Carstens Egeberg Borchgrevink (December 1, 1864 in Kristiana, Norway-1934 in Slimdal,Antarctica, ever. Although of Norwegian birth, Borchgrevink emigrated to Australia, where he was a lecturer in geography and natural history at the University of Sydney. Subsequently he returned to Norway.
In 1895, Borchgrevink built a hut on Antarctica; this was the first building on Antarctica, ever. As of 2003, the hut still existed, but was being destroyed by penguinguano.
He emigrated to Australia in 1888, and in 1894 he went south in a whaling vessel and at Cape Adare took part in the first landing on the continent of Antarctica.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Edward and Evelyn Borchgrevink of Everett, WA.
Ernest Shackleton and Norway's Roald Amundsen and CarstenBorchgrevink.
Carsten Egeberg Borchgrevink was born in Norway in 1864.
Nevertheless, Borchgrevink continued to lecture in England and Scotland and was finally made a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.
Carsten Egeberg Borchgrevink made one more voyage, to the West Indies in 1902 to examine volcanic eruptions, but for the remainder of his life he lived in Slimdal, Norway where he was active in literary and sporting activities.
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