On January 27, 1820, at the outer edge of the known world, a Russian naval expedition pressed south through ice-choked seas and altered humanity’s map of the planet. Commanded by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen and Mikhail Petrovich Lazarev, the voyage approached what is now…
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On January 17, 1773, Captain James Cook, a distinguished British explorer, achieved a historic milestone by leading the first recorded expedition to cross the Antarctic Circle. This extraordinary accomplishment marked a turning point in the Age of Exploration, cementing Cook’s status as one of…
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Carsten Borchgrevink’s Southern Cross Expedition, which took place in 1898-1900, marked a significant chapter in Antarctic exploration. Borchgrevink, a Norwegian-born explorer, aimed to establish the first wintering-over party on the continent. Departing from London on the ship Southern Cross, the expedition included a diverse…
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