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First men to cross Antarctic
Cook and the crew of the Resolution crossed the Antarctic Circle on January 17, 1773. Cook recorded in his journal that “we cross’d the Antarctic Circle for at Noon we were by observation four Miles and a half South of it and are undoubtedly the first and only Ship that ever cross’d that line.” -
landing on continental Antarctica
1st known landing on continental Antarctica by American sealer Captain John Davis, though this is not acknowledged by all historians -
Amundsen expodition
Roald Amundsen His first Antarctic trip was in 1899 on the Belgica expedition when he was one of the first party ever to over winter in Antarctica as the ship became trapped in the pack ice and drifted until it broke out in the following spring. He established his credentials on this trip as a leader, ice master and as a resourceful expeditioner. -
Britain's Captain Robert Falcon Scott discover the south pole
Britain's Captain Robert Falcon Scott reaches the South Pole to discover he has been beaten by Amundsen. All of the five man team (Scott, Bowers, Evans, Oates and Wilson), are to perish on the return journey only 11 miles
