Historical notes on Heard and McDonald Islands
The discovery of Heard Island (lat. 53°; 10′ S., long. 73°; 35′ E.) has usually been attributed to Capt. John J. Heard of the American barque Oriental , who sighted the island on 25 November 1853 during a voyage from Boston to Melbourne. The relevant passage from Captain Heard's log book has be...
| Published in: | Polar Record |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1950
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400045204 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400045204 |