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350 BCE
The ancient Greeks
The ancient Greeks were the first people to come up with the idea of Antarctica -
Captain Cook finds Antarctica
in January 1773, Captain James cook crosses the Antarctic circle. -
Captain Thaddeus
A Russian naval officer circumnavigates Antarctica, Captain Thaddeus -
1st known landing on continental Antarctica
On the 7th of February, the 1st known landing on continental Antarctica by American sealer Captain John Davis -
James Weddell discovers the sea named after him
He reaches the most southerly point at the time. No one else managed to penetrate Weddell sea again for 80 years. -
Douglas Mawson
In January 1909 Australian Douglas Mawson reaches the South Magnetic Pole. -
The first to fly over Antarctica
Australian Sir Hubert Wilkins and American Carl Benjamin Eielson are the first people to fly over Antarctica. -
International Polar Year
Where researchers get the opportunity to work in both polar regions.