Historedia
Group or institution

HMS Erebus

Events
1
Episodes
1
Years
1843

Every event in Historedia whose sources name HMS Erebus, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. James Clark Ross discovers Snow Hill Island in the Antarctic

    1843

    Role: Expedition Ship

    1. 6 January 1843 · East coast of the Antarctic PeninsulaDiscovery of Snow Hill Island

      James Clark Ross discovered Snow Hill Island on 6 January 1843, naming it for its snow cover contrasting with nearby bare ground.

Sources

  1. Ross expedition Wikipedia, revision of 2026-01-10
  2. James Clark Ross Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-06