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[[File:Admiral Bellingshausen.jpg|Fabian von Bellingshausen]] | |||
European maps continued to show this hypothesized land until Captain James Cook's ships, HMS Resolution and Adventure, crossed the [[Antarctic Circle]] on 17 January 1773, in December 1773 and again in January 1774. Cook came within about 120 km (75 mi) of the Antarctic coast before retreating in the face of field ice in January 1773. The first confirmed sighting of Antarctica can be narrowed down to the crews of ships captained by three individuals. | European maps continued to show this hypothesized land until Captain James Cook's ships, HMS Resolution and Adventure, crossed the [[Antarctic Circle]] on 17 January 1773, in December 1773 and again in January 1774. Cook came within about 120 km (75 mi) of the Antarctic coast before retreating in the face of field ice in January 1773. The first confirmed sighting of Antarctica can be narrowed down to the crews of ships captained by three individuals. | ||