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The First expedition
Captain James Cook was born on the 7 of November 1728 arrived/discovered antarctica on the 17th of July 1772 and he returned home in 1775. He curcumnavigated Antarctica in a ship called the Resolution -
William Smith, and James Bransfield
William Smith, and James Bransfield discovered the South Shetland Islands. -
More expeditions
More expeditions came, they where British, French, American, and Russian explorers. They came mainly for whaling. The whaling ended in 1990 -
Sealer James Wenddell
Sealer James Wenddell from Britain discovered the Wendell Sea by heading even further south. -
Brittish Sealer John Biscoe
John Biscoe curcumnavigated Antarctica in the Tula on the 1st of January 1832 -
Dummont D'urville
Dummont D'urville sailed a french ship called the Astrolabe and discovered Adelie Land -
Sir James Clark Ross
Sir James Clark Ross (sailed 2 ships, one called Terror and one called Erebus) discovered the Ross Sea and the Ross ice shelf. -
The commitee is formed
The Australian Antarctic Exploration Commitee is formed -
Roald Amunsen dies
Roald Amunsen died on the 1st of January 1886 -
Australian Exploration
Henryk Bulk and scientist Louis Bernacchi are the first to set foot on Antarctica -
Roald Amundsen
Roald Amundsen comes south in his ship called the Fram to reach the south pole first. -
Scott returns
Scott returns to Antarctica and reaches the South Pole only weeks after Amundsen. -
Douglas Mawson
Douglas Mawson leads an expedition to Antarctica
