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1840 Antarctic Exploration
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Commemorates expedition led by Captain J C Ross and HMS Erebus and HMS Terror. (Sir) James Clark Ross, who eventually became an Admiral with the British Navy, accompanied W.E. Parry on four expeditions to the Arctic and in 1831 he reached the north magnetic pole. In 1839-42 Ross commanded a famous Antarctic Expedition.
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|Address:||Franklin Wharf, Hobart, 7000|
|GPS Coordinates:||Lat: -42.881944|
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
|Approx. Event Start Date:||1840|
|Approx. Event End Date:||1840|
|Monument Designer:||Stephen Walker|
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au