Ross, J.

Japanese: Ross,J.(英語表記)RossJ
Ross, J.

…Government-sponsored geographical exploration began in the 18th century, and after circumnavigating the Antarctic, the British explorer John Cook sailed north through the Pacific Ocean and reached the western tip of Alaska. In 1818, the British explorer John Ross (1777-1856) entered Lancaster Sound, which runs west from Baffin Bay. From 1829 to 1833, Ross spent two winters in Boothia Gulf, west of Baffin Island, but his nephew and second in command James Clark Ross (1800-62, who later discovered the Ross Sea in Antarctica) was an expert on geomagnetism, and in 1831 discovered the North Magnetic Pole (69.5°N, 95°W). …

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…18世紀に入ると政府主導の地理探査が始まり,南極を一周したイギリスのJ.クックは太平洋を北上しアラスカ西端に達した。1818年イギリスのロスJohn Ross(1777‐1856)は,バフィン湾から西へ続くランカスター海峡に入った。ロスは1829‐33年バフィン島の西のブーシア湾で2年越冬したが,甥の副隊長ジェームズ・クラーク・ロスJames Clark Ross(1800‐62,後年南極ロス海発見)は地磁気の専門家で,1831年に北磁極(北緯69.5゜,西経95゜)を発見した。…

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