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what happend in 1772
1772 to 1775: The first well-documented evidence for the existence of a frozen southern continent came from the second expedition of Captain James Cook beginning in 1772. He did not actually see the continent but he did cross the Antarctic Circle (67° South Latitude) and saw the icebergs and frigid watersof the far southern ocean. -
first landing
Numerous Norwegian sealing and whaling expeditions ventured into the southern oceans during the 1800’s but it was not until the end of the century that ships began to penetrate the pack ice and come closer to the Antarctic mainland. The first sightings of the continent had been claimed as early as 1819 but many of these were disputed. Some claims were also made of landings on the mainland but these have never been confirmed. -
what happend in 1819
1819 and 1820: The next expeditions by William Smith, and James Bransfield a year later, in 1820, discovered the South Shetland Islands and the shore of the Antarctic Peninsula. -
john biscue
john bisce found islads around gra land -
1841
ames Clark Ross was a British Naval Officer and polar explorer. He features a long way back in the annals of polar exploration but he was a significant figure after whom the Ross Sea was named.
