1 January 1840
Discovery of Antarctica
Charts a long stretch of Antarctic coastline later associated with Wilkes Land, strengthening the case for Antarctica as a continent
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Wilkes Land in United States of America. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Charts a long stretch of Antarctic coastline later associated with Wilkes Land, strengthening the case for Antarctica as a continent
Provenance
These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match United States of America and Wilkes Land. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.
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