Discovery of Antarctica

Cape Adare · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Joins the commercial expedition led by Henryk Bull in the whaler Antarctic, which penetrates Antarctic waters and reaches Cape Adare, the western portal to the Ross Sea

Possession Island · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Lands at Possession Island, leaves a message in a canister to prove the visit, and records lichen, one of the first plant-life finds south of the Antarctic Circle

Cape Adare · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Goes ashore with Bull, Kristensen and others at Cape Adare in what is widely treated as the first confirmed landing on the Antarctic mainland

Cape Adare · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Collects rocks and lichens after the Cape Adare landing, strengthening his belief that the site can support a future overwintering base and inland exploration

Antarctica · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

After hearing that Frederick Cook and Robert Peary claim the North Pole, decides to redirect his polar ambitions toward Antarctica

Antarctica · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Amundsen later pays tribute to Borchgrevink's pioneering work, saying that his ascent of the Barrier opened the way south