20th-century Danish-Norwegian explorer; first woman to explore Antarctica
Caroline Mikkelsen
Caroline Mikkelsen raising the flag of Norway at a cairn on the Antarctic Tryne Islands, 1935.
Born
(1906-11-20)20 November 1906
Died
15 September 1998(1998-09-15) (aged 91)
Nationality
Denmark, Norway
Known for
First woman on an Antarctic island
Caroline Mikkelsen (20 November 1906[1] – 15 September 1998,[2] later married Mandel) was a Danish-Norwegian explorer who on 20 February 1935 was the first woman to set foot on Antarctica,[3] although whether this was on the mainland or an island is a matter of dispute.
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^Women in Antarctica: Sharing this Life-Changing Experience(PDF) (Speech). 4th Annual Phillip Law Lecture. Hobart: Antarctic Midwinter Festival. 18 June 2005. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 January 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2022. It is now more than seventy years since Danish-born Caroline Mikkelsen became the first woman to step onto the Antarctic continent, not far from the present Davis station...
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February 1935 by a Norwegian expedition under Captain Klarius Mikkelsen (see CarolineMikkelsen). He named them Rauer, probably after the island lying in...
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islands in Sandefjord Bay, about 24 kilometres (15 mi) WNW of Mount CarolineMikkelsen. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photographs taken by the...
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