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near the Dumont d'Urville Station, Terre Adélie, Antarctica 1946 Aircraft: 3 Antarctica PBM Mariner crash [18] Thurston Island, Antarctica 1958 Aircraft: 3 Marguerite Bay plane crash [19] Marguerite Bay, Antarctica 4 survivors 1965 Tractor: 3 Tractor falls into crevasse [20] Milorgknausane nunataks, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica 1979 Aircraft: 3
The first landing was most likely just over a year later when English-born American Captain John Davis, a sealer, set foot on the ice. Several expeditions attempted to reach the South Pole in the early 20th century, during the "Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration". Many resulted in injury and death.
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Members of Antarctic expeditions who have met their deaths while in the service of such expeditions, or as an immediate consequence thereof. Pages in category "Antarctic expedition deaths" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
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. [ 37 ] [ 38 ] Her journey began on 25 November 2011, at the Leverett Glacier , and continued for 59 days and a distance of 1,744 km (1,084 mi).
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Pages in category "History of Antarctica" The following 43 pages are in this category, out of 43 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
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