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Captain James Cook's Exploration of AntarcticaCaptain James Cook and his crew became the first men to cross the Antarctic circle.
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Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen became the first person to spot land in the continent.
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John King Davis John Davis became arguably the first person to land on the continent.
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James Weddell John Weddell John Weddell went the farthestsouth into the Antarctic, which is why the Weddell Sea bears his name.
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Carsten Borchgrenvink Carsten Corchgrevink found lichen, the first sign of plant life.
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Scott and Shackleton Scott and Skackleton and three other men attempted to walk to the South Pole and were unsuccessful.
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Race to the Pole! Race to the Pole! the first successful trip was led by Amundsen.
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Shackleton's Trans-Antarctic Expedition On the 5th, the Endurance leaves the icy island, South Georgia, and reaches the Antarctic Peninsula.
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The First Permanent Settlement of Antarctica The First Permanent settlement of Antarctica happened in the early 1940s
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Antarctic Treaty The Antarctic Treaty wassigned by many nations, who pledged to use Antarctica only for scientific studies.
