19th of March
Historical Antarctic Pictures and Events
Who first set foot on Antarctica? The earliest undisputed landing was in 1895 at Cape Adare by a small group on a whaling expedition. Carsten Borchgrevink claimed he was the first but this was disputed by Leonard Kristense and Alexander Tunzelman who each claimed that they were the first
1912 - Captain Scott's final camp made 11 miles from food and fuel at One Ton Depot, the three surviving men can walk no further. "The weather doesn't give us a chance - the wind from N. to N.W. and -40° temp, to-day."
