Carl Anton Larsen

Carl Anton Larsen

male, deceased (1924)
Carl Anton Larsen (1860 - 1924) was a Norwegian mariner and Antarctic explorer, and the founder of Grytviken, South Georgia. The Larsen Ice Shelf...
Wilhelm Filchner

Wilhelm Filchner

male, deceased (1957)
Wilhelm Filchner (September 13, 1877 - May 7, 1957) was a German explorer. At the age of 21, he participated in his first expedition, which led him...

Paul-Émile Victor

male, deceased (1995)
Paul-Émile Victor was a French ethnologist and explorer. He was born in Geneva Switzerland. He graduated from École Centrale de Lyon in 1928. Pa...
Hjalmar Johansen

Hjalmar Johansen

male, deceased (1913)
Fredrik Hjalmar Johansen (May 15, 1867 - January 9, 1913) was one of Norway's most famous polar explorers and a world champion gymnast. He joined...
Joe Farman

Joe Farman

male
Joe Farman is the British geophysicist who published the discovery of the ozone hole over Antarctica. His results were first published on May 16,...
Polly Vacher

Polly Vacher

female, 65 years old
Polly Vacher (born 1944) is an English aviator specialising in long-distance solo flights. Born in south Devon, she trained in physiotherapy and...
Eduard Suess

Eduard Suess

male, deceased (1914)
Eduard Suess (August 20, 1831 - April 26, 1914) was a geologist who was an expert on the geography of the Alps. He is responsible for discovering...
Emilio Palma

Emilio Palma

male, 31 years old
Emilio Marcos Palma is the first person known to have been born on the continent of Antarctica. He was also born farther south than any other human...
Ian Tamblyn

Ian Tamblyn

male, 62 years old
Ian Gordon Tamblyn (born December 2, 1947 in Fort William, Ontario) is a Canadian folk music singer-songwriter, record producer and playwright....
Andrew Dean Nystrom

Andrew Dean Nystrom

male
Andrew Dean Nystrom is an author, journalist, editor, photographer and travel planning consultant specializing in responsible and sustainable...