List of Antarctic expeditions

Terra Australis

Terra Australis is the large continent on the bottom of this 1570 map.

This list of Antarctic expeditions is a chronological list of expeditions involving Antarctica. Although the existence of a southern continent had been hypothesized as early as the writings of Ptolemy in the 1st century AD, the South Pole was not reached until 1911.

Pre-exploration theories

Pre-19th century

19th century

20th century

21st century

Agreements

See also

Notes

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  2. Anderson, Atholl J., & Gerard R. O'Regan To the Final Shore: Prehistoric Colonisation of the Subantarctic Islands in South Polynesia in Australian Archaeologist: Collected Papers in Honour of Jim Allen Canberra: Australian National University, 2000. 440–454.
  3. Anderson, Atholl J., & Gerard R. O'Regan The Polynesian Archaeology of the Subantarctic Islands: An Initial Report on Enderby Island Southern Margins Project Report. Dunedin: Ngai Tahu Development Report, 1999
  4. Anderson, Atholl J. Subpolar Settlement in South Polynesia Antiquity 79.306 (2005): 791–800
  5. David McGonigalm Antarctica: Secrets of the Southern Continent Frances Lincoln Ltd., 2009 ISBN 0-7112-2980-5 page 288-289
  6. http://v1.explorapoles.org/UK/Whos/PT_M-N/Mathieson_Craig.htm
  7. IceChallenger.co.uk, 2005. Retrieved on 2008-10-14
  8. Tierraspolared.es, Transantarctica 2005–06 at Tierras Polares Archived 7 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
  9. Aislinn Simpson (29 December 2006), "Woman treks alone to South Pole in 39 days", The Guardian, retrieved 2013-03-12
  10. Traverse.npolar.no
  11. Conor J. Ryan Joys and Hardships of Antarctic Fieldwork, retrieved 2011 Aug 24
  12. Martin, Peter (Dec 2011), "Todd Carmichael, American", Esquire: 202, retrieved 2013-03-13
  13. Southpolequest.com
  14. Moon Regan transantarctic crossing
  15. http://www.explorersweb.com/polar/news.php?id=20632
  16. BSAE 2012 - Spirit of Scott
  17. "Long Day's Journey into White | Adventure". Reader's Digest Asia. Retrieved 2012-01-28.
  18. Michael Warren. "First woman to cross Antarctica solo sets two records". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2012-01-28.
  19. "British adventurer Felicity Aston caps first ski crossing of Antarctica by woman". ESPN. 2012-01-23. Retrieved 2012-01-28.
  20. Antarctic Tears, Sastrugi Press, 2014
  21. Shackleton Epic
  22. "The Scott Expedition".
  23. "Willis Resilience Expedition".
  24. Explorersweb (2011-01-13). "Breaking news: Christian Eide bags the South Pole solo speed ski world record". explorersweb.com. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
  25. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-35398552

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Further reading

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