History of Antarctica

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    Discovey of Antactica

    1772 to 1775: The first well-documented evidence for the existence of a frozen southern continent came from the second expedition of Captain James Cook beginning in 1772. He did not actually see the continent but he did cross the Antarctic Circle (67° South Latitude) and saw the icebergs and frigid waters of the far southern ocean.
  • Discovery of South Islands

    1819 and 1820: The next expeditions by William Smith, and James Bransfield a year later, in 1820, discovered the South Shetland Islands and the shore of the Antarctic Peninsula.
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    The start of Antactic Expeditions

    1820 to 1890s: Beginning in 1820 there were several expeditions by British, French, American, and Russian explorers, but starting around 1840 there was little work done in the Antarctic for more than 50 years. That changed in the 1890s when Norwegian and Scottish expeditions explored the area for whaling.
  • First to reach the South pole

    First to reach the South pole
    During this period, many countries sent exploring expeditions to the Antarctic. The Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen was the first to reach the Sorth Pole on Dec. 14, 1911.
  • Most famous expedition in history

    Most famous expedition in history
    1912 to 1915: Perhaps the most famous Antarctic expedition was led by Ernest H. Shackleton. He and his crew survived being shipwrecked in the sea ice around Antarctica and finally were rescued after a harrowing voyage in a small open boat across 1,300 kilometers (807 miles) of some of the most treacherous ocean on the planet.
  • Death of Roald Amudsen

    Death of Roald Amudsen
    The death of a great man. He was born july 16 1872 and died at Bear island in 1928. he was 56 years of age.He was famous for being the first man to reach the south pole. He died in a plane crash trying to save his freind
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    Antactic treaty

    Those scientific efforts led to the establishment of the Antarctic Treaty, which has been signed by 44 countries. This treaty, passed into law in 1961, calls for Antarctica to be used for peaceful purposes only. It also promotes international scientific cooperation in Antarctica.
  • International polar day

    International polar day
    2007-2008: International Polar Year: There have been a number of major international science initiatives in Polar Regions and all have had a major influence our understanding of global processes in these important areas. These initiatives have involved an intense period of interdisciplinary research that provide a broad range of information about the polar regions. The last such initiative was the International Geophysical Year in 1957-58. It produced unprecedented exploration and discoveries in
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    International polar year

    2007-2008: International Polar Year: There have been a number of major international science initiatives in Polar Regions and all have had a major influence our understanding of global processes in these important areas. These initiatives have involved an intense period of interdisciplinary research that provide a broad range of information about the polar regions. The last such initiative was the International Geophysical Year in 1957-58. It produced unprecedented exploration and discoveries in