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