The first sighting of Antarctica is now widely acknowledged
to have taken place on the 27th or 28th of January 1820 during the voyage of two Russian ships, the Vostok and Mirnyi under the command of Captain Fabien
(Thaddeus) Gottleib von Bellingshausen during a two year exploratory expedition
around the world to discover new lands for the Russian Empire. Bellingshausen's
ships were the first to have crossed the Antarctic Circle since Cook nearly 50
years earlier, they did so on the 26th of January 1820.
Monday, January 27, 2025
First Sighting of Antarctica in 1820
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