[DOC] [TLE] Antarctic Explorers: Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen [PAR] After the death of James Cook in 1779, the European nations realized little ... In 
1819 Czar Alexander I of Russia authorized an expedition to the south ... The 
following day his log indicates sailing to within 20 miles of the Antarctic ... The 
next day the land turned out to be an island which Bellingshausen named Peter I 
Island. [DOC] [TLE] Captain Fabian Gottlieb Von Bellingshausen, 1819-1821 ... - JStor [PAR] plorers. They gained for Russia the honour of having discovered ... Baron Fabian 
Gottlieb von Bellingshausen was captain of the. Vostok ... some sailing crafts. ... 
I8I9, and Bellingshausen was instructed by Alexander I. to push ... group of three 
islands was given the name Traversey Islands, in .... It was called Peter I. Island,. [DOC] [TLE] Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen - Wikipedia [PAR] Fabian Gottlieb Thaddeus von Bellingshausen a Russian officer of Baltic German 
descent in ... The expedition discovered and named Peter I Island, Zavodovski, 
Leskov and Visokoi Islands, the Antarctic Peninsula and Alexander Island (
Alexander Coast), and made other discoveries in the tropical waters of the Pacific
. [DOC] [TLE] Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen | Russian explorer | Britannica ... [PAR] 22, 1821) and Alexander I (January 29) islands in the South Sandwich Island 
group. ... A great many nations, large and small, played important roles in the 
discovery and ... The Russian expedition leader Fabian Gottlieb von 
Bellingshausen, the ... The Bellingshausen Sea, an area of the Antarctic waters, 
was named for him. [DOC] [TLE] Full text of "Captain Fabian Gottlieb Von Bellingshausen, 1819-1821 ... [PAR] The Discovery of Alexander I., Peter I., and Other Islands" ... Sailing around 36 
Captain Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen. ... To this group of three islands was 
given the name Traversey Islands, in honor of the Russian Minister of Marine. .... 
Though eager to make a closer exami- nation of the land, it was found that the... [DOC] [TLE] Thaddeus von Bellingshausen, Antarctic Explorer - Antarctic Guide [PAR] Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen ... But in May 1819 the Russian explorer 
Thaddeus Thaddevitch von Bellingshausen took command of an expedition to 
Antarctica. ... Few visitors realize the historical significance of the name of the 
stretch of the ... He then followed Cook's route to the South Sandwich Islands and
, in better... [DOC] [TLE] Exploration - Students on Ice [PAR] In an attempt to reach the south pole, Shackleton discovered Beardmore Glacier 
... Sailing down the coast of South America he discovered the narrow straight ... 
1820: In January, Russian Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen becomes the first 
... to the Antarctic waters and discovers Peter I Island and the Alexander Islands. [DOC] [TLE] Antarctica - Encyclopedia of the Nations [PAR] It is named for Russian explorer Fabian von Bellingshausen, the first person to 
sail ... His expedition also gave names to Queen Maud Land and Peter I Island. ... 
Antarctica's largest island, Alexander Island (43,200 square kilometers/16,700 
square ... The discovery of the geographic South Pole is a story of one of the most
... [DOC] [TLE] Antarctica as a Space Exploration Analogue [PAR] From first discovery to routine access and a permanent base was some 200 
years. ... Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen ... discovers Peter I Island, and .... 
the narrow straight passing through to the Pacific Ocean which today bears his 
name. ... to the Antarctic waters and discovers Peter I Island and the Alexander 
Islands. [DOC] [TLE] Future of Antarctica: CQR [PAR] Jun 25, 1982 ... The two nations have feuded bitterly over the islands ever since; the Vatican .... 
Magellan took that land for the southern continent, and named it ... At about this 
time German navigator Fabian von Bellingshausen, working for the Russian Czar 
Alexander I, circumnavigated the Antarctic, sighted Peter I Island... [DOC] [TLE] granola Archives - BOOK OF DAYS TALES [PAR] ... on the desert world of Kakrafoon; use it to sail a miniraft down the slow heavy 
River Moth; .... Fabian Gottlieb Thaddeus von Bellingshausen (1778  1852) was 
an officer in the ... The expedition discovered and named Peter I Island,

Question: Fabian von Bellingshausen, sailing for this nation, discovered & named Peter I & Alexander I Islands
Answer: Russia