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Bellingshausen Sea

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Bellingshausen Sea part of the S Pacific Ocean, W Antarctica, SW of Cape Horn between the Antarctic Peninsula and Amundsen Sea. The sea is named after Russian explorer Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, who circumnavigated Antarctica in 1819. Major islands in the sea include Alexander I, Peter I (both named by Bellingshausen), and Charcot islands. Author not available, BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more
Bellingshausen Sea
Bellingshausen Sea, Antarctica Named after the Russian explorer, Admiral Fabien Bellingshausen (1778–1852), the first man to circumnavigate and penetrate the Antarctic continent during 1819–21. Read more
Bellingshausen, Fabian Gottlieb von
...advantages of a direct sea route from Russia...Thirteen years later Bellingshausen was put in command...central Pacific Bellingshausen continued his...what is now the Bellingshausen Sea. On 22 January...Alexander I Island. Bellingshausen's final mission...Antarctic mainland. ... Read more

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