James Weddell (Ostend, August 24, 1787 – September 9, 1834) was a British sailor, navigator and seal hunter who in the early Spring of 1823 sailed to latitude of 74°15' S (a record 7.69 degrees or 532 statute miles south of the Antarctic Circle) and into a region of the Southern Ocean that later became known as the Weddell Sea.
Read more about James Weddell: Early Life, Voyages To The Antarctic, Later Life, Commemorations
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