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In 1820, several expeditions claimed to have been the first to have sighted Antarctica, with the very first being the Russian expedition led by [[Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen]] and Mikhail Lazarev. The first landing was probably just over a year later when American Captain John Davis, a sealer, set foot on the [[ice]]. | In 1820, several expeditions claimed to have been the first to have sighted Antarctica, with the very first being the Russian expedition led by [[Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen]] and Mikhail Lazarev. The first landing was probably just over a year later when American Captain John Davis, a sealer, set foot on the [[ice]]. | ||
The basic geography of the Antarctic coastline was not understood until the mid-to-late 19th century. American naval officer Charles Wilkes claimed (correctly) that Antarctica was a new continent, basing the claim on his exploration in 1839–40, while James Clark Ross, in his expedition of 1839–43, hoped that he might be able to sail all the way to the South Pole. (He was unsuccessful.) | The basic geography of the Antarctic coastline was not understood until the mid-to-late 19th century. American naval officer [[Charles Wilkes]] claimed (correctly) that Antarctica was a new continent, basing the claim on his exploration in 1839–40, while [[James Clark Ross]], in his expedition of 1839–43, hoped that he might be able to sail all the way to the South Pole. (He was unsuccessful.) | ||
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It was not until 31 October 1956 that humans once again set foot at the South Pole, when a party led by Admiral George J. Dufek of the | It was not until 31 October 1956 that humans once again set foot at the South Pole, when a party led by [[Admiral George J. Dufek]] of the [[U.S. Navy]] landed there in an R4D-5L Skytrain (C-47 Skytrain) aircraft. The US Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station was established by air over 1956–1957 for the International Geophysical Year and has been continuously staffed since then by research and support personnel. | ||
After Amundsen and Scott, the next people to reach the South Pole overland (albeit with some air support) were Edmund Hillary (January 4, 1958) and Vivian Fuchs (January 19, 1958) and their respective parties, during the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition. There have been many subsequent expeditions to arrive at the South Pole by surface transportation, including those by Havola, Crary and Fiennes. First group of women to reach the pole were Pam Young, Jean Pearson, Lois Jones, Eileen McSaveney, Kay Lindsay and Terry Tickhill in 1969. In 1978 Michele Eileen Raney became the first woman to winter at the South Pole. | After Amundsen and Scott, the next people to reach the South Pole overland (albeit with some air support) were Edmund Hillary (January 4, 1958) and Vivian Fuchs (January 19, 1958) and their respective parties, during the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition. There have been many subsequent expeditions to arrive at the South Pole by surface transportation, including those by Havola, Crary and Fiennes. First group of women to reach the pole were Pam Young, Jean Pearson, Lois Jones, Eileen McSaveney, Kay Lindsay and Terry Tickhill in 1969. In 1978 Michele Eileen Raney became the first woman to winter at the South Pole. | ||