James Weddell
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James Weddell was a British sailor, navigator and seal hunter who in February 1823 sailed to latitude of 74° 15′ S, a record 7.69 degrees or 532 statute miles south of the Antarctic Circle, and into a
Print of James Weddell's second expedition, showing the brig Jane and cutter Beaufoy
Jane and Beaufoy at their furthest point south in 1823
Weddell Island
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Weddell Island is one of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic, lying off the southwest extremity of West Falkland. It is situated 1,545 km west-northwest of South Georgia Island, 1,165 km north
James Weddell
…of St Clement Danes, very close to his home. Three places are named after him – the Weddell Sea, Weddell Islands in the South Orkney Islands, and Weddell Island in the Falklands. Also the Weddell seal is named after him. A Voyage Towards the South Pole (1825…
Capt. John MacBride, the discoverer of Weddell Island; portrait by Gilbert Stuart, 1788
A sister ship of HMS Onyx
Massive stone runs in the foothills of Circum Peak, southeast view from Mount Weddell
The Falklands endemic Silvery buttercup is found in the valleys of Weddell Island