Timeline: Historyof Antarctic Exploration | Timetoast

Period: Jan 17, 1773 to Jan 18, 1773

Antarctic Circle

Captain Cook was the frist man to crossed the Antarctic circle.
Period: Jan 1, 1810 to Dec 31, 1810

Macguarie Island

Seal and Whale hunts drew sailors to Antarctic waters which led to the dicovery of Macquarie Island and many other islands.
Period: Jan 1, 1821 to Dec 31, 1821

Frist landing in Antarctica

John davis (American sailor) was the first recorded man to walk on Antarctica
Period: Jan 1, 1823 to Dec 31, 1823

Weddel sea

Brithish whaler James Weddel dicovers the sea named after him. No one else has managed to reach the Weddel sea for 80 years.
Period: Jan 1, 1841 to Jan 31, 1841

Sir James Clark Ross

In January Sir James Clark Ross in terror, search has been ordered by the Bithish Royal Navy. At this time he discovered Mt Erebus and Ross ice shelf.
Period: Feb 1, 1899 to Feb 28, 1899

Cartsen Borchgrevink

In February, Cartsen Borchgrevink and his crew