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pre 1001 Antarctica started to form
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Captain cook and crew were the first men to cross the antarctic circle
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Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen was the first person to see land on the continent
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John Davis becam arguably the first person on the continent
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John Weddell went the furthest south on the contenient
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He found the first sign of plant life.
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Adrein de Gerlache and his crew of men were first to surrive an antartica winter.
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Scott and Shackleton and three other men unsuccsessfully attempted to walk to the south pole.
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Nearly reached the south pole on his own.
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Was the second person to get to the south pole. he died on his way back.
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amundson led the first successfull trip to the south pole.
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Shackleton sailed from England to Antartica just before world war 1.
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The Endurance is Frozen in the ice on the edge of Weddel Sea.
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The Endurance got crushed by ice leaving thre crew to abandon ship.
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The Endurance sinks.
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Shackleton died going back to Antartica to visit.
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The first permanent settlement was built around this time.
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Many nations who wanted to use Antarctica for scientific studies signed the treaty.
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Scientists found the ozone layer had been polluted.
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The first baby born in Antarctica.
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Small ozone holes found above Antarctica
