List of Antarctic expeditions - Wikipedia

2012 – Felicity Aston becomes the first person to ski alone across Antarctica using only personal muscle power, as well as the first woman to cross Antarctica alone. Her journey began on 25 November 2011, at the Leverett Glacier, and continued for 59 days and a distance of 1,084 miles (1,744 kilometers).

Voyage to Antarctica - YouTube

3/13/2018 · This was my first voyage to Antarctica in 1997. It was from Hobart in Tasmania to the Ross Sea which takes you well below the Antarctic Circle to a region of continual daylight within 700 miles of ...

Women in Antarctica - Wikipedia

There have been women in Antarctica and exploring the regions around Antarctica for many centuries. Oral tradition of Māori explorers reaching Antarctic waters as early as 650 CE, put women on the Antarctic map. The most celebrated "first" for women was in 1935 when Caroline Mikkelsen became the first woman to set foot on one of Antarctica's islands. ...

A Trip to the South Pole for FLAT EARTH Believers - YouTube

11/22/2015 · All flat earthers say you can't travel to the South Pole - WRONG! This company that created this video, Adventure Network International, does it every year a...

Antarctic Firsts

6/15/2003 · (January 17, 1773). Captain James Cook on his second voyage in the Resolution and Discovery. Crossed a total of three times during that voyage. In doing so, Cook was the first to circumnavigate Antarctica. Possibly the first to die in Antarctica, the Spanish officers, soldiers and seamen on board the San Telmo which sank in September 1819 ...

Discovering Antarctica - Google Arts & Culture

Towards the end of February 1775 he completed the first circumnavigation of Antarctica, proving that it was neither as large or habitable as once thought. Cook's Antarctic voyage still remains as one of the greatest voyages of exploration and discovery.

History of Antarctica - Lonely Planet Travel Information

The expedition explored both coasts of the northern Antarctic Peninsula, discovered Oscar II Land and made the first use of skis in Antarctica. Larsen also found petrified wood on Seymour Island. He went on to captain Nordenskjöld’s Antarctic in 1901, and to establish South Georgia’s Grytviken whaling station, Antarctica’s first, in 1904.

Magellan Explorer Inaugural Voyage • Antarctica21

8/9/2018 · In November 2019, join the inaugural voyage of the newly built Magellan Explorer, the latest vessel to join our fleet! Be part of the celebration while visiting the fjords and islands of Tierra del Fuego, Cape Horn, and the Antarctic Peninsula. The Magellan Explorer Inaugural Air-Cruise is a unique trip that combines Patagonia and Antarctica.

Voyage to Antarctica on a Two-Week National Geographic ...

YOU AND A FRIEND WILL: Embark on a two-week-long adventure to Antarctica aboard a National Geographic expedition ship Enjoy your choice of day activities—including kayak trips, Zodiac boat rides and hikes Discover the White Continent alongside a team of expert travel guides, naturalists and photographers Get up clos

History of Antarctica - Wikipedia

The first women to have any fanfare about their Antarctic journeys were Caroline Mikkelsen who set foot on an island of Antarctica in 1935, and Jackie Ronne and Jennie Darlington who were the first women to over-winter in Antarctica in 1947. The first woman scientist to …

The Geographic Adventures of Captain James Cook

7/30/2018 · He then sailed to New Zealand for the winter and in summer proceeded south again past the Antarctic Circle (66.5° South). By circumnavigating the southern waters around Antarctica, he indisputably determined that there was no habitable southern continent. During this voyage, he also discovered several island chains in the Pacific Ocean.

The Botany of the Antarctic Voyage - Wikisource, the free ...

3/8/2019 · Many of the plants gathered during Cook's first voyage, by Sir Joseph Banks and Solander, and by Forster during his second, as also those which Mr. Menzies had detected, when accompanying Vancouver's expedition, and which have not been hitherto published, were found again; and when the ships returned to the Falklands in November, Captain Ross ...

MS Midnatsol - The first voyage of the Antarctica season ...

The first voyage of the Antarctica season is underway. We left Montevideo under perfect conditions and sailed to our first destination in Puerto Madryn...

Lindblad Expeditions Celebrates 50th Anniversary of First ...

Lindblad Expeditions Celebrates 50th Anniversary of First Citizen-Explorer Voyage To Antarctica . Also Marks the Invention of the Category of ‘Expedition Travel’ “I look down at the bottom of the map, unmarked by airline routes. Then I noticed that Antarctica wasn’t even on the map.

James Cook: First Voyage - Princeton University Library

Act I: The First Voyage. Expedition (1768–1771): One ship (Endeavour), 94 men Charge (by the Royal Society and the British Admiralty): To view the transit of Venus from Tahiti and then to look for the Southern Continent Accomplishments: Viewed the 1769 transit of Venus, discovered the Society Islands, made the first circumnavigation and charting of New Zealand, was the first European ...

Dutch Tall Ships- Antarctica Expedition: Falkland Islands ...

Tecla will be calling into port Stanley January 2020, like we did in 2013. This time, instead of going north we will set off for the south! Before setting off for the lost continent we will explore the shores and the Falklands Islands. Colourful wildlife, like the king penguin and rock hopers, are the main attractions. When starting the crossing of the feared and famous Drake passage, we hope ...