The Russian Antarctic Expedition under the command of Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen and its reception in Russia and the world

ABSTRACT The existence of an icy continent around the South Pole is known to everybody today. But it is common to ascribe this kind of modern knowledge to navigators sailing in southern polar waters in the 19th century. A good illustration of this is the Russian Antarctic expedition (1819–1821) unde...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Polar Record
Main Author: Tammiksaar, E.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2016
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Antarctic
South Pole
Bellinsgauzen
Antarc*
Antarctica
Polar Record
South pole
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247416000449
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247416000449

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