first woman to set foot in Antarctica (IMAGE)

University of Copenhagen - Faculty of Science

first woman to set foot in Antarctica

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Ingrid Christensen, wife of Lars Christensen, took part in several expeditions to Antarctica and is considered the first woman to set foot in Antarctica. Here she is seen in the Stinson airplane in 1937 ready to throw a Norwegian flag over the land area in East Antarctica. Copyright Norwegian Polar Institute

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