Caroline Mikkelsen

Caroline Mikkelsen

Caroline Mikkelsen (born 1906) was the first woman to set foot on Antarctica. She was born in Norway. In the winter of 1934-1935, she accompanied her husband, Captain Klarius Mikkelsen, on an expedition sponsored by Lars Christensen. On February 20, 1935, the expedition made landfall at the Vestfold Hills; she left the ship and participated in building a memorial cairn. A mountain in Antarctica is named for her. [cite web |url=http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/display_name.cfm?gaz_id=117379 |title=Name Details |accessdate=2008-02-12 ]

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