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Sir James Clark Ross

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Noun1.Sir James Clark Ross - British explorer of the Arctic and AntarcticSir James Clark Ross - British explorer of the Arctic and Antarctic; located the north magnetic pole in 1831; discovered the Ross Sea in Antarctica; nephew of Sir John Ross (1800-1862)


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1831: The magnetic North Pole was located by Sir James Clark Ross on his Arctic exploration expedition with Admiral Parry.
James Ross Island is formed by three volcanoes and was discovered by explorer Sir James Clark Ross in 1841.
1831 The magnetic North Pole was located by Sir James Clark Ross on an expedition with Admiral Parry.
 
 
 
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