# Kreutzenstern — The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket character guide

> Kreutzenstern in The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket by Edgar Allan Poe.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Captains Kreutzenstern

**First appearance:** 0026-xxv

## Who they are

Historical explorer mentioned in the notes on Antarctic geography.

## In the story

### [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_narrative_of_arthur_gordon_pym_of_nantucket_se/chapters/xvi)

Mentioned for his 1803 Russian circumnavigation attempt, which reached only 59°58' south.

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