Antarctica: early discoveries – timeline
- 1772 – Captain Cook's southern voyages. ...
- 1820 – Edward Bransfield's icy glimpse. ...
- 1821 – First landings. ...
- 1831 – The magnetic North Pole. ...
- 1837 – A Frenchman in Antarctica. ...
- 1839 – James Clark Ross' southern expedition (1839-1842) ...
- 1882 – First International Polar Year (1882-83)
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Antarctic History A Time Line of the Exploration of Antarctica · 350 B.C. · 1819 - 21 · 1907 - 1909 · 12 nations establish over 60 stations in Antarctica.
1910 — 1913. Terra Nova Expedition. On 17 January 1912, Robert Falcon Scott and his four companions reached the South Pole having been beaten to the goal by ...