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Captain Cook did not actually explore Antarctica. However, he became the first known European to cross the Antarctic Circle when he was sent again to discover if another great land lay east of Australia, in 1772-3. Pack ice and the solid freezing of the ship's sails prevented further exploration of the region.

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Sir Douglas Mawson went to Anarctica to discover and research it as not many people had been there in his time.

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Doug did because he wanted to

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Captain James Cook represented England on his journeys.


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