Nathaniel Palmer
Nathaniel Brown Palmer (born August 8, 1799 in Stonington , Connecticut , † June 21, 1877 in San Francisco ) was an American sailor who traveled on behalf of the United States Navy .
life and work
Nathaniel Palmer was among the first people to ever see Antarctica ; he was definitely the first American among them. He was first able to see the continent on November 17, 1820 when he was looking for new hunting grounds for seal hunts in the southern seas. His ship Hero sailed under the command of Benjamin Pendleton . In 1821 he was involved in the discovery of the South Orkney Islands .
The Palmerland region on the Antarctic Peninsula , the Palmer Archipelago , the Palmer Station and the icebreaker RV Nathaniel B. Palmer are named after him . The house built by Palmer in his birthplace in 1852, the Captain Nathaniel B. Palmer House , is now a museum about Palmer's career.
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| SURNAME | Palmer, Nathaniel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Palmer, Nathaniel Brown (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American sailor who traveled on behalf of the United States Navy |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 8, 1799 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stonington , Connecticut |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 21, 1877 |
| Place of death | San Francisco , California |