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May 25, 2024 · In 1823, an Englishman named James Weddell, forced two small sealing vessels southward through the sea which bears his name, to 74 degrees 15 minutes south, a point 214 nautical miles nearer the...
May 26, 2024 · Legendary expeditions led by Roald Amundsen, Robert Falcon Scott, and Ernest Shackleton pushed the limits of human endurance in the race to reach the South Pole and explore Antarctica‘s vast, frozen interior.
May 25, 2024 · Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton is best known as a polar explorer who was associated with four expeditions exploring Antarctica, particularly the Trans-Antarctic (Endurance) Expedition (1914–16) that he led, which, although unsuccessful, became famous as a tale of remarkable perseverance and survival.
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6 days ago · On an Antarctic expedition, staying physically and mentally healthy was a question of survival, so it's no wonder explorers spent so much time thinking about such details.
1 day ago · The American explorer Richard E. Byrd led four expeditions to Antarctica during the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, using the first mechanised tractors. His expeditions conducted extensive geographical and scientific research, and he is credited with surveying a larger region of the continent than any other explorer.
3 days ago · Maritime Antarctica—the islands and coasts—supports more life than inland Antarctica, and the surrounding ocean is as rich in life as the land is barren. From the late 18th to the mid-20th century, whalers and sealers plied the rich seas that surround the continent.
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May 25, 2024 · Here we explore the earliest, large-scale, aerial image archive of Antarctica to provide a unique record of 21 outlet glaciers along the coastline of East Antarctica since the 1930s.
