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The Southern Cross expedition led by Carsten Borchgrevink achieved a new Farthest South of 78° 50'S, making the first landing at the Great Ice Barrier.
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Southern Cross Expedition
1898–1900 research expedition to Antarctica
The Southern Cross Expedition, otherwise known as the British Antarctic Expedition, 1898–1900, was the first British venture of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, and the forerunner of the more celebrated journeys of Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton. The…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Carsten Borchgrevink
Norwegian polar explorer (1864–1934)
Carsten Egeberg Borchgrevink was a Norwegian polar explorer and a pioneer of Antarctic travel. He inspired Sir Robert Falcon Scott, Sir Ernest Shackleton, Roald Amundsen, and others associated with the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Farthest South
Previous records for most southerly latitudes traveled to
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Ross Ice Shelf
Ice shelf in Antarctica
The Ross Ice Shelf is the largest ice shelf of Antarctica. It is several hundred metres thick. The nearly vertical ice front to the open sea is more than 600 kilometres (370 mi) long, and between 15 and 50 metres high above the water surface. Ninety percent of the floating ice,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)