Anatrctica timeline

  • Captain James Cook

    Captain James cook crosses the Antarctic circle and does not see land he sees icebergs which proves the sourth land exsists
  • James Weddell

    James Weddell a whaler has a sea named after him and reaches the most southernly point (at that time).
  • Douglas Mawson

    Mwason reaches the south pole.
  • Robert Falcon Scott

    Finally Robert makes it to the south pole but getting beaten by Amundsen by 33 days.
  • Ernist Shackleton

    Ernist returns to Antarctica to complete his goal of crossing the contient. There ship gets crushed by the ice.
  • Richard Byrd

    He was the first person to fly over Antarctica.
  • Treaty

    The treaty was assigned by the 12 countries who had been active during the Geophysical year.
  • Treaty put to affect

    The treaty was put to affect with lots of rules for all the countries to follow.