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8WYP TIL In 1996,Børge Ousland became the first person to cross Antarctica coast to coast, alone and without support—1,864 miles through the most desolate landscape on Earth.
4Vp6 TIL in 1996, a Norwegian man became the first to cross Antarctica, 1,864 miles - coast to coast, alone and completely without support. In 2001, he completed the first solo crossing of the Arctic, from Siberia to Canada via the North Pole, in 82 days.