First person to cross the Antarctic circle
- Who
- Unknown
- What
- First
- When
- 01 January 0001
The first men to cross the Antarctic Circle (Lat.66º33'S) were the 193 crew members of the Resolution (462tons) (Capt. James Cook, RN, 1728-79) and Adventure (336tons) (Lt Tobias Furneaux, RN) on 17 Jan 1773 at 39øE. The first person known to have sighted the Antarctic ice shelf was Capt. Fabian Gottlieb Benjamin von Bellingshausen (Russia) (1778-1852) on 27 Jan 1820 from the vessel Vostok accompanied by Mirnyy.