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1 day ago · Gone with the Wind is a novel by American writer Margaret Mitchell, first published in 1936. The story is set in Clayton County and Atlanta, both in Georgia, during the American Civil War and Reconstruction Era.
Jul 16, 2024 · In 1839, Lieut. Charles Wilkes, at the head of the United States exploring expedition, with a squadron of six vessels poorly equipped and poorly adapted for polar work, entered the south polar...
Jul 3, 2024 · American Naval officer and explorer Charles Wilkes commands an expedition to the Antarctic, islands of the Pacific Ocean, and the American northwest coast.
3 days ago · Charles Wilkes, as commander of a United States Navy expedition in 1840, discovered what is now known as Wilkes Land, a section of the continent around 120 degrees East. After the North magnetic pole was located in 1831, explorers and scientists began looking for the South magnetic pole.
Jul 2, 2024 · The Frenchman Dumont d’Urville, the American Charles Wilkes and the Briton James Clark Ross dominate the next chapter, detailing the years 1839–43. Both d’Urville and Wilkes sailed along stretches of the Antarctic coast south of Australia between about 150°E and 105°E but d’Urville landed on some islands at 140°E to claim the land ...
3 days ago · Wilkes Station was named after Charles Wilkes, a 19th-century American explorer who discovered the phenomenon of the continental margin, which helped prove that Antarctica was a continent.
Charles Wilkes, U.S. Navy (1798-1877) — Charles Wilkes was a U.S. Navy officer, Civil War veteran and explorer. Known for his skill with navigational instruments, he commanded the U.S. Exploring Expedition of 1838-1842 (also known as the Ex. Ex. or Wilkes Expedition), which mapped large portions of the northwest American coast, the Pacific ...
