Episode 3 of 3
Palmer Sights Antarctic Peninsula
- When
- 17 November 1820
- Where
- Antarctic Peninsula
Palmer discovered the Antarctic Peninsula on 17 November 1820, becoming the first American to sight the continent.
Searching for seal rookeries south of Cape Horn, Palmer and his men discovered the Antarctic Peninsula. This sighting occurred ten months after Bellingshausen's ice shelf sighting and three days after Bransfield's land sighting, establishing Palmer as the first American to see Antarctica.
Sources
- Nathaniel Palmer Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-19
- Antarctica Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-29
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