▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : R ural ▁District s ▁of ▁Ch ah arma hal ▁and ▁Bak ht i ari ▁Province ▁Category : F ars an ▁County <0x0A> </s> ▁This ▁list ▁of ▁Ant ar ctic ▁exped itions ▁is ▁a ▁chron ological ▁list ▁of ▁exped itions ▁involving ▁Ant arct ica . ▁Although ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁a ▁southern ▁continent ▁had ▁been ▁hypoth es ized ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁the ▁writ ings ▁of ▁P to le my ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁century ▁AD , ▁the ▁South ▁P ole ▁was ▁not ▁reached ▁until ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁ ▁Pre - expl oration ▁theories ▁▁ 6 0 0 ▁BC ▁– ▁ 3 0 0 ▁BC ▁– ▁Greek ▁Philosoph ers ▁the or ize ▁S pher ical ▁Earth ▁with ▁North ▁and ▁South ▁Pol ar ▁regions . ▁▁ 1 5 0 ▁AD ▁– ▁P to le my ▁published ▁Ge ograph ia , ▁which ▁notes ▁Terra ▁Austral is ▁Inc ogn ita . ▁ ▁Pre - 1 9 th ▁century ▁▁ 7 th ▁century ▁– ▁U i - te - R ang ior a ▁claimed ▁to ▁have ▁sight ed ▁southern ▁ice ▁fields . ▁▁ 1 3 th ▁century ▁– ▁Pol yn es ians ▁sett le ▁A uck land ▁Islands ▁( 5 0 °   S ) ▁▁ 1 5 0 1 – 1 5 0 2 ▁– ▁Gon ç alo ▁Co el ho ▁and ▁Amer igo ▁V esp ucci ▁potentially ▁sail ▁to ▁( 5 2 °   S ) ▁▁ 1 5 2 2 ▁– ▁Ferdinand ▁Mag ellan ▁– ▁first ▁circ umn avigation