nPostednon February 20, 2016
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Onnthis date in 1935, Caroline Mikkelsen became the first woman to setnfoot in Antarctica.
Onnthis date in 1935, Caroline Mikkelsen became the first woman to setnfoot in Antarctica.n
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nMikkelsen,nborn in Denmark, was married to a Norwegian man named Captain KlariusnMikkelsen. The two were on an expedition to Antarctica – annexpedition paid for by Lars Christensen, a shipowner and whalingnmagnate with money to burn – and he liked to “burn” it bynfunding explorations of Antarctica!
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nOnnthis date in 1935, the expedition made landfall at the VestfoldnHills, in Antarctica. Mikkelsen and others left the ship and built ancairn – a pile of stones – to support the flag of Norway. Theyntook a photo to memorialize the moment.
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nMountnCaroline Mikkelsen in Antarctica is named for her.
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nBynthe way, Lars Christensen’s wife Ingrid also traveled to Antarcticanthat same year. She is considered one of the first women to visitnAntarctica and the very first woman to fly over Antarctica in annairplane. n
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nIngridnChristensen Coast in Antarctica is named for her.
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nMorenfirsts…
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| AWE made history when four American women became the first women to reach the South Pole on foot. It may have been the first all-women expedition to Antarctica. Read about this adventure in the book |
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nInn1820, several expeditions claimed to have been the first to see thenice shelf of Antarctica.
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nThenfirst person to set foot on Antarctica was probably American CaptainnJohn Davis, a seal hunter, in 1821.
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nNorwegiannexplorer Roald Amundsen was the first to reach the South Pole inn1911.
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nThenfirst child known to be born in Antarctica is Emilio Marcos Palma,nborn on January 7, 1978. His parents are Argentine citizens; he wasnborn at the Esperanza Base.
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| This is now-grown Emilio Palma, in Antarctica! |
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nIncannot see any record for “first child to step foot on Antarctica”n– so little Emilio Palma (now grown up, of course!) may have beennthe first child in Antarctica, although he may not have literallyn“stepped foot” on the continent.
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nExploren Antarctica via Time For Kids…
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norn National Geographic –n this report is about average people, tourists, not researchers,n going to Antarctica!
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nAlsonon this date:
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nBignDay in 1872
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nActornSidney Poitier’s birthday
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nFredericknDouglass Day
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nAnniversarynof the pawning of certain Norwegian islands
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