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In November, American Nathaniel Palmer claim to see the Antartica Peninsula.He was a member of the new England fleet. he was told to search for land to the south by he's commander
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In July, Australian Frederick Hasselborough discovers Macquarie Island while searching for new sealing grounds.
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In 1820 frist recorded sighting of Antarctica. A Russian Admiral, Fabian von Bellinghausen made the first sighting in January 1820
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In February, American sealer John Davis arguably becomes the first person to land on the continent.he had been searching the South Shetlands for seals. when doing so.
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Sir James Clark Ross searched for the south magnitc pole.He discovers Victoria Land and enters the sea which is known famously now as the Ross Sea.
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In November, American Lincoln Ellsworth is the first to successfully fly across the continent.
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Captain Carl Larsen landed near the Antarctic Peninsula and on he's way he discoverd a number of fossils.
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Ninnis, with sledge and dog team, broke through the lid of a large crevasse and disappeared with most of the gear. Mawson and Mertz then gave up and took on a all most impossible journey. From hard labour, starvation and toxicity Merz died. As he approached Main Base a small party had waited to search for him; they remained for another year. Finally he had made it back TER. Antarctica grows bigger in the winter journey
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In January, at the age of 48, Ernest Shackleton dies of a heart attack. On board the QUEST at the time, Shackleton is buried at South Georgia.
