Who was the first to

come close to entering

Antarctica?Who was the first explorer to step foot in Antarctica?

Who are some of the explorers

to explore Antarctica? Who were the first people to believe in Antarctica?

Captain James Cook was the first to enter the Antarctica circle, he was 160 km away from Antarctica. This happened on his second major voyage and it took him 3 years.

In 1840 Frenchman Jules-Sébastien-César Dumont d'Urville became the first person to set foot on Antarctica. (Some historians believe that John Davis, an American sealer, may have set foot on the Antarctic Peninsula in 1821, but even he was unsure if he landed on the continent or just a nearby island.)

The four most important Antarctic explorers were probably Roald Amundsen, Sir Ernest Shackleton, Robert Falcon Scott, and Richard E. Byrd.

other explores include Sir James Clark Ross, Nobu Shirase.

The Greeks. Back then people thought the world was flat but the Greeks proved it is round, so the Greeks believed the was another land on the other side of the world.

There are no land animals that actually live in Antarctica! But there a many animals in the surrounding water. There are seals, Penguins (Emperors and Adelies), fish, sharks, arctic terns and there are also Orcas which are Killer whales but live in Antarctica.

Some, like the whales, seals and birds, have a layer of fat to protect them from the cold. Penguins and seals have a compact body shape and thick skin to help keep in their body heat. Birds have both waterproof feathers and downy feathers to keep them warm. Many of the fish have special chemicals in their blood that keep them from freezing.

1. some people went to Antarctica to go seal hunting.

2. There are about 7 types of penguins.3. If seal doesn't have much food they feed on

the fat they store in there body.4. A polar bear is a type of bear.

People travel to Antarctica for all sorts of reasons, like...

• Scientist go there to discover things.• Explorers go to Antarctica to explore• Tourest go to have a look• Reporters go there to find first hand

information.And the list goes on

It takes about About 5 to 9 days days to reach Antarctica from Australia.

People get to Antarctica by big and strong ships. If people go by ship they leave for Antarctica during November to January the next year, while it’s warm in Antarctica.

The fastest root to Antarctica is by reaching Antarctica from South America Argentina.

Written and made by Georgette and Wendy got help from

The internetBook: discovering Antarctica

Book: AntarcticaSupporting friends

And lastly thank you teaches for a good grade (please, please)