James Clark Ross
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Rear-Admiral of the Red Sir James Clark Ross was a British naval officer and explorer who explored both the North and South Poles. In the Arctic, he participated in two expeditions led by his uncle, J
Commander James Clark Ross, R.N., Discoverer of the North Pole by J R Wildman, 1834
Illustration of the discovery of the North Magnetic Pole on the Boothia Peninsula in 1831, from Robert Huish's 1835 book
Ross expedition in the Antarctic, 1847, by John Carmichael
"E.I. 1849": Enterprise and Investigator, inscribed by a crew member of the Ross expedition on Somerset Island in Nunavut, Canada
Francis Crozier
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Francis Rawdon Moira Crozier was an Irish officer of the Royal Navy and polar explorer who participated in six expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic. In 1843, he became a Fellow of the Royal Society
James Clark Ross
…expeditions under William Edward Parry, taking particular interest in magnetism and natural history. This was also where he served as midshipman with Francis Crozier, who would later become his close friend and second-in-command. From 1829 to 1833 Ross again served under his uncle on John's second Arctic voyage. It…
Crozier in 1845
Francis Crozier monument in Banbridge, County Down, with polar bear supporters.
Francis Crozier memorial inside Seapatrick Church, Banbridge