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Antarctica's Exploration Timeline

Antarctica discovery timeline

Antarctica Timeline from 1772 to 1775
Antarctica Timeline: 1819 and 1820
Antarctica Timeline: 1821
Antarctica Timeline from 1820 to 1890s
Antarctica Timeline: Early 1900s
Antarctica Timeline from 1912 to 1915
Antarctica Timeline: Mid 1900s
Antarctica Timeline: 1961
Antarctica Timeline: 2007-2008

1912 to 1915: Perhaps the most famous Antarctic expedition was led by Ernest H. Shackleton. He and his crew survived being shipwrecked in the sea ice around Antarctica and finally were rescued after a harrowing voyage in a small open boat across 1,300 kilometers (807 miles) of some of the most treacherous ocean on the planet.

 

 

 

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The Endurance