Sir James Clark Ross (April 15, 1800 – April 3, 1862), was a British naval officer and explorer. He explored the Arctic with his uncle Sir John Ross and Sir William Parry, and later led his own expedition to Antarctica. April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... 1800 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... April 3 is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 272 days remaining. ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the British armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. ... Contents: Top - 0-9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A Diogo de Azambuja (15th century Portuguese explorer of the African coast) Pêro de Alenquer (15th century Portuguese explorer... The red line indicates the 10°C isotherm in July, commonly used to define the Arctic region border The Arctic is the area around the Earths North Pole. ... Engraving of Ross Sir John Ross (June 24, 1777 – August 30, 1856) was a British rear admiral and Arctic explorer. ... Sir William Edward Parry (December 19, 1790 - July 8, 1855) was an English rear-admiral and Arctic explorer. ...

Ross was born in London. He died at Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, He entered the navy in 1812 under John Ross, whom he accompanied on his first Arctic voyage in search of a North West Passage in 1818. Between 1819 and 1827 he took part in four Arctic expeditions under Parry, and in 1829 to 1833 again served under his uncle. It was during this trip that they located the position of the North Magnetic Pole on June 1, 1831. St. ... Map sources for Aylesbury at grid reference SP818138 Aylesbury is the county town of Buckinghamshire, in south central England, with a population in the 2001 census of 65,173. ... Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is a county in South East England. ... Some possible Northwest Passage routes through the Canadian archipelago For the film of this name, see Northwest Passage (movie). ... 1818 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1819 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1827 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1829 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... This is about the geographic meaning of North Pole. ... June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... 1831 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1834 Ross was promoted to captain, and from 1835 to 1838 he was employed on the magnetic survey of Great Britain. Between 1839 and 1843 he commanded the Antarctic expedition of the HMS Erebus and HMS Terror which charted much of the coastline of the continent. In 1841, he discovered the Ross Sea, Victoria Land, and the volcanoes Mount Erebus and Mount Terror. The Victoria Barrier later gained the name "Ross Ice Shelf" in his honour. 1834 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... HMS Erebus was a Hecla-class bomb vessel constructed by the Royal Navy in Pembroke Dockyard, Wales in 1826. ... HMS Terror in the Arctic HMS Terror was a bomb vessel designed by Sir Henry Peake and constructed by the Royal Navy in the Davy shipyard in Topsham, Devon. ... Map of Antarctica (click to enlarge) Ice in the Ross Sea, Antarctica The Ross Sea is a deep bay of the Southern Ocean in Antarctica between Victoria Land and Marie Byrd Land. ... Categories: Antarctica geography stubs | Geography of Antarctica | Ross Dependency ... Mount Erebus in Antarctica is the southernmost active volcano. ... For mountains named Mount Terror, see Mount Terror. ... Categories: Antarctica geography stubs | Geography of Antarctica | Ross Dependency ...

On his return Ross was knighted, and was nominated to the French order of the Legion d'Honneur. In 1847 he published his account of the expedition under the title of A Voyage of Discovery and Research to Southern and Antarctic Regions. He was elected to the Royal Society in 1848, and in that year made his last expedition, as captain of HMS Enterprise, in the first expedition in search of Franklin. He died at Aylesbury. French Legion of Honor The Légion dhonneur (Legion of Honor ( AmE) or Legion of Honour ( ComE)) is an Order of Chivalry awarded by the President of France. ... The Royal Society of London for the Improvement of Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is claimed to be the oldest learned society still in existence. ... The sixth HMS Enterprise of the Royal Navy was a new-built merchant vessel purchased by the Admiralty in 1848 to be fitted and strengthened for Arctic exploration in search of Sir John Franklins lost expedition. ... Sir John Franklin (April 15, 1786 – June 11, 1847) was an English sea captain and Arctic explorer, whose fate — and that of his last expedition — was for many years a mystery. ... Map sources for Aylesbury at grid reference SP818138 Aylesbury is the county town of Buckinghamshire, in south central England, with a population in the 2001 census of 65,173. ...

A blue plaque marks Ross's home in Blackheath, London. Blackheath is a place in London, divided between the London Borough of Lewisham and the London Borough of Greenwich. ...

James Clark Ross is the name of a British Antarctic Survey ship. At the wharf at Rothera The RRS James Clark Ross is a British Antarctic Survey ship, named after the explorer James Clark Ross. ... BAS headquarters The British Antarctic Survey (BAS), formerly the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), is an institute of the Natural Environment Research Council, and has, for the last fifty years, undertaken the majority of Britains scientific research on and around the Antarctic continent. ...

Ross crater on the Moon is jointly named for him and Frank Elmore Ross. Ross is a lunar crater that is located in the northwest part of the Mare Tranquillitatis. ... Crust composition Oxygen 43% Silicon 21% Aluminium 10% Calcium 9% Iron 9% Magnesium 5% Titanium 2% Nickel 0. ... Frank Elmore Ross (April 2, 1874 – September 21, 1960) was an American astronomer and physicist. ...

External links

• 70south - more information on James Ross
• Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online