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What position did Mikhail Lazarev hold in the 1819-1821 expedition?

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Second-in-command and the captain of the sloop Mirny
Third-in-command
Cabin boy

Answer

Mikhail Lazarev was second-in-command of the Russian expedition to the Antarctic in 1819-1821. He was also the captain of the sloop Mirny, one of two ships that set out from Kronstadt on 28 July 1819. The expedition was led by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, who was the first European to sight Antarctica.