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Sighting of South Georgia.
1675: In April, Antonio de la Roché is blown south of Cape Horn and experiences the first sighting of South Georgia. Unone date. -
Antarctic circle crossed
Captain cook was the first to cross the Antarctic circle in 1773. -
Antarctic continent seen.
Fabian Gottlieb was the first person to see Antarctic continent in 1820. -
Balleny Islands discoverd.
John Balleny discovers the Balleny Islands. There is an unone date for this event. -
Scott's first Antarctic expedition.
Captain Scott leads his first Antarctic expedition to try to reach the South Pole, with Ernest Shackleton and Edward Wilson. They are forced to turn back two months later having reached 82 degrees south, suffering from snow blindness and scurvy. Unone date. -
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Ernest Shackleton leads expedition to south pole.
Ernest Shackleton leads expedition to south pole, but turns back after supplies are low. -
Amudsen leads a five man expedition to the pole.
Roald Amundsen leads a five man expedition that reaches the South Pole for the first time. -
Scott reaches pole unhappy at sighting.
Captain Robert Falcon Scott reaches the South Pole to discover he has been beaten by Amundsen. -
Whaling begins in the Ross sea.
The beginning of large-scale factory ship whaling in the Ross Sea. Unone starting date. -
First to fly over Antarctica.
Australian Sir George Wilkins and American Carl Benjamin Eielson are the first to fly over Antarctica. Unone date. -
US sends the largest ever expedition to Antarctica.
There were over 4700 men, 13 ships and 23 airplanes that were sent to Antarctica. -
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International Geophysical Year
12 nations establish over 60 stations in Antarctica. -
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International Polar Year
Researchers get the opportunity to work in Antarctica. Unone date.
