Caroline Mikkelsen

Caroline Mikkelsen
Caroline Mikkelsen raising the flag of Norway at a cairn on the Antarctic Tryne Islands, 1935.
Born(1906-11-20)20 November 1906
Died15 September 1998(1998-09-15) (aged 91)
NationalityDenmark, Norway
Known forFirst woman on an Antarctic island

Caroline Mikkelsen (20 November 1906[1] – 15 September 1998,[2] later married Mandel) was a Danish-Norwegian explorer who on 20 February 1935 was the first woman to set foot on Antarctica,[3] although whether this was on the mainland or an island is a matter of dispute.

  1. ^ "Dødsfall i Norge 1945–2001" (in Norwegian). Arkivverket Norge.no. Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Reported deaths in Norway (1947) 1995–April 2001". Digitalarkivet Norge.no. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  3. ^ Women in Antarctica: Sharing this Life-Changing Experience (PDF) (Speech). 4th Annual Phillip Law Lecture. Hobart: Antarctic Midwinter Festival. 18 June 2005. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 January 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2022. It is now more than seventy years since Danish-born Caroline Mikkelsen became the first woman to step onto the Antarctic continent, not far from the present Davis station...