History of Exploration

1773
  Captain James Cook who was a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the Royal Navy crossed Antarctic Circle. He crossed there in 1774 again. But he doesn't sight Antarctic Continent.

1820
  Three men sighted Antarctic Continent.That is Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, Edward Bransfield, Nathaniel Palmer. Febian Gottloeb von Bellingshousen was a Russian Navy officer from Estonia. Edward Bransfield was a British Royal Navy master from Ireland. And Nathaniel Palmer was a sealer from Connecticut in the US.

1821
  An Amerian sealer Captain John Davis landed on Anterctic Continent on Febluary 7th. This landing was the first recorded landing. He landed at Hughes Bay where has been the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. By the way, the next coast is called Davis coast.

1840's
  The United  States Exploring Expedition that has been holded American Navy discovered Ballery Islands. At that time, there were named Wilkes Land.
  James Clark Ross who was an explorer clear the Ross Sea in 1841. The very large ice wall where he saied along there is called the Ross Ice shelf. Mount Erebus and MountTerror where is nere the Ross Island was discovered too.

1909
  Douglas Mawson who is the member of the Nimrod Expedition managed by Emest Shacklton reached the South Magnetic Pole. Edgeworth David and Douglas Mowson accomplished the first ascent of Mount Erebus.

1911
  Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen who was an explorer of Norway accomplished the first reach the South Pole on December 14th. The next month, Robert Falcon Scott reached the South Pole.

1930's~1940's
  Richard Evelyn Byrd who was the American Navy admiral flied over Antarctic Continent severeal times. He investigated about geology and biology things.