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Lois Jones (1935–2000), geochemist, led the first all-woman science team to Antarctica in 1969; Ruth Kelley, flight attendant, one of the first two women to fly to Antarctica in October 1957; Amy Leventer (graduated 1982), marine biologist, micropaleontologist; Diane McKnight (born 1953), environmental engineer, educator, editor
First British woman, Janet Thomson, joins the British Antarctic Survey, and becomes the first British woman on Antarctica. [ 33 ] On November 16, American Brooke Knapp , is the first person to land at McMurdo Station for a round the world flight and the first person to pilot a business jet over both the North and South Poles.
In 1991 In-Young Ahn was the first female leader of an Asian research station (King Sejong Station) and the first South Korean woman to step onto Antarctica. [78] There were approximately 180 women in Antarctica during the 1990–1991 season. [72] Women from several different countries were regular members of overwintering teams by 1992. [77]
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:People of Antarctica. It includes People of Antarctica that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Subcategories
Mount Elizabeth, Antarctica 2012 Shipwreck: 3 Jeong Woo 2 (South Korean fishing vessel) [25] Ross Sea, near the McMurdo Station 3 missing were presumed dead, 7 burn injuries, 2 serious 1929 Aircraft: 2 Whaler scouting flight crash [26] [27] west of Scott Island, Antarctica 1948 Fire (building) 2 Hope Bay fire [28] Base D, Hope Bay, Graham Land ...
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Marie Büchler was born in Wellington on 2 August 1940, the daughter of Marie Payne Büchler (née Stringer), a general practitioner, and Arthur William Büchler. [2] [3] Her interest in the sub-Antarctic and Antarctic began at a young age, when her mother used to take her down to the wharf to watch boats returning from the sub-Antarctic.
Aditi Pant (born 5 July 1943 [1]), is an Indian oceanographer. She was the first Indian woman to visit Antarctica, alongside geologist Sudipta Sengupta in 1983 as part of the Indian Antarctic Program .