▁disco vers ▁Stra it ▁of ▁Mag ellan ▁( 5 4 °   S ) ▁▁ 1 5 7 8 ▁– ▁Francis ▁Dra ke ▁claims ▁to ▁have ▁discovered ▁an ▁ocean ▁south ▁of ▁South ▁America ▁and ▁" El iz abeth ▁Island " ▁▁▁▁ 1 5 9 9 ▁– ▁D irk ▁Ger rit sz ▁– ▁potentially ▁s ails ▁to ▁( 6 4 °   S ) ▁▁ 1 6 0 3 ▁– ▁Gabriel ▁de ▁Cast illa ▁– ▁potentially ▁s ails ▁to ▁( 6 4 °   S ) ▁▁ 1 6 1 5 ▁– ▁Jacob ▁le ▁Ma ire ▁and ▁Wille m ▁Sch out en ▁first ▁to ▁sail ▁around ▁Cape ▁Horn ▁cross ▁( 5 6 °   S ) ▁▁ 1 6 1 9 ▁– ▁Gar cia ▁de ▁N od al ▁expedition ▁– ▁circ umn avig ate ▁T ierra ▁del ▁Fu ego ▁and ▁discover ▁Diego ▁Ram í rez ▁Islands ▁() ▁▁ 1 6 4 3 ▁– ▁Dutch ▁expedition ▁to ▁Val div ia ▁– ▁nor ther ly ▁wind s ▁push ▁the ▁expedition ▁as ▁far ▁south ▁as ▁ 6 1 ° 5 9 ▁S ▁where ▁ice berg s ▁were ▁abund ant . ▁The ▁expedition ▁dis pro ves ▁belief s ▁that ▁Is la ▁de ▁los ▁Estados ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁Terra ▁Austral is . ▁▁ 1 6 7 5 ▁– ▁Anthony ▁de ▁la ▁Ro ché ▁disco vers ▁South ▁Georgia ▁( ), ▁the ▁first ▁ever ▁land ▁discovered ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁Ant ar ctic ▁Con ver gence ▁▁ 1 6 9 8 – 1 6 9 9 ▁– ▁Ed mond ▁Hal ley ▁s