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Geography
Antarctica
Who was the f...
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Who was the first to discover Antarctica?
A
Christopher Columbus
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Vasco da Gamma
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Roald Amundsen
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D
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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