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Sir James Clark Ross

DEFINITIONS OF: Sir James Clark Ross

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n British explorer of the Arctic and Antarctic; located the north magnetic pole in 1831; discovered the Ross Sea in Antarctica; nephew of Sir John Ross (1800-1862)

Synonyms:
James Clark Ross, Ross
Example of:
adventurer, explorer
someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)
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