| COOK |
1773 |
Captain Cook and his men cross the Antarctic Circle. |
| BRANSFIELD |
1820 |
First sighting of the Antarctic Peninsula by Edward Bransfield. |
| BELLINGHAUSEN |
1823 |
First sighting of the Antarctic Peninsula by Thaddeus von Bellinghausen. |
| WEDDEL |
1823 |
Sealer James Weddel travels furthest south 74s entering what is now called the Weddel Sea. |
| BISCOE |
1840 |
John Bisco – Sealer sights Enderby land. |
| WILKES |
1841 |
Lieutenant Charles Wilkes sights Wilkes land. |
| D ‘URVILLE |
1841 |
Discovery of Terre Adelie by J.S. Dumont d’Urville. |
| CLARK ROSS |
1841 |
James Clark Ross penetrates pack ice and discovers Ross Island, Victoria Land, Mount Erebus and the Ross Ice Shelf. |
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1873 |
1st German expedition discovers the Bismark Strait. |
| BULL |
1895 |
1st landing on the Antarctic continent by whaler – Henryk Bull. |
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1899 |
The Southern Cross expedition lands at Cape Adare in Victoria land and spends a winter on the continent. |
| GAUSS |
1902 |
The German Gauss expedition sights a stretch of land and names it Willhelm II land. |
| SCOTT |
1902 |
Robert Scott, Edward Wilson and Ernet Shakleton make the first attempt to reach the South Pole. At 82s they are forced to turn back. |
| SHACKLETON |
1908 |
Terra Nova Expedition – Ernest Shakleton, Frank Wild, Eric Marshall and Jameson Adams attempt to reach the south Pole they are forced to turn back only 180km from the pole. |
| AMUNDSEN |
1911 |
14th Dec, Amundsen reached the South Pole. |
| SCOTT |
1912 |
18th Jan, Scott, and his party reach the South Pole. |
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1912 |
March, Scott, Wilson and Bowers die 18kms from depot. |
| FILCHNER |
1912 |
Wilhelm Filchner discovers Lutipold Coast. |
| SHACKLETON |
1914 |
5th Dec, Endurance – Ernst Shakleton leaves South Georgia. |
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7th Dec, Ship Enters Pack Ice. |
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1915 |
18th Jan, Endurance beset by Ice. |
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27th Oct, Endurance crushed – crew abandon ship. |
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21st Nov, Endurance sinks. |
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1916 |
9th Apr, Launch boats. |
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15th Apr, First landing on Elephant Island. |
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24th Apr, Launch James Caird. |
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7th May, First sighting of land – South Georgia. |
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10th May, Landing on South Georgia. |
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20th May, Arrived Stromness Whaling Station. |
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30th Aug, Rescue from Elephant Island. |
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8th Oct, Endurance expedition ends. |
| SHACKLETON |
1921 |
17th Sept, Quest departs London. |
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1922 |
4th Jan, Quest Arrives in South Georgia. |
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5th Jan, Shakleton dies. |
| CREAN |
1938 |
27th Jul, Tom Crean dies. |
| FALVEY |
2006 |
Beyond Endurance Expedition – Pat Falvey and a group of ordinary people traverse South Georgia and land on Elephant Island. |
| PAT FALVEY, CLARE O’LEARY, SHAUN MENZIES and JONATHON BRADSHAW |
2007-08 |
8th of Jan 2008, Complete South Pole trek in 58 days from Hercules Inlet via Thiel Mountains. |
