Sir George Strong Nares (18311915)
Nares is perhaps best known as the commander of the Challenger expedition from 1872 to 1874, a voyage of exploration which, it has been said, laid the foundations of almost every branch of oceanography as we know it today (British Museum, 1973). He also achieved fame as commander of the British Arct...
| Published in: | Polar Record |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1976
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400000048 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400000048 |