Jason (ship)

"Jason" was a Norwegian whaling vessel laid down in Rødsverven, Norway in 1881. The ship, financed by Christen Christensen, an entrepreneur from Sandefjord, Norway, was noted for its participation in a 1892-1893 Antarctic expedition led by Carl Anton Larsen.ref|Halfangst Additionally, the vessel was noted for reaching 68°10'S, setting a new record for distance traveled south. The ship's first mate during the expedition was Søren Andersen, also of Sandefjord.

The "Jason" was sold to an Italian company in 1899 and renamed "Stella Polaris".ref|Halfangst

Geographical locations named after the "Jason"

*Jason Harbour coord|54|12|S|36|35|W South Georgia
*Jason Island coord|54|11|S|36|29.5|W South Georgia
*Jason Peak coord|54|11.5|S|36|37|WSouth Georgia
*Jason Peninsula

Antarctic discoveries during "Jason's" 1892-1893 voyageref|Locales

*Cape Framnes
*Christensen Island: 65°5'S, 58°40'W
*Foyn's Land
*Larsen Ice Shelf
*Mount Jason: 65°44'S, 60°45'W
*Norway Sound (Norske Sund)
*Robertson Island: 65°10′S 59°37′W
*Seal Islands (Sel Øerne)
*Veier Head (Reclassified from Veierø, or Weather Island): 66°26'S, 60°45'W

References

# [http://www.hvalfangstmuseet.no/default.asp?cat=20&id=30 Hvalfangstmuseet]
# Larsen, C.A. "The Voyage of the "Jason" to the Antarctic Regions." "The Geographical Journal", Vol. 4, No. 4. (Oct., 1894), pp. 333-344.