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Who was the first to discover Antarctica?

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Christopher Columbus

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Vasco da Gamma

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Roald Amundsen

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James Cook

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The correct option is D James Cook
Captain James Cook became the first adventurer to enter Antarctica. He did so in the year 1773.

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