58 years old It is my understanding he was 21 or 22 years old. He was born in 1799 and set foot on Antarctica in late 1820.
The first confirmed sighting of Antarctica can be narrowed down to the crews of ships captained by three individuals. According to various organizations, ships captained by three men sighted Antarctica or its ice shelf in 1820: von Bellingshausen (a captain in the Imperial Russian Navy), Edward Bransfield (a captain in the Royal Navy), and Nathaniel Palmer (a sealer out of Stonington, Connecticut).
Yes Captain Palmer had nine siblings, one died very young
Nathaniel Palmer was born on 1799-08-08.
Nathaniel Palmer died on 1877-06-21.
Capt. Nathaniel B. Palmer House was created in 1852.
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Emilio Palmer is the first person born at Antarctica continent in the year 1978
Palmer Land is claimed by Great Britain, Argentina and Chile.
Many things have happened in history on November 18th. US Navy Capt Nathaniel B Palmer discovered Antarctica in 1820. In 1918, Latvia declared independence from Russia. In 1963, the push button telephone was introduced by Bell Telephone.
Palmer Peninsula