History of Antarctica

James cook

1733

James cook becomes the first person to navigate across the Antarctic circle

James Cook continued..........

1772

James Cook circumnavigated Antarctica crossing the Antarctic circle 4 times

Sailing

1830

Individual British French and American expeditions confirm the status of Antarctica as a continent after sailing around the continuos coastline

Time to Land

1853

Mercator cooper lands at East Antarctica

Adrien de Gerlache

1898

Adrien Gerlache and his crew get in one of Antarctica’s ice packs

Captain Robert

1901

Captain Robert falcon scott uk leads his first Antarctic expedition to try to reach the South Pole with Ernest Shackleton and Edward Wilson they ar for ed to turn back 2 months later having reached 82 degrees south suffering from snow blindness

Fly time

1928

Australian sir George Wilkins and American Carl Ben Jim an eielson ar the first to fly over Antarctica around the peninsula region

Caroline

1935

Caroline mikkelsen norway is the first woman to set foot albeit briefly on Antarctica