Historedia
Person

Mikhail Petrovich Lazarev

Events
1
Episodes
1
Years
1820

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Mikhail Petrovich Lazarev, 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. Bellingshausen and Lazarev sight the Antarctic ice sheet

    1820

    Role: Deputy Commander

    1. 27 January 1820 · AntarcticaSighting of the Antarctic Ice Sheet

      Bellingshausen and Lazarev sighted the Antarctic mainland on 27 January 1820, disproving Cook's contention that land could not be found in the southern ice-fields.

Sources

  1. First Russian Antarctic Expedition Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-08
  2. Mikhail Lazarev Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-16