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Nathaniel Palmer (1799 - 1877) was a sailor in the United States Navy. He was born in Stonington, Connecticut.
On November 17, 1820, while searching for new seal rookeries, young "Captain Nat" became the first American to see Antarctica (the Palmer Peninsula and Palmer Station were later named after him.)
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