Episode 2 of 3
Bransfield Sights Trinity Peninsula
- When
- 30 January 1820
- Where
- Trinity Peninsula
Bransfield sighted the Trinity Peninsula on 30 January 1820, three days after Bellingshausen.
Bransfield sighted Trinity Peninsula, the northernmost point of the Antarctic mainland, on 30 January 1820. This occurred three days after Bellingshausen's sighting of an ice shelf, though some sources debate whether Bellingshausen saw land or ice.
Sources
- Edward Bransfield Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-09
- Antarctica Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-29
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