Wikipedia: History of Antarctica/History

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History of Antarctica.

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1 December 1959 Signing of the Antarctic Treaty

On December 14 1911 Roald Amundsen became the first person to reach the South Pole, followed by Robert Falcon Scott over a month later.

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23 June 1961 Antarctic Treaty enters into force.

The Antarctic Treaty was signed on December 1 1959 and came into force on June 23 1961.

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