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Farthest South

Norway · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1900

Carsten Borchgrevink16 February 1900

Ross Ice Shelf · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Travels south over the Barrier to about 78 degrees 50 minutes south, setting a new farthest south mark

Names involved

Carsten Borchgrevink

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