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History of Antarctica

Answer these questions about the history of Antarctica, from discovery to present day.
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Ancient Greek name for a hypothesized southern continent
Terra Australis
Island chain believed to be the above until Francis Drake sailed south of it in 1578
Tierra del Fuego
Year in which Antarctica was first sighted
1820
Russian captain who saw it first
Bellingshausen
Likely the first person to step on the continent while in search of seals
John Davis
French explorer sometimes credited as the "discoverer of Antarctica"
Dumont D'Urville
First part of continental Antarctica claimed for a country, in this case France
Adélie Land
James Weddell was looking for these when he discovered a sea later named after him
Seals
James Ross's two ships, for which two active volcanoes are named
Erebus and Terror
This author's book 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea depicted a submarine visiting here
Jules Verne
This country established the first Antarctic base "Ormond House" in the South Orkneys
Scotland
Norwegian who led the first successful expedition to the South Pole in 1911
Roald Amundsen
Briton who led a competing party which reached the South Pole 33 days later
R. Falcon Scott
Ship whose crew of 28 was stranded for 589 days before being rescued in a heroic fashion
HMS Endurance
Commanded the above ship among other iconic Heroic Age missions
Ernest Shackleton
Island in the Scotia Sea which 5 men of the above mission reached to signal help
South Georgia
Country which claimed Norwegian Queen Maud Land as "New Swabia" in 1938
Germany
Largest base in Antarctica, housing ~1500 individuals, founded in 1956
McMurdo Station
Fuchs completed the first Trans-Antarctic crossing with help from this Kiwi of Everest fame
Edmund Hillary
Signed in 1959 by 12 countries to ensure the environment of Antarctica stays protected
Antarctic Treaty
Japanese icebreaker who discovered two huskies alive after a year in the Antarctic
Sōya
Gigantic underwater cephalopod discovered near the South Sandwich Islands
Colossal Squid
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2 Comments
Shadywyvern
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Level 85
Jun 10, 2025
Scrapped question: The awakening of Adam in the year 2000 caused which catastrophic event which melted all the ice caps?
MasterRocket
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Level 83
Jun 10, 2025
Why did you scrap it!?
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