Edward Bransfield was a Royal Navy officer who served as a master on several ships, after being impressed into service in Ireland at the age of 18. He is noted for his participation in several explora
The Bransfield Strait from the Tangra Mountains on Livingston Island, in the South Shetland Islands; the Antarctic Peninsula is in the background
Antarctica is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean, it contains the geographic South Pole. An
Edward Bransfield
…several ships, after being impressed into service in Ireland at the age of 18. He is noted for his participation in several explorations of parts of Antarctica, including a sighting of the Trinity Peninsula in January 1820. Edward Bransfield was born in Ballinacurra, County Cork c. 1785. While little is known…
Vinson Massif from the northwest, the highest peak in Antarctica
Glossopteris sp. leaf from the Permian of Antarctica
Blue ice covering Lake Fryxell, in the Transantarctic Mountains
Temperate conditions near the coast in December 2006