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Sir John Ross   /sər dʒɑn rɑs/   Listen
Sir John Ross

noun
1.
Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856).  Synonyms: John Ross, Ross.





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"Sir John Ross" Quotes from Famous Books



... Sir John Ross speaks highly of his interpreter as an artist; Beechy says that the knowledge of the coast obtained by him from Innuit maps was of the greatest value, while Hall and others show their geographical knowledge to be as perfect as that possible of attainment by civilized men unaided by instruments. ...
— The First Landing on Wrangel Island - With Some Remarks on the Northern Inhabitants • Irving C. Rosse


Words linked to "Sir John Ross" :   adventurer, explorer, Ross


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