Event occurring in Antarctica By Diteon15 Period: Jan 1, 1800 to Jan 1, 1900 Whaling and Sealing People were whaling and sealing making great profit but affecting the food web. Period: Jan 1, 1907 to Feb 1, 1908 Enrnest Shakleton Shakleton visits Antarctica John King Davis and Douglas Mawson and they were the first to climb Mount Erubus and visit the South Magnetic Pole