Exploration
- January 27 - The active volcano Mount Erebus in Antarctica is discovered and named by James Clark Ross.
- January 28 - Ross discovers the "Victoria Barrier", later known as the Ross Ice Shelf.
- Ross additionally discovers the Ross Sea, Victoria Land and Mount Terror.
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