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Junto con el cazador de focas inglés George Powell, Palmer también co-descubrió el cercano archipiélago de las Islas Orcadas del Sur. Trayectoria de la marina mercante y desarrollo de los clíper.
Along with English sealer George Powell, Palmer also co-discovered the nearby South Orkney Islands archipelago. Merchant marine career and development of the clipper ships [ edit ] After concluding a successful sealing career, Palmer, still in the prime of life, switched his attention to the captaining of fast sailing ships for the ...
los cuales el más conocido es Nataniel Palmer; e ingleses, como George Powell (quién habría descubierto las Orcadas del Sur); y por último se destaca el capitán James Wed- dell, (1820-1824) navega el mar que ahora lleva su nombre.
De aquella actividad comercial-científica, rescatamos los nombres de: George Powell, que junto con Nathaniel Palmer descubrió las Orcadas del Sur; James Weddell, descubridor del mar que lleva su nombre; Henry Foster, explorador de la zona de la península Antártica y John Biscoe, que circunnavegó la Antártida y exploró la costa norte de ...
28 de ago. de 2010 · He reached Deception Island in November, where he joined British captain George Powell in searching for new sealing grounds. Together they discovered the South Orkney Islands on Dec. 6, 1821. Powell charted them with the name Powell Islands and identified part of the Antarctic Peninsula as Palmer Land.
21 de may. de 2018 · Reaching Deception Island in November, he joined British captain George Powell in searching for new sealing grounds. Together they discovered the South Orkney Islands on Dec. 6, 1821. Powell charted them with the name Powell Islands and identified part of the Antarctic Peninsula as Palmer Land.
On 6 December 1821, he co-discovered the South Orkney Islands along with American Nathaniel Palmer, claiming them in the name of King George IV. [2] Both Powell Island and Powell Basin are named after him. [5] He died in Tonga .
