John Miers' account of the discovery of the South Shetland Islands

• Published in: Polar Record
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1950
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Ecology; Geography, Planning and Development; Antarctic; The Antarctic; South Shetland Islands; Miers; Antarc*; Polar Record
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400045186; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400045186

[The South Shetland Islands were first sighted in February 1819 by William Smith, master and part-owner of the brig Williams of Blyth, and resighted in October of that year, when Smith landed and claimed the territory for the British Crown. On his arrival at Valparaiso, he and his ship were taken ov...