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1st sighting
Fabian von Bellingshausen (a Russian Naval Officer), with companies aboard Vostok and Mirnyy, sighted the Antarctic continent at about 69•35°S [77•06gS] off Dronning Maud Land. -
john davis
john davis landed on antarctica -
james weddel
British whaler James Weddell discovered the sea named after him. He went on to reach the most southerly point at that time 74° 15' S -
Charles Wilkie proved that Antarctica is a continent
1838-1842, American Lieutenant Charles Davies led the US Exploring Expedition and discovered that Antarctica is very big and proved that it is a continent. Wilkes Land in the eatern part of the Antarctica is named after him. -
james ross
British naval officer James Clark Ross took two ships, the Erebus and the Terror, to within 80 miles of the coast until stopped by a massive ice barrier, it is now called the Ross Ice Shelf after him. He also discovered the active volcano which he named after his ship Erebus, -
Carl Anton Larsen the 1st person ski on Antarctica
In December 1893 Carl Larsen a Norwegian-British Antarctic explorer became the first person to ski in Antarctica on the Larsen Ice Shelf which was subsequently named after him. He is also considered the founder of the Antarctic whaling industry. -
first base
Dr William S. Bruce's Scottish National Antarctic Expedition established the first base camp on the Antarctic -
british
a british trip to the south pole -
scott
scott died on his way back from Antarctica -
antarctic treaty
12 countries signed the Antarctic treaty which regulates the international relations with regard to Antarctica. It is officially enter into force on 23/6/1962. -
captain cook
In January, Captain James Cook and his crew become the first men to cross the Antarctic Circle. -
baby
first baby born on Antarctica
