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Fabian Gottieb Von Bellingshausen
Fabian Gottieb von Bellingshausen became the first person to spot the land on the contient. -
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History of Antartica
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John Davis
John Davis became argualy the first person to land on contient. -
John Wedell
John Wedell went the farthest south into the Antartic which is why the Wedell sea bears his name. -
Carsten Borchgrevink
Carsten Borchgrevink found linchen , the first sign of plant life. -
Adrein de Gerlache
Adrein de Gerlache and his crew became the first to survive an Antartic winter. -
Scott and Shackleton
Scott and Shackleton and three other men attempted to walk to the south pole and were unsuccseful. -
Scott and Shackleton
Scott and Shackleton and the three other men attempted to walk to the south pole and were unseuccselful. -
Shackleton
Shacleton almost reached the south pole on his own. -
Shacleton
Shackleton almost reached the south pole on his own. -
December
On December 23rd,29th , the ice drifted slowly to north . They tried walking to the land again , leaving many personal belongings behind. They set up a patience camp on an ice floe.
