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Sir George Strong Nares KCB (* 24. April 1831 in Llansenseld, Wales; † 15. Januar 1915 in Surbiton, England) war ein britischer Seefahrer, Admiral und Polarforscher . Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Leben. 1.1 Britische Arktis-Expedition. 2 Ehrungen. 3 Veröffentlichungen. 4 Weblinks. 5 Einzelnachweise. Leben.
Vice-Admiral Sir George Strong Nares KCB FRS (24 April 1831 – 15 January 1915) was a Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer. He commanded the Challenger Expedition, and the British Arctic Expedition. He was highly thought of as a leader and scientific explorer.
The British Arctic Expedition of 1875–1876, led by Sir George Nares, was sent by the British Admiralty to attempt to reach the North Pole via Smith Sound on the west coast of Greenland.
15. Jan. 2016 · George Strong Nares, a British naval officer and explorer, died Jan. 15, 1915, at age 83. Nares was the commander of the Challenger expedition, 1872-76, the hugely successful scientific voyage that, through world-wide soundings and dredging, greatly enlarged our...
20. Juli 2020 · A crew was assembled, more than 200-strong and skippered by Captain George Nares, who in 1869 had been at the helm of the first vessel to pass through the newly opened Suez Canal. A team of six...
- Ben Lerwill
Captain George Nares was born 24 April 1831 in Monmouthshire, Wales. He started discovering the sea when he was just 17 as a midshipman to an Australian station. After, he took his lieutenant’s exam and went on a polar expedition in 1852 before commanding HMS Salamander in Australia from 1865.
Sir George Strong Nares KCB (* 24. April 1831 in Llansenseld, Wales; † 15. Januar 1915 in Surbiton, England) war ein britischer Seefahrer, Admiral und Polarforscher.
