Subantarctic Islands and polish traces

Iwan Zawadowski originated from a Polish family. In the Bellingshausen expedition in 1820 he was a captain of a Russian ship "Wostok". One of the South Sandvich Islands shall be Zawadowski not Zavodovski Island. Two Polish men: Józef Kościuszko and later Adam Mierosławski lived on the St....

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Main Author: Rakuza-Suszczewski, Stanisław
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Polska Akademia Nauk. Czytelnia Czasopism PAN 2007
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Online Access:https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/703839.pdf
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Summary:Iwan Zawadowski originated from a Polish family. In the Bellingshausen expedition in 1820 he was a captain of a Russian ship "Wostok". One of the South Sandvich Islands shall be Zawadowski not Zavodovski Island. Two Polish men: Józef Kościuszko and later Adam Mierosławski lived on the St. Paul island for some time in XIX century, supposedly running a fishing enterprise.