Well Robert Scott discovered the Ross ice shelf first setting off on his adventure .
On his first voyage, the Discovery Expedition, Scott left London and sailed to Antarctica by way of Cape Town and New Zealand.
Both expeditions were guided by the stars, using a sextant to find the latitude and longitude for their destination.
At the age of 27, his first experience of the polar regions was as third officer on Captain Robert Falcon Scott's Discovery Expedition, 1901-04, from which he was sent home early on health grounds.
Vasco-da-gama
Hut Point was established on Ross Island off the coast of Antarctica in the Ross Sea.
the ross sea is named after captain ross th famous explorer that was one of the first people to discover Antarctica because the ross sea is near Antarctica
I believe it was Portugal, specifically Vasco da Gama.
By being the first to discover the sea routes to south-East Asia and because of that, being the first to establish trade contacts with the local rulers there.
By being the first to discover the sea routes to south-East Asia and because of that, being the first to establish trade contacts with the local rulers there.
Captain Scott and his team man-hauled sledges and trekked on foot to the South Pole -- a journey of about 750 miles over an unmapped ice sheet, from sea level to more than 10,000 feet above sea level at the South Pole.
he discover sea floor spreading
Portugal was the first country to sail eastward. Vasco da Gama was the first to sail around Africa and discover India