Antarctica Timeline

Period: Jan 1, 1773 to Dec 31, 1773

1773

Captain James Cook crosses the Antarctic circle.
Period: Jan 1, 1823 to Dec 31, 1823

1823

Brittish Whaler James Weddell discovers the sea named after him and reaches the most southerly point of that time.
Period: Jan 1, 1841 to Dec 31, 1841

1841

Sir James Clark Ross discovers the Ross sea,Ross Isalnd,Mt Erebus and the Ross Ice Shelf.
Period: Jan 1, 1894 to Dec 31, 1894

1894

Carstno Borchgrevink leads British expidition that landed men at at cape adare and built huts.This was the first time that anyone has winterd on the Atarctica landmass
Period: Jan 1, 1902 to Dec 31, 1902

1902

Captain Scott leads his first expedition to the South Pole with Ernest Shackleton and Edward Wilson. They were forced to turn back two months later having reached 82 Degrees south, suffering from snow blindness and scurvy.
Period: Jan 1, 1908 to Dec 31, 1908

1908

Ernest Shackelton leads an expedition to within 156 km of the south pole but turns back after his supplies are exausted.
Period: Jan 1, 1911 to Dec 31, 1911

1911

Roald Admudson leads an expitdition to the South Pole for the first time.
Period: Jan 1, 1912 to Dec 31, 1912

1912

Captain Robert Falcon Scott reaches the South Pole to discover he was beaten and dies on the way back.

1773