Antarctica Timeline

By russotm15

  • Whaling

    Whaling and sealing almost put the elephant seal out off the world.

  • Antarctica Visted

    The famous Ernest Shackletown visited Antarctica with John King Davis, and Douglas Mawson. Mawson was the first person to climb Mount Erebus and reach the south magnetic pole.

  • Mawson returned

    Mawson returned to Antarctica with the Australasian

  • Shackletown Returns

    Shackletown returned to attempt the first crossing of the continent with a ship.

  • Aircraft over Antarctica

    Australia pilot George wilkins became the first to explore the continent in a plane.

  • Australian and Antarctic coastline mapped

    Mawson used new technology to to map Australian and Antarctic coastline.

  • Antarctica Bases

    Australia opened its first permanent base in Antarctica

  • Davis Station Opened

    The new davis station in Antarctica was open in a large ice free area.

  • Law Base was opened

    The base was opened in the name of Philip law who had been in chargeof Australias Anantarictic programmed from 1949 to 1966

  • Casey station was Built

    Casey station was built in 1969

  • Australiaian and New Zealanders reach South Pole

    The Australians with the company of the New Zealanders reached the South Pole on foot as memebers of the icetrek expedition