UNITED KINGDOM

UNITED KINGDOM.

James Clark Ross (1800-1862), polar explorer.
First stamp in a set of 4, issued on 16.02.1972.
Facial value: 3 pence.
Printing: Phogravure and embossing.
Printed by Harrison and Sons, London.
Print: 53,630,000 copies.
Size: 30 x 41 mm.

Catalogues
- AFA No. 620.
- Michel No. 590.
- Scott No. 664.
- StampWorld No. 571.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 897.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 653.

Sir James Clark Ross (London, 15 April 1800 - Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, 3 April 1862) was a British Royal Navy officer and polar explorer known for his explorations of the Arctic, participating in two expeditions led by his uncle John Ross, and four led by William Parry, and, in particular, for his own Antarctic expedition from 1839 to 1843. In 1841 he discovered the Ross Sea, the land of Victoria and the volcanoes Mount Erebus and Mount Terror. The formerly known as the Victoria Barrier was renamed the Ross Barrier in his honor. In 1842 he explored the eastern side of James Ross Island and discovered and named the Snow Hill and Seymour Island. In 1847 he published his notes on the expedition under the title A Voyage of Discovery and Research to Southern and Antarctic Regions.