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Captain James Cook and his crew became the first men to cross the Antarctic Circle
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Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen became the first person to spot land on the continent.
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John Davis arguably became the first person to land on the continent.
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John Weddell went the farthest south into the Antarctic, which is why the Weddell Sea bears its name.
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Race to the South Pole! The first successful trip was led by Amundesn.
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A British trip to the South Pole was led by Scott. He got there second.
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Scott died on his way back to his ship.
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On August 8th, Shackleton and his crew sailed from England to Antarctica, just before World War 1 starts.
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On October 27th, the Endurance gets crushed by the ice and they abandon their ship.
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On November 21st, the Endurance sinks.
