Antarctic By Cutiepie4541 Jan 1, 1773 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 Jan 1, 1820 Fabian Gotlieb von Bellingshausen became the first person to spot land on the continent Jan 1, 1821 John Davis became arguably the first person to land on the continent Jan 1, 1823 John Weddell went the farthest south into Antarctic, which is why the Weddell sea bears his name Jan 1, 1895 Carsten Borchgrevink found lichen, the first sugn if plant life Jan 1, 1898 Adrein de Gerlache and his crew became the first to survive an Antarctic winter Jan 1, 1912 Scott died on his way back to his ship Jan 1, 1915 The Enduance sinks Jan 1, 1917 Shackleton returns home to England Jan 1, 1961 The Antarctic treaty was signed by many nations, who pledged to use Antarctica only for scientific studies