First Russian Antarctic Expedition
Event
The First Russian Antarctic Expedition took place in 1819–1821 under the direction of Fabian Bellingshausen and Mikhail Lazarev. The expedition aimed to reach the Southern Ocean in order to prove or disprove the existence of a suspected seventh... Wikipedia
Dates: Jul 16, 1819 – Aug 5, 1821
Location: Antarctica, Antarctic Circle, Kronstadt, and more