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It Exits
Captain James cook Discovered it was a Continent was there while also circumnavigated Antarctica. -
2nd Sighting
Captain Thaddeus Bellingshausen a Russian naval officer circumnavigates Antarctic, first to cross the Antarctic circle since Captain Cook. -
Camping on Antarctica for the first time
In the winter of 1821, the first Man plus 10 other crew members spent a whole winter in Antarctica. They stayed on King George Island -part of the South Shetlands group, north of the Antarctic Peninsula. The ship had been driven offshore and did not return to pick them up again. They were rescued the following summer. -
Ernest Shackleton's first expedition
Ernest Shackleton leads an expedition to within 156km of the South Pole, turns back after they ran out of supplies. -
Douglas Mawson
Douglas Mawson is the first person on the magnetic pole -
5 man Expedition
Norwegian Roald Amundsen leads a five man expedition that reaches the South Pole for the first time. -
Robert Falcon Scott's expedition
Scott reached the pole after a long hard journey finding out that he had beaten by Amundsen. they ran out of food and supplies they died and where found a couple years later. -
First Flight
Richerd.e.Bryd was the first person to ever fly over Antarctica -
largest expedition ever
US sends the largest ever expedition of over 4700 men, 13 ships and 23 airplanes to Antarctica. Most of the coast is photographed for map making. -
CLAIMS
Antarctic treaty is being discussed. An agreement initially amongst twelve nations to use Antarctica for peaceful purposes only and suspend territorial claims, by 2019 there are 54 signatories.
