WebWilliam Scoresby Archipelago is a group of islands which extends northward from the coast just east of William Scoresby Bay, Antarctica.The more important islands in the group are Bertha, Islay, Couling, and the Sheehan Islands. Most of the islands and features in this archipelago were discovered in February 1936 by Discovery Investigations (DI) personnel …

WebJames Bay (French: Baie James; Cree: ᐐᓂᐯᒄ, romanized: Wînipekw, lit. 'dirty water') is a large body of water located on the southern end of Hudson Bay in Canada.Both bodies of water extend from the Arctic Ocean, of which James Bay is the southernmost part.Despite bordering the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario, the bay and the islands within …

WebThe Lady Franklin Bay Expedition was led by Lieutenant Adolphus W. Greely of the Fifth United States Cavalry, with astronomer Edward Israel and photographer George W. Rice among the crew of twenty-one officers and men. They sailed on the ship Proteus and reached St. John's, Newfoundland, in early July 1881. At Godhavn, Greenland, they …

WebScoresby is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 29 km east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Knox local government area.Scoresby recorded a population of 6,066 at the 2021 census.. In the Parish system of Victoria (mainly used with land-ownership documents) the local parish is called Scoresby, a part of the County of …

WebQikiqtarjuaq (Inuktitut pronunciation: [qikiqtaʁjuˈaq]; formerly known as Broughton Island until November 1998 / ˈ b r ɔː t ən /,) is a community located on Broughton Island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada.The island is known for Arctic wildlife (ring seals, polar bears, bowhead whales, narwhals), bird watching (Qaqulluit National Wildlife Area), …

WebThe bay is named after Henry Hudson, an Englishman sailing for the Dutch East India Company, and after whom the river that he explored in 1609 is also named.Hudson Bay encompasses 1,230,000 km 2 (470,000 sq mi), making it the second-largest water body using the term "bay" in the world (after the Bay of Bengal).The bay is relatively shallow …

WebGeschichte. Im Jahr 664 fand die Synode von Whitby statt, die unter anderem die Berechnung des christlichen Osterdatums festlegte, nach der Ostern immer auf den ersten Sonntag nach dem ersten Vollmond nach Frühlingsanfang am 21. März fällt. Diese Regelung für den beweglichen Feiertag setzte sich in ganz Europa durch und gilt bis …

WebThe voyage of the James Caird was a journey of 1,300 kilometres (800 mi) from Elephant Island in the South Shetland Islands through the Southern Ocean to South Georgia, undertaken by Sir Ernest Shackleton and five companions to obtain rescue for the main body of the stranded Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914–1917. Historians regard …

WebRoald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (UK: / ˈ ɑː m ʊ n d s ən /, US: /-m ə n s-/; Norwegian: [ˈrùːɑɫ ˈɑ̂mʉnsən] (); 16 July 1872 – c. 18 June 1928) was a Norwegian explorer of polar regions.He was a key figure of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.. Born in Borge, Østfold, Norway, Amundsen began his career as a polar explorer as first …

WebAdolphus Washington Greely FRSGS (March 27, 1844 – October 20, 1935) was a United States Army officer and polar explorer.He attained the rank of major general and was a recipient of the Medal of Honor.. A native of Newburyport, Massachusetts and an 1860 graduate of Brown High School (now Newburyport High School), in 1861 he enlisted in …