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James Cook
Captain James Cook and his crew were the first to discover Antarctica on July 13 1772. He was born in 1728, and died in 1779. -
Ernest Shackleton
Sir Henry Ernest Shackleton was in a team second to go to Antarctica led by Robert Falcon Scott. Born in 1872 died in 1992. -
Douglas Mawson
Douglas Mawson was one of the first Australians to explore Antarctica. The expedition was led by Ernest Shackleton. He was born in 1882 and died in 1958. -
Roald Amundsen
Roald Amundsen was a Norwegian polar explorer. He left to go to Antarctica in 1911 on the 14th of December. He was the first to reach the North and South pole. He was born in 1872 and died in 1928. -
Robert Falcon Scott
Robert Falcon Scott led two expeditions. He was beaten to the South pole by Norwegian Roald Amundsen and his team. On his second expedition Robert died of starvation. He was born in 1868 and died in 1912. -
Edmund Hillary
Edmund reauched the South pole by tractor! He was is a mountain climber from New Zeland. He also wrote many books.
He was born in 1919.
