• Antarctic exploration
  History of Antarctica
  The history of Antarctica emerges from early Western theories of a vast continent, known as Terra Australis, believed to exist in the far south of the globe...
  
  
• Arctic exploration
  Arctic exploration
  Arctic exploration is the physical exploration of the Arctic region of the Earth. The region that surrounds the North Pole. It refers to the historical period during which mankind has explored the region north of the Arctic Circle...
  
  

See also

• Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration
  Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration
  The Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration defines an era which extended from the end of the 19th century to the early 1920s. During this 25-year period the Antarctic continent became the focus of an international effort which resulted in intensive scientific and geographical exploration, sixteen...
  
  
• List of Antarctic expeditions
• List of Arctic expeditions
• List of polar explorers
• List of Russian explorers