"I'd like to see that land beyond the Pole. That area beyond the Pole is the Center of the Great Unknown"

–Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd

Etymology

Antarctica - The name Antarctica is the romanized version of the Greek compound word ἀνταρκτική (antarktiké), feminine of ἀνταρκτικός (antarktikos), meaning "opposite to the Arctic", "opposite to the north".

arctic: late Middle English: via Old French from Latin arcticus, articus, from Greek arktikos, from arktos ‘bear, Ursa Major, pole star’.

pronunciation - “antartica” vs “antarcitca” mandella effect?

• Ursa Major - The Pole Star | The Great Bear

Piri Reis Map (16th century)

Polar explorer Roald Amundsen disappeared - 1928. | History.info

US Expeditions

Admiral Byrd

Operation HIGHJUMP (1946-1947)

Timeline

1956 Expedition / Deep Freeze I

German Expeditions

Russian Expeditions

British Expeditions