Antarctic Exploration

By Mr.Flood
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    Antarctic Exploration

  • Captain Cook

    Captain Cook saild around the Antarctic circle with his crew on 17 January 1773.

  • First sighting

    The first sighting on the conteinent was made on this day by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen and Mikhail Lazarev.

  • James Weddell

    Two places were named after James Weddell the Weddell sea and the Weddell islands in the Falklands.

  • Amundsen reaches the south pole

    After an epic race against Scott, Amundsen finally reaches the south pole 3 weeks before Scott

  • Robert Falcon Scott

    On the 17th of January 1912 Robert Falcon Scott and his crew, Bowers, Oates, Wilson and Evans found out that the Norwegiens had beaten them.

  • The Antarctic Treaty

    The Treaty was signed in Washington on the 1st of Dec 1959.