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James Cook (Date of Birth)
James Cook was born in was born on the 27 October 1728 at Marton in Cleveland, Yorkshire, England and was the son of a Scottish labourer and his Yorkshire wife. -
James Cook
James Cook was the first person to cross the invisible about 66.5 degrees south of the equator. Although he sailed that far he was never able to catch sight of the large continent Antarctica. -
Thaddeus von Bellingshausen
In 1820 the first recorded sights of Antarctic were made by Thaddeus / Fabion von Bellingshausen, a Russain explorer. -
John Davis
In 1821 amazingly John Davis was the firs person to walk on the continent of Antarctica! -
John Weddell
In 1823 John Weddell was the first person to go furthest south in Antarctica, which iswhy they call him the Weddell Sea bears. -
Sir James Clark Ross
In 1841 Sir James Clark Ross searched the madnetic south pole. -
Robert Falcon Scott ( Date of Birth)
The Antarctic explorer Robert Falcon Scott was born on the 6th of June 1868, Plymouth, United Kingdom. -
Roald Engebreth Gravning Amundsen (Date of Birth)
Antarctic explorer Roald Amundsen was born on the 16 July 1872 at Borge/Norway, Østfold -
Ernest Shackleton (Date of Birth)
Ernest Shackleton was born on the 15th of February in 1874 at Kilkea House, Country Kildare. -
Douglas Mawson (Date of Birth)
Douglas Mawson was born on the 5th of May 1882 at Shipley,Yorkshire, England and was the second son of Robert Ellis Mawson. -
Robert Falcon Scott (Died)
Robert Falcon Scott died on the 29th of March 1912, Ross Ice Shelf. -
Roald Engebreth Gravning Amundsen (Died)
Roald Engebreth Gravning Amundsen died on the 18 Janrauar y1928 Bear Island because of an Air disaster, Aviation accident or incident trying to rescue people from a crashed plane in the north pole. -
Douglas Mawson (Died)
Douglas Mawson died on the 14 of October 1958, Brighton, Adelaide.
