The early history of Peter I Island

None of the logbooks or officers’ journals of the 1819–1821 Russian Antarctic expedition, commanded by Junior Captain Faddei Faddeyevich Bellingshausen, have yet been found. The discovery of Peter I Island was recorded in two reports from the commander, on Sheet 13 of a 15-sheet track chart of the e...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Polar Record
Main Author: Bulkeley, Rip
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2013
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Antarctic
Peter I Island
Bellinsgauzen
Antarc*
Polar Record
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247413000387
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247413000387
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Summary:None of the logbooks or officers’ journals of the 1819–1821 Russian Antarctic expedition, commanded by Junior Captain Faddei Faddeyevich Bellingshausen, have yet been found. The discovery of Peter I Island was recorded in two reports from the commander, on Sheet 13 of a 15-sheet track chart of the expedition which he prepared during the voyage home (Belov 1963: 32), in his subsequent book (Bellinsgauzen 1831), and in narratives penned by four other eye-witnesses.

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