James Clark Ross at the Pole

Posted in Adventure, Animals, Anniversary, Exploration, Travel on Saturday, 22 May 2010

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picture James Clark Ross in the Antarctic

James Clark Ross in the Antarctic, artwork by Graham Coton

1 June marks the anniversary of James Clark Ross‘s arrival at the North Magnetic Pole during his expedition in 1831. Ross subsequently led expeditions to the Antarctic and can be seen in the above picture planting the Union Jack on the ice shelf.

The Look and Learn picture library has many more images of icy exploration at both the North Pole and South Pole and of some of the creatures explorers encountered, from polar bears to penguins.

picture Vilhjalmar Stefansson being attacked by a polar bear

Canadian explorer Vilhjalmar Stefansson being attacked by a polar bear

Artwork by James E. McConnell.

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