Polynesian Travel Claims
Some authors have suggested that a figure in Polynesians oral tradition from Rarotonga, Hui Te Rangiora (also known as 'Ui Te Rangiora) and his crew explored Antarctic waters in … See more

By air
After Shackleton's last expedition, there was a hiatus in Antarctic exploration for about seven years. From 1929, aircraft and mechanized … See more

In May 1965, the American physicist Carl R. Disch went missing during the course of his routine research near Byrd Station, Antarctica. His body was never found.
A baby, named Emilio Marcos de Palma, was born near Hope Bay on 7 January 1978, becoming the … See more

• Colonization of Antarctica
• Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration
• History of Livingston Island
• History of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands See more

The first documented landing on the mainland of East Antarctica was at Victoria Land by the American sealer Mercator Cooper on 26 January 1853.
The Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration began at the end of the 19th century and closed with See more

Spanish claims
According to Argentina and Chile, the Spanish Empire had claims on Antarctica. The capitulación (governorship) granted to the conquistador Pedro Sánchez de la Hoz in 1539 by the King of Spain, Charles V, … See more

Women did not explore Antarctica until well into the 1950s. A few pioneering women visited the Antarctic land and waters prior to the 1950s and many women requested to … See more