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American explorer Benjamin Morrell departed Antarctica after a voyage later plagued by claims of fraud.

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Benjamin Morrell

American explorer (1795 – c. 1839)

Benjamin Morrell was an American sea captain, explorer and trader who made a number of voyages, mainly to the Atlantic, the Southern Ocean and the Pacific Islands. In a ghost-written memoir, A Narrative of Four Voyages, which describes his sea-going life between 1823 and 1832,…
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Antarctica

Earth's southernmost continent

Antarctica is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean, it contains the geographic South Pole. Antarctica is the fifth-largest continent, being about 40% larger than Europe,…
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March 19

Day of the year

March 19 is the 78th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 287 days remain until the end of the year.
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