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    The Russian Naval Officer Who Discovered Antarctica
    Let's travel back 200 years to join the voyages of Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, who discovered Antarctica during the first Russian circumnavigation of the globe
    Antarctica iceberg
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    Admiral Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen

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    Trinity Church on King George Island

    Credit: David Lichtneker/Alamy Stock Photo

    Explorer ship encountering storm

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