0
Captain James Cook was the first to cross the Antarctic Circle on the 17th of January, 1773, and reached a latitude of 67 degrees 15 minutes S. It is not clear whether or not he actually set eyes on Antarctica since the ice pack prevented any further southward progress. In January, 1820, as a result of an earlier expedition where he was blown off course, the British Royal Navy sent William Smith as pilot with Edward Bransfield to search the waters south of the newly claimed South Shetland Islands. It is subsequently claimed that they are the first to see the Antarctic Peninsula. On the 27th of January, 1820, Russian, Fabian Gottlieb von Bellinghausen, becomes the first person to see the Antarctic continent. In January,1821, Bellingshausen returns to the Antarctic and completes a circumnavigation of Antarctica being only the second explorer, after Cook, to do so. In February, American sealer John Davis arguably becomes the first person to land on the Antarctic continent. A Norwegian scientist immigrant to Australia, Carsten Egeberg Borchgrevink (1864-1934), became the first man to set foot on the Antarctic when he stepped on to Cape Adare on the 24th of January, 1895. From 1894-95 he devoted his time to exploration of Antarctica. He attempted to reach the South Pole in 1897. During this expedition, he was the first to discover lichen in the Antarctic, and reached a latitude of 78 degrees 5 minutes S.
Wiki User
∙ 15y ago
Wiki User
∙ 13y agoBellinghausen was the first person to sight Antarctica, in 1820. James Cook had crossed the Antarctic Circle in 1773, but was pushed back by pack ice.
Wiki User
∙ 15y agoFred megalen. He was a awesome explorer and founded antarctica in 1569. He also found Alaska but the United States of America bargained with him and bought Alaska for 13 dollars.
Wiki User
∙ 8y agoScott Base ( From New Zealand)
And..... he was the first person to drive a vehicle to the Antarctic.
Wiki User
∙ 13y agoWiki User
∙ 8y agoEarly polar explorers include Roald Amundsen, Sir Robert Falcon Scott, Sir Earnest Shackleton, and Sir Douglas Mawson.
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Was tom crean the first Irish man to go to the Antarctic?
yes he was
Who was the first to be born in the Antarctic in 1978?
The first human born in the Antarctic was Solveig Gunbjørg Jacobsen born on 8 October 1913 in Grytviken, South Georgia.Emilio Marcos Palma was the first person born south of the 60th parallel south (the continental limit according to the Antarctic Treaty), as well as the first one born on the Antarctic mainland, in 1978 at Base Esperanza, on the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula.
Who was the first person to reach the north pole in antarctica?
The North Pole lies in the Arctic, the South Pole is in the Antarctic. So it'd be impossible to reach North Pole in Antarctic, since it isn't there.
Who was the first person to sail around Antarctica?
A black man whose name I forget took a few years trip around the top of the world and found Antarctica.The first explorer to sail around antartica was me.
How did Douglas mawson go to Antarctic?
Douglas Mawson went to the antarctic in his ship named The Aurora.
Who is the firstperson to born in antarctica in1978?
Emilio Marcos Palma was the first person born on the Antarctic mainland.He was born on 7th January,1978.
Which is an accurate desription of the Antarctic ozone hole?
Antarctic ozone hole is the biggest. It was the first to be found.
Who was the person to go on the moon?
the first person to go on the moon was NEiL ARMSTRONG
Who discovered the Antarctic Circle?
The Antarctic Convergence was first crossed by Anthony de la Roché in 1675.
What is Scott of the Antarctic's first name?
Robert
Who crossed the Antarctic first?
James Cook
How far is California from the Antarctic?
The distance from California to the Antarctic depends on where in the Antarctic you want to go. You can travel to Chile, Argentina, New Zealand, Australia or South Africa, and from there charter your private transport to your ultimate Antarctic destination.
