Antarctica's Significant Events By annabelwolfe Jan 17, 1773 Captain James Cook and his crew were the first to cross the Antarctic circle Mar 25, 1820 Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen became the first person to spot land on the continent. Mar 18, 1821 John Davis became arguably the first man to land on the continent Mar 25, 1823 The Weddell Sea was named when John Weddell went the furthest South of Antarctica Mar 25, 1841 Sir James Clark Ross searched for the Magnetic South Pole Mar 25, 1868 Antarctic explorer Robert Falcolm Scott was born Jul 6, 1872 Antarctic explorer Roald Amundsen was born Feb 17, 1874 Antarctic explorer Ernest Henry Shackleton was born Mar 25, 1902 Robert, Ernest and three other many were unsuccessful in being the first to reach the South Pole Mar 25, 1911 The race to the South Pole! - Roald Amundsen won Mar 25, 1912 Robert died on his way back. Aug 8, 1914 Ernest and his crew sailed from England to Antarctica, just before World War I starts. Dec 5, 1914 The Endurance left the icy island, South Georgia, and reached the Antarctic Penninsula. Mar 25, 1915 The Endurance was frozen in the ice on the edge of Weddell sea. Oct 27, 1915 The Endurance got crushed by the ice and they abandoned their ship. Oct 30, 1915 The 28 men walk for less than 2 miles, then they set up an Ocean Camp on the drifting ice. Nov 21, 1915 The Enduance sank. Mar 25, 1916 Ernest Shackleton leads a rescue effort to South Georgia Island to get help for his men. Mar 25, 1917 Ernest returns home in England Jan 5, 1922 Ernest Shackleton died on South Georgia Island, at age 47, going back to Antarctica to visit. Mar 25, 1928 Roald Amundsen died Mar 25, 1961 The Antarctic Treaty was signed by many nations Mar 25, 1980 Scientists found out that the ozone layer in the stratosphere was being polluted. Mar 25, 1997 Small holes formed in the ozone layer over Antarctica. Dec 8, 2014 Ernest's crew reached the Weddell sea.
