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21 Jul 1983
The Soviet Vostok Station in Antarctica recorded the world's lowest temperature in an inhabited location.
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20 Feb 1935
Danish-Norwegian explorer Caroline Mikkelsen became the first woman to set foot in Antarctica.
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16 Feb 1840
American explorer Charles Wilkes discovered the Shackleton Ice Shelf in Antarctica.
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25 Jan 1840
Charles Wilkes discovered Antarctica during an American Naval Expedition.
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28 Jan 1820
Fabian von Bellinghausen discovers the Antarctic.
