James Rennell and British Arctic expeditions, 1818–1829

• Published in: Polar Record
• Main Author: Griffiths, Gwyn
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1993
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Ecology; Geography, Planning and Development; Arctic; Prince Regent Inlet; Polar Record
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400018489; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400018489

ABSTRACT During the resurgence of Arctic exploration in the early years of the nineteenth century, James Rennell was the leading British geographer. He had a deep interest in exploration, and was a close friend of many naval and scientific men involved in Arctic research. Rennell used the observatio...