James Clark Ross (1800-1862)

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Neatby, L.H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1984
• Subjects: Biographies; Erebus (Ship); Expeditions; Explorers; Fury (Ship); Geomagnetism; History; North Magnetic Pole; Ross; James Clark; 1800-1862; Search for Franklin; Sleds; South Magnetic Pole; Terror (Ship); Antarctic regions; Boothia Peninsula; Nunavut; Lancaster Sound; Northwest Passage; Somerset Island; Antarctic; Arctic; McClintock; Parry; The Antarctic; Traveller; Antarc*; eskimo*; Northwest passage
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65260

James Ross took part in more arctic voyages than any other officer of the period. He is less celebrated than some because the only northern expedition he commanded - a fruitless search for John Franklin - was unjustly damaging to his reputation. He was, nevertheless, a trusted officer on all the W.E...