Captain James Cook was the first to cross the Antarctic Circle on the 17th of January, 1773, and reached a latitude of 67 degrees 15 minutes S. It is not clear whether or not he actually set eyes on Antarctica since the ice pack prevented any further southward progress. In January, 1820, as a result of an earlier expedition where he was blown off course, the British Royal Navy sent William Smith as pilot with Edward Bransfield to search the waters south of the newly claimed South Shetland Islands. It is subsequently claimed that they are the first to see the Antarctic Peninsula. On the 27th of January, 1820, Russian, Fabian Gottlieb von Bellinghausen, becomes the first person to see the Antarctic continent. In January,1821, Bellingshausen returns to the Antarctic and completes a circumnavigation of Antarctica being only the second explorer, after Cook, to do so. In February, American sealer John Davis arguably becomes the first person to land on the Antarctic continent. A Norwegian scientist immigrant to Australia, Carsten Egeberg Borchgrevink (1864-1934), became the first man to set foot on the Antarctic when he stepped on to Cape Adare on the 24th of January, 1895. From 1894-95 he devoted his time to exploration of Antarctica. He attempted to reach the South Pole in 1897. During this expedition, he was the first to discover lichen in the Antarctic, and reached a latitude of 78 degrees 5 minutes S.
It is difficult to pinpoint a single individual as the first ever explorer, as exploration has been a universal human activity throughout history. However, notable early explorers include people like Christopher Columbus, Marco Polo, and Zheng He, who all made significant contributions to expanding knowledge of the world.
British Columbia was first discovered by the Spanish explorer, Juan Perez, in 1774. However, it was the British explorer, James Cook, who first set foot on the west coast of British Columbia in 1778.
Eric the Red was a Norse explorer who is believed to have founded the first Norse settlement in Greenland. He is also known for being the father of Leif Erikson, another famous Viking explorer.
The first recorded European to set foot on Australian soil was Dutch explorer Willem Janszoon in 1606. He landed on the western coast of Cape York Peninsula in Queensland.
The first post-explorer settlement in Michigan was Sault Ste. Marie, founded by French missionaries in 1668. This settlement played a significant role in the fur trade and served as a key location for connecting the Great Lakes region.
The Bering Strait is named after the Danish explorer Vitus Bering, who was the first European to explore the strait in 1728 on an expedition for the Russian Navy.
Christopher Columbus was the first explorer
The first European explorer was Marco Polo.
Who the first explorer of Maine was is a debated topic. Some believe that John Cabot was the first explorer while others claim it was George Popham.
The first explorer in Connecticut was Aderian Block. He founded it for the Dutch in 1614.
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Ferdinand Magellan was the first explorer to reach Asia by ship. He was a Portuguese explorer who lived from 1480 to 1521 CE.
Jacques Cartier was the first french explorer when he explored and mapped the St.Lawrence River.
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The first explorer to cross the Nullarbor Plain was Edward John Eyre.
The explorer Juan Ponce De Leon was the first explorer to reach Florida