JAMES CLARK ROSS Synonyms

• an extremely cold continent at the south pole almost entirely below the Antarctic Circle; covered by an ice cap up to 13,000 feet deep

• a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow

• the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole

• extremely cold

• of or relating to the Arctic

• an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

• the naval officer in command of a military ship

• a policeman in charge of a precinct

• an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship

• the leader of a group of people

• the pilot in charge of an airship

• a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers

• be the captain of a sports team

• a commercial browser developed by Microsoft

• someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)

• a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences

• an officer in the navy

• British explorer of the Arctic and Antarctic; located the north magnetic pole in 1831; discovered the Ross Sea in Antarctica; nephew of Sir John Ross (1800-1862)

• Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)

• British explorer of the Arctic and Antarctic; located the north magnetic pole in 1831; discovered the Ross Sea in Antarctica; nephew of Sir John Ross (1800-1862)

• British physician who discovered that mosquitos transmit malaria (1857-1932)

• a politician in Wyoming who was the first woman governor in the United States (1876-1977)

• American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836)