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== History of exploration of the Southern Ocean ==
== History of exploration of the Southern Ocean ==
[[Image:James_Cook.gif|thumb|200px|Captain [[James Cook]] ]]
The cruise company Hurtigruten says about the history of the exploration of the Southern Ocean:
The cruise company Hurtigruten says about the history of the exploration of the Southern Ocean:
{{Cquote|Bartolomeo Diaz was the first known explorer to have reached the Southern Ocean, when he circumnavigated the Cape of Good Hope in 1487. In 1770, Captain [[James Cook]] searched for land in the Southern Ocean but found none, but discovered the prize of Botany Bay, Australia instead. In 1819, land was first sighted in the Antarctic Circle and it took until 1911 for the first person, Roald Amundsen, to reach the South Pole.<ref>[https://www.hurtigruten.com/destinations/antarctica/inspiration/sailing-the-southern-ocean/ Sailing the Southern Ocean]</ref>}}
{{Cquote|Bartolomeo Diaz was the first known explorer to have reached the Southern Ocean, when he circumnavigated the Cape of Good Hope in 1487. In 1770, Captain [[James Cook]] searched for land in the Southern Ocean but found none, but discovered the prize of Botany Bay, Australia instead. In 1819, land was first sighted in the Antarctic Circle and it took until 1911 for the first person, Roald Amundsen, to reach the South Pole.<ref>[https://www.hurtigruten.com/destinations/antarctica/inspiration/sailing-the-southern-ocean/ Sailing the Southern Ocean]</ref>}}