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==Geography and exploration== * January 28 – Russian explorer [[Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen]] discovers [[Alexander Island|Alexander I Land]] in Antarctica, later determined to be the world's second-largest uninhabited island. * December 6 – The [[South Orkney Islands]] are discovered by [[George Powell (sealer)|George Powell]] and [[Nathaniel Palmer]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Headland, Robert K.|title=Chronological list of Antarctic expeditions and related historical events|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=1989|isbn=978-0-521-30903-5|oclc=185311468}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/556316/South-Orkney-Islands|title=South Orkney Islands | Location & Facts}}</ref> * December 15 – The world's first geographical society, the [[Société de géographie]], is established in Paris. * [[William Parry (explorer)|William Parry]] starts his second voyage to find the [[Northwest Passage]].
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