A fascinating story about the first Russian Antarctic expedition led by F.F. Bellingshausen. In world history, the discovery of the sixth continent - Antarctica - occupies a special place. They discovered it very recently, when they already knew about the existence of all the other continents on our planet. Even in Ancient Greece, scientists were sure of the existence of a huge continent in the south of the Earth. Greek thinkers, long before Ferdinand Magellan's first trip around the world, guessed that the Earth was a sphere. And since there are so many continents in the Northern Hemisphere, then there should be a large land in the south - for balance, so that our planet does not turn over. On the nautical maps of that time, the Southern Land - as the as yet undiscovered continent was often called - was depicted as very vast: it stretched almost to the equator, touching Africa.

Contents: Conversation Unknown southern land The Russians challenge Sailing The Atlantic Ocean Across the Equator In the southern latitudes Earth! Australia New Zealand Islands Pacific OceanSouth againFarewell, Antarctica!EpilogueDictionary “Ships of the Times of Great Geographical Discoveries”Dictionary “Weapons and Ship Equipment”

The “History of Russia” series is a one-of-a-kind series of books for children that most fully reveals to the young reader the whole unique world of Russian history. The series has been published since 1998 and has about 150 books. Interesting text and good illustrations made it very popular. This illustrated series is being developed by children's writers, historians and teachers based on modern scientific data. It is intended primarily for schoolchildren aged 8-13 with the aim of developing their curiosity and erudition. This is a large collection of educational illustrated books with specialized applications (illustrated dictionaries, maps, etc.). The subject matter of the books covers all significant events of Russian history and is constantly expanding. All books contain color illustrations on every page. It is natural that the series is officially recognized as the best children's series on the history of the Russian state. The books in the series are recommended by the Ministry of Education for secondary school students for additional reading and are regularly ordered by the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation to replenish the library collections of children's educational institutions in Russia and the CIS countries.