1780s to 1839 – American and British whalers and sealers make incidental discoveries. On 30 January 1774 he reaches 71° 10′ S, his Farthest South, coming within about 120 kilometres (75 mi) of the Antarctic mainland without seeing it.Įxpeditions in Antarctica before the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, 1897 1772–1775 – James Cook – sails HMS Resolution crossing Antarctic Circle in January 1773 and December 1773. 1771 – James Cook – HM Bark Endeavour expedition. 1720 – Captain George Shelvocke – sails to (61° 30′ S). The expedition disproves beliefs that Isla de los Estados was part of Terra Australis. 1643 – Dutch expedition to Valdivia – northerly winds push the expedition as far south as 61★9 S where icebergs were abundant. 1615 – Jacob le Maire and Willem Schouten first to sail around Cape Horn cross (56° S). 1603 – Gabriel de Castilla – potentially sails to (64° S). 1599 – Dirk Gerritsz – potentially sails to (64° S). 
1578 – Francis Drake claims to have discovered an ocean south of South America and " Elizabeth Island" (57° S). 1526 – Francisco de Hoces reportedly blown south from Straits of Magellan to (56° S). 
1522 – Ferdinand Magellan – first circumnavigation discovers Strait of Magellan (54° S). 1501–1502 – Gonçalo Coelho and Amerigo Vespucci potentially sail to (52° S). 13th century – Polynesians settle Auckland Islands (50° S). 7th century – Ui-te-Rangiora claimed to have sighted southern ice fields. 150 AD – Ptolemy published Geographia, which notes Terra Australis Incognita. 600 BC – 300 BC – Greek Philosophers theorize Spherical Earth with North and South Polar regions. 
It is one of my favorite childhood movies (along side the original Neverending Story). I just Netflixed it so that my girlfriend could see it, and I could reminisce.
#Explorers 1985 movie
Although still fun, the writer and/or director seem to lose track of the original flare, and the movie begins to wander off into a more childish, meaningless Hollywood push-out. Although, once the kids get through the testing phase of the force field, and build the ship from old carnival rides (tea-cup thingie)-the movie takes another turn. I love how one of the kids had a dream about designing a circuit board, and after creating it realizes it creates a spherical force field that has virtually no speed limit, and is impossible to slow down (blasting through an entire stack of books with ease, leaving a perfect hole). I was always into space, sci-fi, computers, and aliens even at a young age, and this film does a great job geeking any kid out when it comes to science, space, and adventure. Watching Explorers as a kid, sparked all the things I loved about freedom, and adventure.
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