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1610- Henry Hudson is 1st to try to find a way across the Arctic -
In 1773, Captain James Cook was the 1st to circumnavigate (go all the way around) Antarctica; he was also the 1st to see Antarctica in person.
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1840- James Clark Ross and crew 1st to discover an active volcano on Antarctica; identified 145 new species of fish in Antarctic waters
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1888- Fridtjof Nansen (of Norway) is the 1st to cross the Ice Cap in Greenland (Arctic Circle) -
1909- Robert Peary and Matthew Henson are the 1st to reach the North Pole.
Matthew Henson is the 1st African American to reach the North Pole. -
1911- Roald Amundsen and his 4 men are 1st to reach the South Pole -
1912- Radio is used for the 1st time in Antarctica -
1925- Douglas MacMillan & Richard Byrd are the 1st to fly over the Arctic -
1928- Sir Hubert Wilkins and Carl B Eielson are the first to fly over Antarctica -
1935-Caroline Mikkelson (of Norway) is the 1st woman to set foot on Antarctica -
1958- USS Nautilus (and crew) is the 1st submarine to cross the Arctic- under water! -
1982- Sir Ranulpf Fiennes and team are 1st to circumnavigate (go all the way around) the Earth from South Pole to North Pole
