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Have you ever wondered what the coldest place on Earth is
like? The coldest place on Earth is Antarctica, a large ice-covered
continent at the southernmost point on the planet. It is believed that
no person set foot in Antarctica until 1895. The first human-landing
there is thought to be Henryk Bull, with a party from a whaling ship.
In 1935 the first woman set foot there. Her name was Catherine
Mikkelson, the wife of a Norwegian whaling captain. The South
Pole was first reached by a Norwegian named Roald Amundsen
in 1911.
Now turn the page, open your mind and imagine you’re on a
discovery to this icy land.
Table of Contents
Exploration Begins. . . . . . . 4
Fact File. . . . . . . . . . 26
Words to Keep . . . . . . . 31
Learn More at the Library. . . . 32
Index. . . . . . . . . . . 32
