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Most humans live north of the Equator, so adventurous explorers contacted the native peoples who populate the Arctic polar areas before they headed south. There was no confirmation until the 1700s that there was a continent in the Antarctic.

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Who was the first person to explore the arctic?

The first person to explore the Arctic is believed to be Norse explorer, Erik the Red, who sailed to Greenland around 982 AD. However, some sources credit the Greek explorer Pytheas as the first to explore the Arctic around 325 BC.


Who first explored the arctic?

The first documented exploration of the Arctic is credited to Norse explorer Leif Erikson around the year 1000. However, sustained exploration and mapping of the Arctic region began in the 16th century by various European expeditions seeking the Northern Sea Route to Asia.


Who was the first to explorer?

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.


WHO made his first of several expeditions in 1886 that placed him in the vanguard of Arctic explorers?

Robert Peary led his first expedition in 1886, marking the beginning of his career as an Arctic explorer. He went on to make several more expeditions, eventually becoming known for his polar explorations and reaching the North Pole in 1909.


What did Louise Boyd discover?

Louise Boyd was an American explorer and naturalist who is known for leading several expeditions to the Arctic region. She made significant contributions to the field of Arctic exploration, including conducting important scientific research and mapping uncharted territories in Greenland and Svalbard. Boyd's expeditions also helped advance our understanding of the Arctic environment and its wildlife.