Some of Davis' crew from the American sealing ship Cecilia may have landed at Hughes Bay (64°01'S), near the northernmost tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, for less than an hour while looking for seals. The ship's logbook entry reads:
Commences with open Cloudy Weather and Light winds a standing for a Large Body of Land in that Direction SE at 10A.M. close in with it our Boat and Sent her on Shore to look for Seal at 11A.M. the Boat returned but find no sign of Seal at noon our Latitude was 64°01' South Stood up a Large Bay, the Land high and covered intirely [sic] with snow the wind coming Round to the North & Eastward with Thick weather Tacked ship and headed off Shore. At 4P.M. fresh Gale and Thick weather with snow ... Ends with Strong Gales at ENE Concluded to make the Best of our way for the Ship I think this Southern Land to be a Continent.[2][3]
These men made the earliest recorded claim of having set foot on the newly discovered continent of Antarctica.[4][5]
The first undisputed landing on Antarctica did not occur for another 74 years, on 24 January 1895, when a group of men from the Norwegian ship Antarctic went ashore to collect geological specimens at Cape Adare. The group included the Norwegians Henrik Johan Bull and Carsten Borchgrevink and the New Zealander Alexander von Tunzelmann.
Legacyedit
The strip of coast on the Antarctic Peninsula where the men are alleged to have gone ashore is now called the Davis Coast.
^"The first landing on the mainland of Antarctica". Australian Antarctic Data Centre. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
^. Thinkquest. Archived from the original on 2009-02-12. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
^"The Voyage of the Huron and The Huntress", Edourd A. Stackpole, 1955
^. Antarcticaonline. Archived from the original on 2008-05-23. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
^"One small step for man ..." 70south. Archived from the original on 2007-07-29. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
January 01, 1970
john, davis, sealer, other, people, named, john, davis, john, davis, disambiguation, captain, john, davis, born, 1784, surrey, england, american, sailor, seal, hunter, from, connecticut, united, states, thought, that, have, been, first, person, foot, antarctic. For other people named John Davis see John Davis disambiguation Captain John Davis born 1784 in Surrey England was an American sailor and seal hunter from Connecticut United States 1 It is thought that he may have been the first person to set foot on Antarctica on 7 February 1821 shortly after the first sightings of the new continent all in 1820 by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen and Mikhail Lazarev 28 January Edward Bransfield 30 January and Nathaniel Palmer November John DavisBorn1784Surrey EnglandNationalityAmericanOccupationSeal hunterKnown forDebated as the first man on Antarctica Contents 1 Antarctic claim 2 Legacy 3 See also 4 ReferencesAntarctic claim editSome of Davis crew from the American sealing ship Cecilia may have landed at Hughes Bay 64 01 S near the northernmost tip of the Antarctic Peninsula for less than an hour while looking for seals The ship s logbook entry reads Commences with open Cloudy Weather and Light winds a standing for a Large Body of Land in that Direction SE at 10A M close in with it our Boat and Sent her on Shore to look for Seal at 11A M the Boat returned but find no sign of Seal at noon our Latitude was 64 01 South Stood up a Large Bay the Land high and covered intirely sic with snow the wind coming Round to the North amp Eastward with Thick weather Tacked ship and headed off Shore At 4P M fresh Gale and Thick weather with snow Ends with Strong Gales at ENE Concluded to make the Best of our way for the Ship I think this Southern Land to be a Continent 2 3 These men made the earliest recorded claim of having set foot on the newly discovered continent of Antarctica 4 5 The first undisputed landing on Antarctica did not occur for another 74 years on 24 January 1895 when a group of men from the Norwegian ship Antarctic went ashore to collect geological specimens at Cape Adare The group included the Norwegians Henrik Johan Bull and Carsten Borchgrevink and the New Zealander Alexander von Tunzelmann Legacy editThe strip of coast on the Antarctic Peninsula where the men are alleged to have gone ashore is now called the Davis Coast See also editList of Antarctic expeditionsReferences edit The first landing on the mainland of Antarctica Australian Antarctic Data Centre Retrieved 2008 09 16 Unconfirmed Landing Thinkquest Archived from the original on 2009 02 12 Retrieved 2008 09 16 The Voyage of the Huron and The Huntress Edourd A Stackpole 1955 Introduction Antarcticaonline Archived from the original on 2008 05 23 Retrieved 2008 09 16 One small step for man 70south Archived from the original on 2007 07 29 Retrieved 2008 09 16 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Davis sealer amp oldid 1218081306, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
