This is a map of Antarctica. Antarctica is split up into West Antarctica and East Antarctica and its divided by the Transantarctic Mountains.
Ernus Shackleton was the first explorer to cross Antarctica. He and his crew after crashing the ship carried on and returned to England all alive. He wasn't the first to set foot on the frozen continent but he was the first to cross it from one side to the other. He died by a heartattack. 1874-1922