First on the Antarctic Continent

• Main Author: Borchgrevink, C. E.
• Format: Book
• Language: unknown
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2014
• Subjects: Adare; Antarctic; Borchgrevink; Cape Adare; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cbo9781107294745

Norwegian-born Carsten Egeberg Borchgrevink (1864–1934) claimed to have been the first person to step onto the Antarctic mainland when he first visited the continent in 1895. Becoming enthusiastic about Antarctic exploration, he was inspired to organise his own expedition on the Southern Cross, with...