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Captain James Cook
Captain James Cook and his crew became the first men to cross the Antarctic circle. -
Fabian Gottieb
Fabian Gottieb bon Bellingshausen became the first person to land on the continent. -
John Davis
John Davis became arguably the firt person to land on the continent. -
Carsten Borchgrevink
Carsten Borchgrevink found lichen, the first sign of plant life. -
Adrien de Gerlache
Adrien de Gerlache and his crew became the first to surbibe an Antarctic winter. -
Scott and Shackleton
Scott and Shackleton and three other men attempted to walk to the South Pole and were unsuccsessful. -
Ernest Shackelton
Shackelton almost reached the South Pole ona journey of his own. -
race to south pole
Race to the South Pole!The first successful trip was led by Amundsen. -
Scott
Scott died on his way back to his ship. -
Endurance
ON October 27th, the Endurance gets crushed by ice and they abandon their ship.
