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James Weddell FRSE (24 August 1787 – 9 September 1834) was a British sailor, navigator and seal hunter who in February 1823 sailed to latitude of 74° 15′ S—a record 7.69 degrees or 532 statute miles south of the Antarctic Circle—and into a region of the Southern Ocean that later became known as the Weddell Sea.
James Weddell was a British explorer and seal hunter who set a record for navigation into the Antarctic and for whom the Weddell Sea is named. Weddell commanded the sealing brig “Jane” on three Antarctic voyages, the success of the first (1819–21) permitting him to buy a share in the vessel.
Travelers to Antarctica still speak of James Weddell with awe. The Weddell Sea—one of the two great indentations into the Antarctic Continent—is a spawning ground of polar ice, yet in 1823 Weddell sailed further south than was conceivable at the time.
Apr 25, 2017 · James Weddell, who would become a famed English seal hunter, navigator, and explorer, was born in Ostend, England, on September 24th, 1787. His family became impoverished after his father passed away, so his mother sent him to the Royal Navy at the age of nine, alongside his older brother.
weddell, james 1787 - 1834 from United States (also Belgium) sealer and explorer, appears to have been born either in Ostend, Belgium or Massachusetts, the son of an upholsterer by trade, who migrated from his native Lanarkshire to London and his wife Sarah, née Pease.
20 February 1823: Captain James Weddell sets a new record for the furthest south ever travelled by an Antarctic explorer. The Weddell Sea is named after him, as is the Weddell seal – the most southerly breeding land mammal in the world.
Aug 24, 2021 · On August 24 1787 , British sailor, navigator and seal hunter James Weddell was born. He sailed into a region of the Southern Ocean that later became known as the Weddell Sea. Also the Weddell seal was discovered and named in the 1820s during expeditions led by James Weddell.
