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Entry Type	Person
Surname	Ross
Forenames	John
Pre Title	Sir
Epithet	naval officer and Arctic explorer
Dates	1777-1856
Gender Identity	Male
History	He undertook a number of expeditions to the Arctic, starting in 1818 on the Isabella in search of the North West Passage, discovering the Magnetic North Pole on the Victory, 1829-1833, and searching for Sir John Franklin's expedition on the Felix, 1850-1851.
Source	Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online
Authorised Form of Name	Ross; Sir; John (1777-1856); naval officer and Arctic explorer

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