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Whaling and sealing
Whaling of humpback whales and fur seals. -
Ernest Shackleton visited Antarctica
1907 Ernest Shackleton visited Antarctica with John King Davis and Douglas Mawson and they were the first to visit the south magnetic pole and to climb mount Erebus . -
Douglas mawson visits and maps coast.
Douglas Mawson visits again
and maps 3000 new km of the
coast . -
Ernest Shackleton explores and Frank Hurley is made famous by photos
1914 Ernest Shackleton takes another trip and employs John King Davis as the captain and Frank Hurley as the photographer. The photos of Antarctica make him world famous. -
Mawson maps the coast of Australian territory
1929 Mawson uses this new technology to map the coastline for the new Australian Antarctic territory. -
George Wilkins explores by air.
1928 Australian pilot George
Wilkins is the first to explore
antarctica by aircraft.