [[James Weddell]], Master, [[Royal Navy]], who named it [[George IV Sea]]. The present name, honoring the discoverer, was proposed by Dr. [[Karl Fricker]] in 1900, and it has been universally accepted. {{usgs-gazetteer}} {{antarctica-geo-stub}} [[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]
[1] [2] [3] The first photo to appear on the cover of National Geographic was in the July 1959 issue of the magazine. [2] The cover story titled "New Stars for Old Glory" featured the 49-star flag of the United States after Alaska 's admission to the Union as a U.S. state , [ 4 ] which was signed into law on July 3, 1959, by President Dwight D ...
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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.