The Nautical Magazine and Naval Chronicle for 1841

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The Nautical Magazine, published monthly from 1832, covers subjects including navigation, oceanography, meteorology, exploration, trade, technology and maritime safety. The 1841 volume contains reports from China, the Beagle survey in Western Australia, and from James Ross, who enthusiastically describes his discovery of a 'magnificent volcano', Mount Erebus, in Antarctica.