John Ross and Bellot Strait: personality versus discovery

ABSTRACT During his voyage to the North American Arctic in 1829–933 John Ross was twice on the verge of discovering Bellot Strait, once in August 1829 and again in June 1832. The discovery would have done much to redeem his reputation, shattered in his earlier Arctic voyage of 1818, and might have h...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Polar Record
Main Authors: Savelle, James M., Holland, Clive
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1987
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Arctic
Northwest Passage
Bellot Strait
Northwest passage
Polar Record
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s003224740000752x
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S003224740000752X

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