Matthew F. Maury commanded
His first expedition to Antarctica was with Ernest Shackletons Nimrod Expedition of 1907.
Amundsen's first expedition to Antarctica took place in 1897 when he joined the Belgian Antarctic Expedition as First Mate. This was the first expedition to over-winter in Antarctica.
As the geology officer on an expedition to a newly discovered Earthlike planet, you might determine whether the planet has a crust composed of plates that move by chains of volcanoes along continental coastlines.
Amundsen sailed twice to Antarctica, once with the Belgica Expedition in 1887 and again in 1910 with his South Pole Expedition.
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Your answer depends on the purpose of your expedition.
Captain Scott led two expeditions to Antarctica. He led the Discovery expedition in 1901 and the Terra Nova expedition in 1910.
Douglas Mawson did not use a map on his expedition but he did use a compass to navigate his way on Antarctica
in antarctica down south
Australia's association with Antarctica began when Australian explorer Douglas Mawson led an expedition of Australians and New Zealanders in 1911 - the Australasian Antarctic Expedition.
Ernest Shackleton led three British expeditions to Antarctica. The Discovery Expedition took place from 1901 through 1903. The Nimrod Expedition was from 1907 to 1909. The final journey called the Imperial Trans-Atlantic Expedition was from 1914 to 1917.
Captain Scott sailed the Discovery from England to Antarctica in 1901 for his first Antarctic expedition.