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1901–1904 – Discovery Expedition – led by Robert Falcon Scott, on 30 December 1903, reached (82° 17′S) 1902 - First balloon flight over Antarctica by Robert Falcon Scott [11]
1990 International Trans-Antarctica Expedition was a 6,021-kilometre (3,741-mile), 220-day expedition and the first-ever non-mechanized crossing of Antarctica. [1] The six-member, international team was co-led by U.S. team member, Will Steger and French team member, Dr. Jean-Louis Étienne .
His expedition mapped about 2,400 km (1,500 mi) of the Antarctic coastline in the Indian and Australian quadrants. [7] In 1928–1930 and 1933–1935, Admiral Richard E. Byrd led two privately sponsored expeditions, one that included the first flight over the South Pole in 1929, sparking U.S. interest in Antarctica.
Cargo caravan on the ice highway in early 2006 A Tucker Sno-Cat at Rothera on Adelaide Island off Antarctica. Winds continuously blow snow on roads in Antarctica. The South Pole Traverse (McMurdo–South Pole highway) is approximately 1,450 km (900 mi) long and links the United States McMurdo Station on the coast to the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station.
In 1979, four American adventurers survived a two-month expedition to Antarctica. The Washington Post reported that the most dangerous part of their journey was a their crossing of the Gerlache Straight on a raft. [5] The writer Dianne Ackerman said she went to Gerlache Strait in the 1990s in order to find inspiration for writing prose. [6]
Left to right: Roald Amundsen, Helmer Hanssen, Sverre Hassel and Oscar Wisting after first reaching the South Pole on 16 December 1911. The Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration was an era in the exploration of the continent of Antarctica which began at the end of the 19th century, and ended after the First World War; the Shackleton–Rowett Expedition of 1921–1922 is often cited by historians ...
NASA estimates show the Antarctic ice sheet has enough ice to raise the global mean sea level by up to 58 meters. Studies have shown that about a third of the world's population lives below 100 ...
Heroic Age Expeditions through Antarctic Gateway Cities Punta Arenas Ushuaia Cape Town Hobart Christchurch Charcot's Second Antarctic Expedition [5] (1908) Charcot's First Antarctic Expedition [6] (1904) Discovery Expedition [7] (first supply stop, 1901) Terra Nova Expedition [8] (first supply stop, 1910) Southern Cross Expedition [9] (1898)