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Captain Cook Crosses the Antarctic Circle
On the First Of January 1973 Captain Cook became the first person cross the Antarctic CIrcle. -
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Antarctica is spotted
Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen was the first to spot Antarctica on the 28th of January 1820 but he did not land there. -
John Davis
Captain John Davis was a sealer who captained a crew who were probably the first people to land on Antarctica. They landed on this day. -
DIscovery Expedition
In this year, Robert Falcon Scott left home for his famous Discovery Expedition -
Joing forces
In 1907 Douglas Mawson joined Ernest Shackleton's successful Nimrod expedition -
The race begins
On this day a race started out of Robert Falcon Scott and Roald Amundsen to see who could get to the South Pole first. -
Roald Amundsen Reaches The South Pole
Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole five weeks before Robert Falcon Scott. -
Robert Falcon Scott Finally gets there
On this day Robert Falcon Scott reaches the South Pole but Roald Amundsen was already there. Scott looks at Amundson's diary entries and admits that Roald Amundsen won. -
Richard E Byrd
On November 29 1929 Richard E Byrd becaame the first person to fly over the South Pole -
Boerge Ousland
On this day Boerge Ousland became the first man to cross Antarctica solo without any help.
