Antarctica Explorations

Captain James Cook

Jan 1, 1773

Captain Cook and his crew became the first men to cross the Antarctic circle.

Fabian Gottlieb Von Bellingshausen

Jan 1, 1820

Fabian Gottlieb Von Bellingshausen became the first person to spot land on Antarctica!

John Weddell

Jan 1, 1823

John Weddell went the fartherest south into the Antarctic, which is why the Weddel Sea bears its name.

Adrien de Gerlache

Jan 1, 1898

Adrien de Gerlache and his crew became the first to survive an Antarctic winter. Brrrr!!!!

Scott and Sheckleton

Jan 1, 1901

Scott and Shackleton and three other men attemted to walk to the South Pole and were unsuccsessful to reach the pole.

Amundsen

Jul 12, 1911

Race to the South Pole!!!
The First succesful trip led by Amundsen

Scott

Jul 12, 1911

Scott, led a trip to the South Pole. He got there second because Amundsen beat him there. All five died, Evans had frost bite and cut one of his fingers and Oats had a sore foot and said:
" I'll just going outside, you won't see me for a while" but no one saw him ever again...
The other three, Scott, Wilson and Bowers were stuck inside thier tent all winter and got burried in by a blizzard and got frozen. inside.

Endurance

Dec 5, 1914

On December 5th, the "Endurance" leaves the icy island, South Georgia, and reaches the Antartica Pennisula.

28 Men

Oct 30, 1915

30th Oct - 1st Nov
A walk across the ice to the distant land begins.
the 28 men walk for less than 2 miles, then they set up an Ocean Campon a drifting ice!!!!

The Stratosphere

Jul 12, 1980

Some scientists found out about the ozone layer in the stratoshere that was being polluted.