Antarctica
Antarctic Plate
Description
Earth's southernmost continent. It contains the geographic South Pole and is situated in the Antarctic region of the Southern Hemisphere, almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle, and is surrounded by the Southern Ocean. At 14,000,000 square kilometres (5,400,000 square miles), it is the fifth-largest continent.
Publications
| Title | Publication Date | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amundsen's South Pole expedition (webpage from Wikipedia) | A starred article about the expedition | Link | |
| Belgian Antarctic Expedition (webpage from Wikipedia) | A medium-length article about the expedition | Link | |
| Nimrod Expedition (webpage from Wikipedia) | A starred article about the expedition. | Link |
Events
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Shackleton and crew reach southernmost point of Nimrod expedition | 1909-01-09 |
| First expedition reaches South Pole | 1911-12-14 |
Expeditions
| Name | Begin Date | End Date | Start Head Count | End Head Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgian Antarctic Expedition | 1897 | 1899 | ||
| Nimrod Expedition | 1907 | 1909 | ||
| Amundsen's South Pole expedition | 1910 | 1912 | 19 |
People
| Name | Date of Birth | Date of Death | Short Biography |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roald Amundsen | 1872 | 1928 | a Norwegian explorer of polar regions |
| Sir Ernest Shackleton | 1874 | 1922 | a polar explorer who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic, and one of the principal figures of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. |
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