Write a short note on the discovery of Antarctica.

In 1773, James Cook crossed the latitude of 67°15' S along the Antarctica circle for the first time. He only discovered nearby islands. In 1820, the very first to have sighted Antarctica was Russian expedition led by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen and Mikhail Lazarev. The first Norwegian expedition to Antarctica was led by Captain Carl Anton Larsen in 1892. During the expedition, he was first to discover fossils in Antarctica. Finally, a Norwegian explorer, Roald Amundsen with his team reached the south pole on December 14, 1911.