page_title: Thomas Abernethy (explorer)
hierarchical_section_title: Thomas Abernethy (explorer)
caption_attribution_description: English: Image from Huish's 1835 book entitled Com'r Ross Planting the British Standard on the True Position of the Magnetic Pole In 1831, as part of an expedition led by John Ross, a party led by James Clark Ross was the first to reach the North Magnetic Pole. Illustration in 1835 book by Robert Huish, facing page 589 https://archive.org/stream/lastvoyagecapts00unkngoog#page/n612/mode/2up.
context_page_description: Thomas Abernethy was a Scottish seafarer, gunner in the Royal Navy, and polar explorer. Because he was neither an officer nor a gentleman, he was little mentioned in the books written by the leaders of the expeditions he went on, but was praised in what was written. In 1857, he was awarded the Arctic Medal for his service as an able seaman on the 1824–25 voyage of HMS Hecla, the first of his five expeditions for which participants were eligible for the award. He was in parties that, for their time, reached the furthest north, the furthest south, and the nearest to the South Magnetic Pole. In 1831, along with James Clark Ross's team of six, Abernethy was in the first party ever to reach the North Magnetic Pole.
context_section_description: Thomas Abernethy (1803 – 13 April 1860) was a Scottish seafarer, gunner in the Royal Navy, and polar explorer. Because he was neither an officer nor a gentleman, he was little mentioned in the books written by the leaders of the expeditions he went on, but was praised in what was written. In 1857, he was awarded the Arctic Medal for his service as an able seaman on the 1824–25 voyage of HMS Hecla, the first of his five expeditions for which participants were eligible for the award. He was in parties that, for their time, reached the furthest north, the furthest south (twice), and the nearest to the South Magnetic Pole. In 1831, along with James Clark Ross's team of six, Abernethy was in the first party ever to reach the North Magnetic Pole.
caption: Illustration from 1835 depicting Abernethy's party at the North Magnetic Pole
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