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Captain James Cook and his crew became the first men to cross the antarctic circle.
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Englishman William Smith discoverd the first land south of the parallel 60 degrese south latitude.
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Jhon Davis became arguably the first person to land on the contient.
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Jhon Weddell went the furthest into Antarctica, which is why the Weddell Sea bears his name
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Scott and Shackleton and three orther exploers attemped to walk to the soth pole and they were unsuccesful.
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A British to the south pole was led by Scott and he got there second.
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Scott died on his way back to the ship
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On December 8 Shackleton's crew reaches the Weddell Sea.