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Captain cook
In 1772 Captain Cook discovered Antarctica -
Sir William Smith
1819 Sir William smith discovered the antarctic peninsula and the South Shetland Islands -
James Weddell
In 1823 James weddel discovered the Weddell sea -
John Biscoe
In 1831 John circumnavigated Antarctica -
James ross
In 1841 James ross crosses the Antarctic circle and found the Ross sea as well as discovering Mount Erubus -
Sir Douglas Mawson
Sir Douglas Mawson explored Antarctica and researched Antarctica -
Ernest Shackleton's first Antarctic expedition
In 1914 Ernest Shackleton had his first Antarctic expedition -
flight to antarctica from New Zealand
In 1955 the first flight to Antarctica from New Zealand happened -
Antarctic treaty
In 1961 the Antarctic traety was created
