Japanese Antarctic Expedition

The Japanese Antarctic Expedition of 1910–12, in the ship Kainan Maru, was the first such expedition by a non-European nation. It was concurrent with two major Antarctic endeavours led respectively by Roald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott, and has been relatively overlooked in polar history.

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Which happened first?

• Japanese Antarctic Expedition and Amundsen's South Pole expedition began in the same year
• Japanese Antarctic Expedition and Terra Nova Expedition began in the same year
• Japanese Antarctic Expedition began 3 years after British Antarctic Expedition (1907–1909)
• Japanese Antarctic Expedition began 4 years before Expedition Endurance
• Japanese Antarctic Expedition began 9 years after Discovery Expedition (1901-1904)

Timeline

1. Discovery Expedition (1901-1904)1901–1904
2. British Antarctic Expedition (1907–1909)August 1907 – March 1909
3. Amundsen's South Pole expeditionJune 3, 1910 – January 30, 1912
4. Japanese Antarctic Expedition (this page)December 1, 1910 – June 20, 1912
5. Terra Nova ExpeditionJune 1, 1910 – June 14, 1913
6. Expedition EnduranceAugust 8, 1914 – January 1917

Related

• Lewis and Clark ExpeditionMay 14, 1804 – September 23, 1806
• Franklin's lost expeditionMay 19, 1845 – 1848
• Belgian Antarctic ExpeditionAugust 16, 1897 – November 5, 1899
• Southern Cross ExpeditionAugust 22, 1898 – April 1, 1900
• Nansen's Fram expedition (1893–1896)1893–1896
• S. A. Andrée's Arctic Balloon Expedition of 1897July 1897 – October 1897
• Shackleton–Rowett Expedition1921–1922
• Gauss expeditionAugust 11, 1901 – 1903