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
Denmark
Died15 September 1998(1998-09-15) (aged 91)
NationalityDenmark, Norway
Known forFirst woman on an Antarctic island

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

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