A drawing made by Arctic explorer John Ross in 1818, showing the roseate coloring of Arctic ice. This phenomenon is caused by a unicellular plant, Chlamydomonas nivalis, which flowers only in cold damp climates. At the time, Ross sent sailors ashore to de
A drawing made by Arctic explorer John Ross in 1818, showing the roseate coloring of Arctic ice. This phenomenon is caused by a unicellular plant, Chlamydomonas nivalis, which flowers only in cold damp climates. At the time, Ross sent sailors ashore to determine the cause of the pinkish tint, but they were unable to solve the mystery. Sir John Ross (1777-1856) was a Scottish rear admiral and the leader of two important Arctic expeditions. In 1818, he explored the western coast of Greenland and the coast of Baffin Island in an attempt to navigate the Northwest Passage. From 1829 to 1833, his ship was locked in ice for four winters, and it was during this time that his nephew, James Clark Ross, who accompanied him on all his explorations, became, on 1 June, 1831, the first European to reach the North Magnetic Pole.
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