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	James Clark Ross - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sir James Clark Ross (April 15, 1800 – April 3, 1862), was a British naval officer and explorer.
		In 1834 Ross was promoted to captain, and from 1835 to 1838 he was employed on the magnetic survey of Great Britain.
		Ross crater on the Moon is jointly named for him and Frank Elmore Ross.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/James_Clark_Ross (333 words)

	Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
		Ross served continuously for six years with his uncle, and moved with him when the latter took command of Actaeon for service in the Baltic, the White Sea, and the English Channel, and then of Driver for service on the west coast of Scotland.
		During the winter James C. Ross made a series of sledge journeys exploring the shore, which proved that Boothia was a peninsula as the Inuit (Eskimos) had told them and not an island as John Ross had hoped.
		Ross, and the discovery of the Northern Magnetic Pole (1st ed., London, [1834]; 2nd ed., 1835); A voyage of discovery, made under the orders of the Admiralty, in his majesty’s ships Isabella and Alexander, for the purpose of exploring Baffin’s Bay, and inquiring into the probability of a north-west passage (London, 1819).
	www.biographi.ca /EN/ShowBio.asp?BioId=38805 (2575 words)

	Ross Island - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Ross Island is a volcanic island in the Ross Sea by Antarctica, on the coast of Victoria Land.
		Sir James Clark Ross discovered it in 1841, and the island was later named in honor of him by Robert F. Scott.
		Ross Island lies within the boundaries of Ross Dependency, which is claimed by New Zealand (unrecognized by the USA).
	open-encyclopedia.com /Ross_Island (160 words)

	Antarctic Explorers: James Clark Ross
		Ross first thought it to be an ice-blink (a whiteness in the sky caused by the reflection of ice ahead) but as they approached they realized the ice-blink was actually a mountainous, snow-covered land.
		Ross realized there was no possible penetration further as Ross stated that "we might with equal chance of success try to sail through the cliffs of Dover, as to penetrate such a mass".
		Ross was delighted and took pleasure in the fact that their efforts had been "unattended by casualty, calamity, or sickness of any kind, and that every individual on both ships had been permitted to return in perfect health and safety to this southern home".
	www.south-pole.com /p0000081.htm (2145 words)

	James Clark Ross, Sir Biography / Biography of James Clark Ross, Sir Biography Biography
		The English admiral and polar explorer Sir James Clark Ross (1800-1862) is known for his discovery of the North magnetic pole and his magnetic surveys of the Antarctic.
		James Clark Ross was born in London on April 15, 1800, the son of George Ross and a nephew of Rear Adm. John Ross.
		This voyage gave Ross "a distinguished place amongst the most successful votaries of Science, and the brightest ornaments of the British Navy." He received gold medals from geographical societies in London and Paris; in 1844 he was knighted; and in 1848 he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society.
	www.bookrags.com /biography-james-clark-ross-sir (604 words)

	Ross, Sir James Clark
		Ross, Sir James Clark, naval officer, polar discoverer (b at London, Eng 15 Apr 1800; d at Aylesbury, Eng 13 Apr 1862).
		Ross gained his first arctic experience at age 18, serving with his uncle Sir John ROSS in a search for a NORTHWEST PASSAGE from Baffin Bay to Bering Strait.
		Ross was by this time the most experienced officer in arctic matters, an authority on magnetism and a good naturalist and taxidermist.
	thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0006936 (256 words)

	Scotland and the Antarctic: James Clark Ross (1800-1862) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		James Clark Ross was the nephew of the Arctic explorer (from Stranraer) Sir John Ross.
		James had sailed with his uncle to the Arctic when efforts were being made to find the Northwest Passage, the route between Canada and the Arctic ice.
		Ross explored the area now known as the Ross Sea and the Ross Ice Shelf (which he described as a barrier 200 feet high and stretching for hundreds of miles).
	gdl.cdlr.strath.ac.uk /scotia/vserm/vserm020202.htm (314 words)

	JAMES CLARK ROSS FACTS AND INFORMATION
		Sir James Clark Ross (April_15, 1800 – April_3, 1862), was a British naval officer and explorer.
		On his return Ross was knighted, and was nominated to the French order of the Legion_d'Honneur.
		Ross crater on the Moon is jointly named for him and Frank_Elmore_Ross.
	www.witwib.com /James_Clark_Ross (294 words)

	KIDCYBER TOPICS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Ross turned his attention to the Antarctic, and set off in 1839, with two ship specially strengthened to deal with the ice.
		Ross wanted to add to his earlier triumph by locating the South Magnetic Pole, but was unable to because its position was at that time inland.
		Ross had discovered an island which would become the base for many future explorations and is now the largest research station in Antarctica, the USA's McMurdo station.
	www.kidcyber.com.au /topics/AntexplRoss.htm (311 words)

	1841 Ross Island discovered (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		James Clark Ross was born in 1800 and entered the Royal Navy at the age of 11 under the supervision of his uncle Sir John Ross.
		Ross was keen to repeat his earlier triumph by locating the South Magnetic Pole but was frustrated in this due to its position (then) inland.
		Ross had discovered a large Island which would become the base for many future explorations and is now home to the largest research station in Antarctica, the United States McMurdo station.
	www.ast.leeds.ac.uk /haverah/spaseman/rossdisc.shtml (407 words)

	Sir James Clark Ross (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Sir James Clark Ross was born in London in 1800.
		Ross was an author of "A Voyage of Discovery" and "Research of the Southern and Antarctica regions".
		Ross started one of his expeditions in 1892 and spent four and a half years exploring the Arctic.
	uqconnect.net /~zzmiadam/ross/ross.htm (300 words)

	24 Nov - Who was James Clark Ross? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		JCR was taken as second in command and spent the winter of 1826 preparing the ship and boats.
		On 19th October John Ross laid the flag that had been raised at the North Pole at the feet of the King in London, there was much public rejoicing and it was considered a miraculous escape.
		In April 1839, being the obvious choice James Clark Ross was appointed to command the expedition investigating terrestrial magnetism in Antarctica.
	bsweb.nerc-bas.ac.uk /Living_and_Working/Diaries/RRS_James_Clark_Ross/antarctic2002_2003/jrupdate12_09.html (4087 words)

	ALIAS
		RRS James Clark Ross was built by Swan Hunter Shipbuilders, Wallsend, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK and launched by H.M. The Queen on the 1 st December 1990.
		RRS James Clark Ross is equipped for geophysical studies, with a compressor bank to power a large seismic air gun array, a large aft" deck for deploying a wide range of equipment and a midships gantry.
		Investigators planning a cruise aboard James Clark Ross should discuss with BAS the number of support personnel that may be required for their planned science activities, before determining the number of berths that will be available for scientists.
	siempre.arcus.org /4DACTION/wi_alias_fsDrawPage/1/134 (1391 words)

	AllRefer.com - Sir James Clark Ross (Geography, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Sir James Clark Ross 1800–1862, British polar explorer and rear admiral.
		In 1818 he accompanied his uncle, Sir John Ross, in search of the Northwest Passage and commanded the Erebus.
		See E. Dodge, The Polar Rosses (1973); A. Gurney, The Race to the White Continent (2000).
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/R/Ross-JC.html (274 words)

	Ross seal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Ross seals are named for James Clark Ross, the commander of the H.M.S. Erebus, an British exploration ship that entered the Ross sea during a period of Antarctic exploration from 1839 to 1843.
		Ross seals may reach lengths of 2.5 m, and may weigh as much as 200 kg.
		Ross seals are thought to number the fewest among Antarctic seal species.
	www.seaworld.org /wild-world/zoo-research/antarctic-study-trip/ross.htm (129 words)

	James Clark Ross
		Sir James Clark Ross (1800-1862) became one of the most seasoned of the British Polar explorers and was a member of the British "Arctic Council".
		James Ross then accompanied his uncle John on another Arctic expedition from 1829-33 (they became stranded for four winters), and he was picked as second-in-command because of both his previous polar experience and his interest in terrestrial magnetism.
		One expedition objective was to discover the location of the ever-shifting North Magnetic Pole, and on June 1, 1831, James Ross claimed that discovery by planting the British flag on the west coast of Boothia Peninsula in what is now the Canadian Arctic (70° 05.3' N, 96° 46' W).
	www.athropolis.com /arctic-facts/fact-james-ross.htm (400 words)

	Ross Sea
		Ross Sea is located in southern Antarctica in the New Zealand sector.
		Ross Island with Mount Erebus, an active volcano, is located in the western part of the sea, while Roosevelt Island is more sited to the East.
		The Ross Sea ocean-gyre features a pronounced single cell, clockwise flow structure, which is caused by the deflection of the Antarctic Coastal Current as it meets the western side of the Ross Sea embayment.
	www.lighthouse-foundation.org /lighthouse-foundation.org/eng/maproom/ross_sea.shtml (320 words)

	biography: Colin Ross, German explorer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		James Clark Ross was originally from Wigtownshire on the West Coast of Scotland and I believe there is a small museum about his life in the town of Stranraer." [C. Ross] His father Friedrich was a civil engineer.
		At the Thorhof, the country place of the Ross family in the valley of the Traisen, there are seven tall pillars of granite standing like sentinels in formation on a knoll overlooking the bend in the river.
		In fact Ross and his wife killed themselves in a small house in Upper Bavaria in Urfeld on the Walchen Lake which Schirach owned and un which they were livung.
	histclo.hispeed.com /youth/youth/org/nat/hitler/pe/pe-rrf.htm (2257 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Of these, perhaps the most famous is James Clark Ross, artic explorer and discoverer of the magnetic north pole.
		These days the tomb of James Clark Ross and Anne can still be seen in the churchyard.
		St James east window bears the inscription "To the glory of God and in memory of rear Admiral Sir James Clark Ross and of Anne his wife.
	www.cix.co.uk /~phils/aston-abbotts/history6.htm (269 words)

	Diving Under Antarctic Ice
		Ross Island lies on the east side of McMurdo Sound and extends 43 miles (69 kilometers) from Cape Bird (north) to Cape Armitage (south) and a similar distance from Cape Royds (west) to Cape Crozier (east).
		Ross Island is entirely volcanic with Mount Erebus at 3,795 meters (12,450 feet) near its center.
		Along the southwest rift zone of Ross Island are a chain of small basalt cones terminating at the trachyte dome of Observation Hill next to McMurdo Station and Scott Base.
	scilib.ucsd.edu /sio/nsf/diving/index6.html (437 words)

	James Clark Ross (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Ross joined the Royal Navy at the age of 11.
		In September 1839, Ross began his voyage down south, in the "Erebus" and the "Terror", to explore and locate the South Magnetic Pole.
		Ross was married that same year, never to explore again.
	www.70south.com /resources/history/explorers/ross (265 words)

	Learn About Antarctica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Captain James Cook was the first to cross the Antarctic Circle in 1773.
		Captain James Clark Ross was the leader of the four year long British expedition.
		Ross and his crew were the first to break through the pack- ice that surrounded Antarctica and sail into what is now known as the Ross Sea.
	www.scu.edu.au /schools/edu/student_pages/2000/rdavis/explore.htm (283 words)

	Coat-of-Arms of EITHER James Clark Ross (1800-1862) OR John Ross (1777-1856) - Numericana
		James Clark Ross discovered the North Magnetic Pole
		The shield and crest augmentations could have been claimed by either the uncle or the nephew, because of the part each took in the celebrated discovery of the North Magnetic Pole, on June 1, 1831.
		The complicated chief Or is clearly a personal augmentation, awarded to whichever Ross is laying heraldic claim on the discovery of the North Magnetic Pole.
	home.att.net /~numericana/arms/ross.htm (347 words)

	UCLA Library Department of Special Collections: Exhibits
		Important expeditions to the continent, mapmaking, geology, and natural history are a few of the potential areas of study for researchers using this collection.
		A small selection of UCLA’s Antarctica materials is on display in honor of Dr. Rosove’s new bibliography and his lecture in the Department of Special Collections on April 22, 2002.
		During this period, lasting to the 1840s, Antarctica was discovered, the periphery of the continent was examined from ships powered by wind, and sealers destroyed nearly all the fur seals of South Georgia and the Antarctic peninsular regions.
	www.library.ucla.edu /libraries/special/scweb/rosove.htm (1653 words)

	Falkland Wool Growers Report for 17 September 2004 - S.Atlantic General News
		The damaged James Clark Ross could shortly be on her way north for repairs.
		The British Antarctic Survey’s research vessel, James Clark Ross, is undergoing temporary repairs and will soon be travelling north for the more extensive repairs needed before she can carry out a hectic Antarctic programme.
		At the moment, it is thought the JCR will sail to Uruguay and undergo repairs to her hull on the port side and to one cabin before she can journey South to participate in this year’s Antarctic Season.
	www.sartma.com /art_23_10_20_1.html (148 words)

	Ross Sea on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Ross Island with Mt. Erebus, an active volcano, is in the western part of the sea; Roosevelt Island is in the east.
		The Ross Sea's southern extension is the Ross Ice Shelf, a great frozen area whose 400-mi (644-km) seaward side is the source of huge icebergs.
		McMurdo Sound, on the western side of Ross Sea, is usually free of pack ice in late summer; it has been the most important staging point for exploration and scientific investigation.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/R/RossS1ea.asp (580 words)

	NOVA Online \| Shackleton's Antarctic Odyssey \| Mapping Terra Incognita (5)
		James Clark Ross, Chart of the South Polar Sea (1845), Hydrographic Office of the Admiralty
		Captain James Clark Ross launched the HMS Erebus and Terror on an epic four-year adventure, reaching a farthest south of 78º17'S and finding the sea, ice shelf, and island that now bear his name, yet failing in his principal object of locating the South Magnetic Pole.
		Afterward, Ross' ships were given to Sir John Franklin for a north polar voyage to find the supposed Northwest Passage.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/nova/shackletonexped/surviving/mapping5.html (175 words)

	James Clark Ross: Explorer - EnchantedLearning.com
		Sir James Clark Ross (April 15, 1800 - April 3, 1862) was a British explorer and naval officer who went on missions to both the Arctic and the continent of Antarctica, doing magnetic surveys.
		Ross and his uncle, Sir John Ross, located the North Magnetic Pole, on Boothia Peninsula (in northern Canada, north of King William Island) on May 31 - June 1, 1831.
		Ross wrote his memoirs, "A Voyage of Discovery and Research in the Southern and Antarctic Regions" (1847).
	www.enchantedlearning.com /explorers/page/r/ross.shtml (179 words)

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