1894
Discovery of Antarctica
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
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Cape Adare in Norway. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
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
Collects rocks and lichens after the Cape Adare landing, strengthening his belief that the site can support a future overwintering base and inland exploration
Borchgrevinks party claim this as the first landing on the Antarctic mainland
Takes part in the landing at Cape Adare, later treated as the first confirmed landing on the Antarctic mainland
Goes ashore with Bull, Kristensen and others at Cape Adare in what is widely treated as the first confirmed landing on the Antarctic mainland
Leads the first expedition party to winter on the Antarctic mainland
Cape Adare is sighted
Sets up the first ever shore base on the Antarctic continent, in the midst of a penguin colony, named "Camp Ridley" in honour of Borchgrevinks mother
Unloading began on 17 February. First ashore were the 75 dogs, with their two Sami handlers, who remained with them and thus became the first men to spend a night on the Antarctic continent. Sets up the first ever shore base on the Antarctic continent, in the midst of a penguin colony, named "Camp Ridley" in honour of Borchgrevinks mother. Borchgrevink reaches Cape Adare
By 2 March the base, christened "Camp Ridley" after Borchgrevinks English mothers maiden name, was fully established, and the Duke of Yorks flag raised
Establishes the Southern Cross Expedition base at Cape Adare, the first overwintering base on the Antarctic mainland
The Southern Cross departs for New Zealand to winter there, leaving a shore party of 10 with their provisions, equipment and 70 dogs. By 2 March the base, christened "Camp Ridley" after Borchgrevinks English mothers maiden name, was fully established, and the Duke of Yorks flag raised
When the Southern Cross returned at the end of January 1900, Borchgrevink decided to abandon the camp, although there were sufficient fuel and provisions left to last another year, sledging activity became possible, Borchgrevinks assumptions about an easy route to the interior proved false; the glaciated mountain ranges adjoining Cape Adare precluded any travel inland, restricting exploration to the immediate area around the cape
The Southern Cross returned to Cape Adare from Australia
Provenance
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