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1675: In April, Antonio de la Roché is blown south of Cape Horn and experiences the first sighting of South Georgia. Unone date.
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Captain cook was the first to cross the Antarctic circle in 1773.
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Fabian Gottlieb was the first person to see Antarctic continent in 1820.
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John Balleny discovers the Balleny Islands. There is an unone date for this event.
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Captain Scott leads his first Antarctic expedition to try to reach the South Pole, with Ernest Shackleton and Edward Wilson. They are forced to turn back two months later having reached 82 degrees south, suffering from snow blindness and scurvy. Unone date.
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Ernest Shackleton leads expedition to south pole, but turns back after supplies are low.
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Roald Amundsen leads a five man expedition that reaches the South Pole for the first time.
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Captain Robert Falcon Scott reaches the South Pole to discover he has been beaten by Amundsen.
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The beginning of large-scale factory ship whaling in the Ross Sea. Unone starting date.
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Australian Sir George Wilkins and American Carl Benjamin Eielson are the first to fly over Antarctica. Unone date.
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There were over 4700 men, 13 ships and 23 airplanes that were sent to Antarctica.
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12 nations establish over 60 stations in Antarctica.
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Researchers get the opportunity to work in Antarctica. Unone date.
