Back إدوارد برانزفيلد Arabic Эдвард Брансфілд Byelorussian Едуард Брансфийлд Bulgarian Edward Bransfield Catalan Edward Bransfield German Edward Bransfield Esperanto Edward Bransfield Spanish Edward Bransfield French אדוארד ברנספילד HE Edward Bransfield ID
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Edward Bransfield | |
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| Born | c. 1785 Ballinacurra, County Cork, Kingdom of Ireland |
| Died | 31 October 1852 (aged 66–67) Brighton, England |
| Service/ |  Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1803–1820 |
| Rank | Master |
| Battles/wars | Bombardment of Algiers |
Edward Bransfield (c. 1785 – 31 October 1852) was an Irish sailor who became an officer in the British Royal Navy, serving as a master on several ships, after being impressed into service in Ireland at the age of 18. He is noted for his participation in several explorations of parts of Antarctica, including a sighting of the Trinity Peninsula in January 1820.[1]
- ^ Hanessian, John (1963). Antarctica. New Zealand: Antarctica. p. 23.
It was in this period that Edward Bransfield surveyed the South Shetlands in 1819–20 and may have been the first to sight the Antarctic Continent