Antarctica


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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

TitlePublication DateDescriptionLink
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

NameDate
Shackleton and crew reach southernmost point of Nimrod expedition 1909-01-09
First expedition reaches South Pole 1911-12-14

Expeditions

NameBegin DateEnd DateStart Head CountEnd Head Count
Belgian Antarctic Expedition 1897 1899
Nimrod Expedition 1907 1909
Amundsen's South Pole expedition 1910 1912 19

People


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NameDate of BirthDate of DeathShort Biography
Roald Amundsen 18721928a Norwegian explorer of polar regions
Sir Ernest Shackleton 18741922a 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.