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| History of Antarctica The history of Antarctica emerges from early Western theories of a vast continent, known as Terra Australis, believed to exist in the far south of the globe. The rounding of the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Horn in the 15th and 16th centuries proved that Terra Australis Incognita ("Unknown Southern Land"), if it existed, was a continent in its own right. History_of_Antarctica
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| Ernest Shackleton | birth_place = Kilkea, County Kildare, Ireland Ernest_Shackleton
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| Antarctic Circle The Antarctic Circle is one of the five major circles (or parallels) of latitude that mark maps of the Earth. As of 2000, it lies at latitude 66° 33′ 39″ (or 66. Antarctic_Circle
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| History of Antarctica Talk:History_of_Antarctica
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| Ernest Shackleton Talk:Ernest_Shackleton
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| William Smith (mariner) William Smith (born c. 1775 in Blyth, Northumberland) was the English captain who discovered the South Shetland Islands, an archipelago near Antarctica. William_Smith_(mariner)
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| Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1914–17), also known as the Endurance Expedition, was the last major expedition of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. Conceived by Sir Ernest Shackleton, the expedition sought to achieve the first land crossing of the Antarctic continent. Imperial_Trans-Antarctic_Expedition
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| Adolphus Greely |died= Adolphus_Greely
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| Bunger Hills Bunger Hills or Bunger Lakes or Bunger Oasis is a coastal range in Antarctica, consisting of a group of moderately low, rounded coastal hills, overlain by morainic drift and notably ice free throughout the year, lying south of the Highjump Archipelago. Bunger_Hills
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| Schooner Jenny Talk:Schooner_Jenny
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| List of Antarctic expeditions This List of Antarctic expeditions is a chronological list of expeditions involving Antarctica. List_of_Antarctic_expeditions
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| Terra Nova Expedition The Terra Nova Expedition (1910–1913), officially the British Antarctic Expedition 1910, was led by Robert Falcon Scott who had previously commanded the Discovery Expedition to the Antarctic in 1901–04. The expedition's popular name is taken from its supply ship, Terra Nova. Terra_Nova_Expedition
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| Articles for deletion/Log/2006 April 21 Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Log/2006_April_21
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| Articles for deletion/Schooner Jenny Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Schooner_Jenny
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| Harry McNish |birth_place= Port Glasgow, Scotland Harry_McNish
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| Mercator Cooper Mercator Cooper (September 29, 1803 - Spring 1872) was a ship's captain who is credited with the first formal American visit to Tokyo and the first formal landing on the mainland East Antarctica. Mercator_Cooper
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| USS Levant (1837) Talk:USS_Levant_(1837)
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| Cape Adare Cape Adare is the northeastern most peninsula in Victoria Land, East Antarctica. The cape separates the Ross Sea to the east from the Southern Ocean to the west, and is backed by the high Admiralty Mountains. Cape_Adare
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| Inexpressible Island Inexpressible Island is a rocky island located in Terra Nova Bay at 74° 54'S 163° 43'E. Inexpressible_Island
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| Articles for deletion/Log/2007 July 13 Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Log/2007_July_13
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