William Scoresby Junior (1789-1857)

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Stamp, Tom, Stamp, Cordelia
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1982
• Subjects: Biographies; Expeditions; Explorers; History; Mapping; Marine biology; Marine navigation; Ocean currents; Ocean temperature; Ocean waves; Scoresby; William; Jr; 1789-1857; Sea ice; Whales; Whaling; Arctic waters; Greenland waters; Arctic; Canada; Greenland; East Greenland; Scoresby Sound
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65418

To the arctic enthusiast the name of William Scoresby, F.R.S., needs no introduction. The author of An Account of the Arctic Regions, the whaling captain-turned scientist is too closely associated with pioneer arctic research to remain long unknown, even to the most modest beginner in polar studies....