19th-century American naval explorer and seal hunter
Nathaniel Brown Palmer
Born
(1799-08-08)August 8, 1799
Stonington, Connecticut
Died
June 21, 1877(1877-06-21) (aged 77)
Monuments
Capt. Nathaniel B. Palmer House, Palmer Station, Palmer Land, Palmer Archipelago, N.B. Palmer (clipper), Nathaniel B. Palmer (icebreaker)
Nationality
American
Other names
"Captain Nat"
Occupation(s)
Sealing captain, explorer, sailing captain, and ship designer
Known for
22-year-old "Captain Nat" and his men were the first Americans to discover the Antarctic Peninsula. Later, he was active in the design of the first clipper ships.
Nathaniel Brown Palmer (August 8, 1799 – June 21, 1877) was an American seal hunter, explorer, sailing captain, and ship designer. He gave his name to Palmer Land, Antarctica, which he explored in 1820 on his sloop Hero. He was born in Stonington, Connecticut, and was a descendant of Walter Palmer, one of the town's founders.[1]
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Howgego, Raymond (2004). Encyclopedia of Exploration (Part 2: 1800 to 1850). Potts Point, NSW, Australia: Hordern House.
Nathaniel Brown Palmer (August 8, 1799 – June 21, 1877) was an American seal hunter, explorer, sailing captain, and ship designer. He gave his name to...
the second son, NathanielPalmer Johnson (1765–1850), became the Rector of Aston in Derbyshire and never married. After NathanielPalmer Johnson's death...
station is named for Nathaniel B. Palmer, usually recognized as the first American to see Antarctica. The maximum population that Palmer Station can accommodate...
account of the numbers of birds. Ten months later an American sealer, NathanielPalmer, became the first to sight Antarctica on 17 November 1820. The first...
in the sloop Dove and Captain NathanielPalmer, an American sealer in the sloop James Monroe. Named for Captain Palmer. This article incorporates public...
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brig Hersilia, commanded by Captain James Sheffield (with second mate NathanielPalmer), the first US sealer in the South Shetlands. The first wintering over...
Bellingshausen, recorded seeing an ice shelf on 27 January. The American sealer NathanielPalmer, whose sealing ship was in the region at this time, may also have been...
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Garwood Palmer died at the age of 73, the business transferred into the hands of NathanielPalmer's sons and the business became known as Palmer Brothers...
Francis Noel Palmer (1887-18 January 1961) was a British politician. He was the son of NathanielPalmer of Yarmouth. In 1906 he joined the Labour Party...
line. This is the base of Cetus Hill. This feature is named after NathanielPalmer, an American sealer who explored the Antarctic Peninsula area southward...
Nautilus, research vessel operated by Robert Ballard Palmer Rupes -26.3 106.6 Nathaniel B. Palmer, American icebreaker and Antarctic research vessel operated...
discovered the archipelago in 1898. He named it Archipelago Palmer for American Captain NathanielPalmer, who navigated these waters in 1820. Both Argentina and...
year after the peninsula's discovery by Bransfield, American explorer NathanielPalmer and his crew become the first to land on the peninsula. Trinity Peninsula...
Guy G. Guthridge. "Nathaniel Brown Palmer". NASA. Archived from the original on 2 February 2006. Retrieved 14 November 2007. Palmer Station. ucsd.edu Erki...
Bellingshausen, Edward Bransfield, and NathanielPalmer simultaneously discovered Antarctica. Bellingshausen met Palmer on the South Shetland Islands and even...
the Royal Society. It was bequeathed to Oxford University by Colonel NathanielPalmer (c. 1661–1718), and today is in the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford. There...
Nathaniel Brown may refer to: Nathaniel Brown Palmer (1799-1877), American explorer, sailing captain, and ship designer Nathaniel Brown (actor) (born...
Orkney Islands. It was discovered by Captain George Powell and Captain NathanielPalmer on the occasion of their joint cruise in December 1821. The name first...
Deception and Livingston, Bellingshausen met with American sealer NathanielPalmer, yet another pioneer of Antarctic exploration who is alleged to have...
Masters, Palmer's caddie was Nathaniel "Iron Man" Avery; at the time, Augusta National required all golfers to use the club's own caddies. Palmer won the...
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