▁Disc overy ▁Ex ped ition ▁– ▁led ▁by ▁Robert ▁Fal con ▁Scott , ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁December ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁reached ▁( 8 2 °   1 7 ′ S ) ▁▁ 1 9 0 1 – 1 9 0 3 ▁– ▁G auss ▁expedition ▁( or ▁First ▁German ▁Ant ar ctic ▁Ex ped ition ) ▁– ▁led ▁by ▁Er ich ▁von ▁D ry gal ski ▁▁ 1 9 0 1 – 1 9 0 3 ▁– ▁Swedish ▁Ant ar ctic ▁Ex ped ition ▁– ▁led ▁by ▁Otto ▁Nord ensk jö ld ▁with ▁captain ▁Carl ▁Anton ▁Lars en ▁▁ 1 9 0 2 – 1 9 0 4 ▁– ▁Scottish ▁National ▁Ant ar ctic ▁Ex ped ition ▁– ▁led ▁by ▁William ▁Spe irs ▁Bruce ▁▁ 1 9 0 3 – 1 9 0 5 ▁– ▁Third ▁French ▁Ant ar ctic ▁Ex ped ition ▁– ▁led ▁by ▁Jean - B apt iste ▁Char cot ▁▁ 1 9 0 7 – 1 9 0 9 ▁– ▁N im rod ▁Ex ped ition ▁– ▁On ▁ 9 ▁January ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁Ernest ▁Sh ack leton ▁reached ▁ 8 8 °   2 3   ′ S ▁( F arth est ▁South ), ▁and ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁January ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁Professor ▁Ed gew orth ▁David ▁reached ▁the ▁South ▁Mag net ic ▁P ole ▁at ▁() ▁( mean ▁position ) ▁▁ 1 9 0 8 – 1 9 1 0 ▁– ▁Four th ▁French ▁Ant ar