In 1773, who became the first known person to cross the Antarctic Circle?
First Russian Antarctic Expedition to Europe. After a 751-days sea voyage, "Vostok" and "Mirny" returned to Kronstadt where Emperor Alexander I met it. A sixth continent (Antarctic) and 29 islands were discovered and mapped. The expedition made a unique scientific collection (stored at Kazan University) and perfect pictures of Antarctic landscapes and animals. First Russian Antarctic Expedition First Russian Antarctic Expedition of 1819-1821 () was a sea voyage led by Bellingshausen and Lazarev from 1819 to 1821 to the Southern Ocean to prove or disprove the existence of a sixth continent — Antarctica. During his second round-the-world voyage in 1774, James Cook had reached
Antarctic Circle of Antarctica covers much of the area within the Antarctic Circle. Starting at the prime meridian and heading eastwards, the Antarctic Circle passes through: Antarctic Circle The Antarctic Circle is the most southerly of the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of the Earth. The region south of this circle is known as the Antarctic, and the zone immediately to the north is called the Southern Temperate Zone. South of the Antarctic Circle, the sun is above the horizon for 24 continuous hours at least once per year (and therefore visible at midnight) and the centre of the