Russian explorers discovered Antarctica 200 years ago. What we've learned about Earth's coldest continent.

[admin]

Two centuries after it was first sighted by Russian explorers, Antarctica is a key site for studying the future of Earth's climate – and for global scientific cooperation.

Russian explorers discovered Antarctica 200 years ago. What we've learned about Earth's coldest continent. : Read more

 

[EdDevinney]

Looks like the Russians were beaten by a few days by Irishman Edward Bransfield. In an Irish Times article of January 25, 2020, we find "Vice Admiral Mellett noted how Bransfield landed on an island on January 22nd, 1820, which he named after King George, before sailing a further 60km south where they sighted Trinity Peninsula, Antarctica".

 

[runswithbeer]

King George's Island is part of a Continental Archipelago of the Continent of Antarctica. Enough Said.