Antarctic (ship)
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Antarctic was a Swedish steamship built in Drammen, Norway, in 1871. She was used on several research expeditions to the Arctic region and to Antarctica from 1893 to 1903. In 1895 the first confirmed
Antarctic in Tromsø harbor, 1898
Antarctic trapped in pack ice
Antarctic sinking
José María Sobral
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Alférez de Navío José María Sobral was an Argentine explorer, geologist, naval officer and author who rose to prominence by participating in the Swedish Antarctic Expedition becoming the first Argenti
Antarctic (ship)
…damaged and sank about 40 km (25 mi) off the coast on February 12, 1903. In November all crewmembers (including Carl Skottsberg, Johan Gunnar Andersson, José María Sobral and Frank Wilbert Stokes) were rescued by the Argentine corvette Uruguay captained by Julián Irízar. When Nathorst heard about the ship wrecking he…
Jose Maria Sobral 1905
Sobral (left) and Nordenskjöld