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Captain James cook born
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Captain James Cook travelled south, crossing the Antarctic Circle in January 1773.
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Captain James cook died
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James Weddell is born
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Ross James Clark and his uncle, Sir John Ross, located the north magnetic pole on Boothia Peninsula (in northern Canada, north of King William Island) on May 31, - June 1, 1831.
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James Weddell's death
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Ross James Clark discovers the Ross Sea
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The ice shelf was named after Captain Sir James Clark Ross, who discovered it on 28 January 1841.
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Roald Amundsen born
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Ernest Shackleton was born
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In September 13, Shackleton wrote to volunteer for the National Antarctic Expedition (commanded by Robert Falcon Scott), which was in the process of being organized.
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Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen reached the earth's most southerly point.
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Ernest Shackelton's death
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Hillary Edmund reaches the South Pole by tractor on Jan. 4, 1958
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Fiennes Ranulph's expedition began in 1979 and ended successfully on August 29, 1982.