Jason was a Norwegian whaling vessel laid down in Rødsverven, Norway in 1881. The ship, financed by Norwegian entrepeneur Christen Christensen from Sandefjord, Norway, was noted for its participation in a 1892-1893 Antarctic expedition led by Carl Anton Larsen.^[1] Additionally, the vessel was noted for reaching 68°10'S, setting a new record for distance traveled south. The ship's first mate during the expedition was Søren Andersen, also of Sandefjord. The crew of the oceanographic research vessel Princesse Alice, of Albert Grimaldi (later Prince Albert I of Monaco) pose while flensing a catch. ... Framnæs shipyard (Framnæs mekaniske Værksted) was a shipyard in Sandefjord, Norway. ... 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Christen Christensen (September 9, 1845–November 16, 1923) was a shipyard owner, ship owner and whaling manager from Sandefjord, Norway. ... County Vestfold District Municipality NO-0706 Administrative centre Sandefjord Mayor (2004) Bjørn Ole Gleditsch (H) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 370 121 km² 119 km² 0. ... Carl Anton Larsen (b. ...

The Jason was sold to an Italian company in 1899 and renamed the "Stella Polaris."^[2]

Geographical Locations Named After the Jason

• Jason Harbor, South Georgia
• Mount Jason

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom, also claimed by Argentina. ...

Antarctic Discoveries During Jason's 1892-1893 Voyage^[3]

• Cape Framnes
• Christensen Island: 65°5'S, 58°40'W
• Foyn's Land
• Larsen Ice Shelf
• Mount Jason: 65°44'S, 60°45'W
• Norway Sound (Norske Sund)
• Robertson Island: 65°10′S 59°37′W
• Seal Islands (Sel Øerne)
• Veier's Head (Reclassified from Veierø, or Weather Island): 66°26'S, 60°45'W

Larsen A and Larsen B iceshelves marked in red The Larsen Ice Shelf (67°30′ S 062°30′ W) is a long, fringing ice shelf in the northwest part of the Weddell Sea, extending along the east coast of Antarctic Peninsula from Cape Longing to the area just southward of... Robertson Island is an ice-covered island, 13 miles long in a northwest-southeast direction and 6 miles wide, lying at the east end of the Seal Nunataks off the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. ...

References

1. ↑  Hvalfangstmuseet
2. ↑  Larsen, C.A. "The Voyage of the "Jason" to the Antarctic Regions." The Geographical Journal, Vol. 4, No. 4. (Oct., 1894), pp. 333-344.