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Captain Cook
Captain Cook and his crew became the first men to cross the Antarctic Circle. -
Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen
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John Davis
John Davis became arguably the first person to land on the continent. -
John Weddell
John Weddell went the farthest south into the Antarctic which is why the Weddell Sea bears his name. -
Sir James Clark Ross
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Carsten Borchgrevink
Carsten Borchgrevink found lichen, the first sign of plant life. -
Adrien de Gerlache
Adrien de Gerlache and his crew became the first to survive an Antarctic winter. -
The race
Race to the South Pole! Amundsen was first. -
A tragic loss
Scott, Oates, Bowers, Wilson and Evans died on the way back to the ship. -
Shackleton's Crew
Shackleton's crew reaches the Weddell Sea
