Antarctic Exploration Timeline

1773	James Cook : 1st circumnavigation
1823	Weddell: furthest point south
1820	Bellingshausen: 1st sight of Antarctica
1840	d'Urville: 1st landing
1841	Ross: Island, volcano discovered
1897	The 1st winter spent in Antarctica
1898	First bases established
1902	Scott: 1st balloon flight over Antarctica
1911	Amundsen reaches South Pole
1912	Scott: the race to the Pole
1914-1917	Shackleton: The Endurance expedition
1927	Admiral Byrd : 1st flight over the South Pole
1946	United States: Operation Highjump
1957-58	International Geographical Year. South Pole station built

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Updated June 2002