26 Mar 2015

Antarctic Anniversary - Phillipa Ross

From Afternoons, 2:10 pm on 26 March 2015

James Clark Ross by John R WildmanFebruary 2016 will mark the 175th anniversary of the discovery of the Ross Sea and Ross Ice Shelf. Preparations to mark the discovery are already underway. Philippa Ross, the great-great-great-granddaughter of explorer Sir James Clarke Ross, is planning to follow the path set 175 years ago.

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