Antarctica

By John Nguyen

  • Whaling and Sealing

    They killed whalesand seals for seal skin and whale oil.

  • Ernest Shackleton visits Antarctica

    Small party led by Shackleton travel to the South Magnetic Pole.

  • Mawson returns from the South Pole

  • Shackleton returns from crossing the continent

  • flying,mapping,claiming

    George Wilkins was the first to cometo Antarctica by aircraft and Mawson used this technology in 1929 to draw a coastline ofAustralia's new Antactic Territory

  • Australia makes their first permanent base in Antarctica called Mawson

  • Davis station opens

  • Casey Station was built

  • Law base is created

    Named after Phillip Law who was in charge of Australia's Artic program.

  • 2 Australians and 1 Newzealander make it to the South Pole by foot