this guy went there first
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Morrell
>"Wasp and Henry sailed from New York on June 21, 1822, and remained together as far as the Falkland Islands. They then separated, Wasp travelling east in search of sealing grounds. Morrell's account of the next few months of the voyage, in Antarctic and subantarctic waters, is controversial. His claims of distances, latitudes and discoveries have been challenged as inaccurate or impossible, giving substance to his reputation among his contemporaries for untruth, and leading to much criticism by later writers.[8]
what exactly did he find there?
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could be related to this CIA dude
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Morell
or this california politician
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Morrell
(i figure morell is a very rare name so its not unlikely they are related)