Antarctica Explorers

By slee.43

  • James Cook Reaches Antarctica

    Captain James Cook reaches the Antarctic circle and travels around it.

  • Captain Thaddeus Bellingshausen made the first sighting of the continent

    Captain Thaddeus Bellingshausen a Russian naval officer in the Vostok was the first to reach antarctica since Cook. Then in 1820 he was made the first sighting of the continent

  • Captain John Davis was the first to land on Antarctica

    In 1821 Feburary 7th an American sealer Captain John Davis was the first to land on Antarctica.

  • Antarctica becomes a continent

    British, French and American expeditions announce Antarctica as a ontinent after sailing around it.

  • Adrien De Gerlache trapped in ice

    Adrien De Gerlache and the "Belgica" crew got trapped in pack ice just off of the Antarctic Peninsula.

  • Captain Scott's expiditon to the south pole

    Captain Scott leads his first Antarctic expedition to try and reach the south pole with Ernest Shackleton and Edward Wilson

  • Enest Shackleton's expedition fails and has to turn back

    in 1907-1909 Ernest Shackleton leads an expedition to the South pole but has to trn back due the the supplies are exhausted.

  • First Australian to reach Antarctica

    Australian Douglas Mawson reaches the south magnetic pole.

  • First to fly over Antarctica and the peninsula

    Australian Sir George Wilkins and American Carl Benjeman Eilson are first to fly around Antarctica and the peninsula

  • Caroline Mikkleson becomes the first woman to set foot on Antarctica

    Caroline Mikkleson becomes the first woman to come to Antarctica accompanies her husband, a whaling captain.

  • Operation Highjump

    US sends over the largest expedition of over 4700 men, 13 ships and 23 airplanes to Antarctica most of the coastline is photographed for maps and merchandise,

  • Antarctic Treaty is signed