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Contributions to different lemmata, based on:

Ross, James Clark (1847) - A Voyage of Discovery and Research in the Southern and Antarctic Regions. London: John Murray
in Wikisource: A Voyage of Discovery... etc. (index)

 

Ross expedition

§ Report of the Voyage

James Clark Ross wrote an extensive report on the expedition, titled A Voyage of Discovery etc.

Prince Edward Islands  Done

The first scientific expedition to the islands was led by James Clark Ross, who visited in 1840 during his exploration of the Antarctic, but was unable to land. Ross sailed along the islands on 21 April 1840. He made observations on vast numbers of penguins ("groups of many thousands each"), and other kinds of sea-birds. He also saw fur seals, which he supposed to be of the species Arctocephalus falklandicus.

Admiralty Mountains

The discovery of Cape Adara, the Admiralty Mountains, Mount Sabine etc. is described in ch. 7, p. 182f (image!).

§ History of discovery

Possession Islands

The discovery of Possession Island is described in Ross, James Clark (etc. ..., p. 188.

The ceremony of taking possession etc. is described in page s:Page:A_Voyage_of_Discovery_and_Research_in_the_Southern_and_Antarctic_Regions_Vol_1.djvu/277

Ross gives the following coördinates: lat. 71° 56′, and long. 171° 7′ E.

The I is described as composed entirely of igneous rocks. It was accessible only from the western side. "We saw not the smallest appearance of vegetation, but inconceivable myriads of penguins completely and densely covered the whole surface of the island, along the ledges of the precipices, and even to the summits of the hills, attacking us vigorously as we waded through their ranks, and pecking at us with their sharp beaks, disputing possession; which, together with their loud coarse notes, and the insupportable stench from the deep bed of guano, which had been forming for ages (...) made us glad to get away again, after having loaded our boats with geological specimens and penguins." (p. 189)

Lit

• Ross, James Clark (1847). A Voyage of Discovery and Research in the Southern and Antarctic Regions . London: John Murray – via Wikisource.{{citation}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link)