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1772-1775
Captain Cook crossed the antarctic circle. -
William Smith, and James Bransfield
William Smith, and James Bransfield discovered the south shetland islands. -
sealer james weddell
sealer james weddell found the weddell sea by going even further south. -
John Biscoe
another British sealer john biscoe circumnavigated Antarctica int he tula. -
Dumont D'Urville
Dumont D'Urville in a french naval ship called astrolabe discovered Adelie Land. -
sir james clark ross
sir james clark ross discovered the ross sea and the ross ice shelf. -
Australian Antarctic exploration commitee
The Australian Antarctic exploration commitee was formed. -
Douglas Mawson
Douglas Mawson established bases at commonwealth bay and the shackleton ice shelf. -
The race
Robert Falcon Scott and Roald Amundsen had a race to the south pole. -
Ernest shackleton
Ernest shackleton decided to try to cross Antarctica. -
The death of Roald Amundsen
Roald Amundsen died in a plane crash while he was trying to save his friends. -
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Antarctic treaty
The Antarctic treaty was made and signed
