James Weddell

James Weddell 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.

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Who was born first?

• James Weddell and John Richardson were born the same year
• James Weddell and Thomas Say were born the same year
• James Weddell and Otto von Kotzebue were born the same year
• James Weddell was born 1 year before Mikhail Lazarev
• James Weddell was born 1 year after John Franklin

Timeline

1. John FranklinApril 16, 1786 – June 11, 1847
2. James Weddell (this page)August 24, 1787 – September 9, 1834
3. John RichardsonNovember 5, 1787 – June 5, 1865
4. Otto von KotzebueDecember 30, 1787 – February 15, 1846
5. Thomas SayJune 27, 1787 – October 10, 1834
6. Mikhail LazarevNovember 3, 1788 – April 11, 1851

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