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Captian James cook and his crew became the first man to cross the Antarctic circle
Captian James cook and his crew became the first man to cross the Antarctic circle -
Fabian Gotlieb von Bellingshausen became the first person to spot land on the continent
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John Davis became arguably the first person to land on the continent
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John Weddell went the farthest south into Antarctic, which is why the Weddell sea bears his name
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Carsten Borchgrevink found lichen, the first sugn if plant life
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Adrein de Gerlache and his crew became the first to survive an Antarctic winter
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Scott died on his way back to his ship
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The Enduance sinks
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Shackleton returns home to England
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The Antarctic treaty was signed by many nations, who pledged to use Antarctica only for scientific studies