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Bellingshausen, Fabian von (1778-1852), a Russian naval officer, sailed around the South Polar region between 1819 and 1821. His expedition sailed from Kronshtadt on the Baltic Sea to the Antarctic Circle. Bellingshausen reached several unexplored islands in the Fiji Island group. He was born on Oesal Island (now Saaremaa), Estonia. Some historians give his first name as Thaddeus.
Henson, Matthew Alexander (1866-1955), was an African American explorer of the Arctic. The expedition of Henson and Robert E. Peary is generally… More>>
Shackleton, Sir Ernest Henry (1874-1922), an Irish explorer, led a British expedition from the Ross Sea that came within 97 nautical miles (180… More>>
Hubbard, Bernard Rosecrans (1888-1962), was a Jesuit priest, author, and Arctic explorer. For 17 years, he made annual trips to Alaska, where he… More>>
Palmer, Nathaniel Brown (1799-1877), was an American sea captain. He may have been the first explorer to sight Antarctica (see Antarctica). In… More>>
Byrd, burd, Richard Evelyn (1888-1957), an American rear admiral, was an Antarctic and Arctic explorer, aviator, and navigator. Between 1928 and… More>>
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