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| Choose the first letter to select required country: Atlantic Ocean Information - Country GuidesThe History of Antarctica throws light on the gradual evolution of this continent. Antarctica History makes the people know the detailed information regarding the growth and development of the continent. It was on 17th January 1973, Captain James Cook became the first person to cross the Antarctic Circle. After that in 1820 three individuals named Fabial Gotlieb Bellingshausen, Nathaniel Palmer and Edward Bransfield claimed the credit of spotting the actual sight of Antarctica. Among them Bellingshausen first spotted the land on 27th January 1820, ten months before Palmer and three days before Bransfield. The Antarctica History also tells that Bellingshausen along with Petrovich Lazarev reached a place within 32 km of the Antarctic mainland on 27th January 1820. The actual data states that the first person to land in Antarctica was John Davis on 7th February 1821. In December 1839 the US Navy conducted the United States Exploring Expedition or the Wikes Expedition and it was reported that this expedition ultimately led to the discovery of the Antarctica, west of the Balleny Islands. This place was named Wikes Land and till today that name continues. Introduction and Background to Atlantic Ocean 
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