[DOC] [TLE] Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition - Wikipedia [PAR] The 195558 Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (CTAE) was a 
Commonwealth-sponsored expedition that successfully completed the first 
overland crossing of Antarctica, via the South Pole. It was the first expedition to 
reach the South Pole overland for 46 years, ... It was headed by British explorer 
Dr Vivian Fuchs, with New Zealander Sir... [DOC] [TLE] Sir Vivian Fuchs | Adventure Network International [PAR] First crossing of the Antarctic via the South Pole. Sir Vivian Fuchs (1908 - 1999). 
In 1958 Sir Vivian Fuchs made history when he successfully completed the first ... 
and envisioned the use of Sno-Cat tractors to cross the continent in 100 days, ... 
The main Expedition party arrived back at Shackleton Base in January 1957. [DOC] [TLE] First crossing of the Antarctic continent | Guinness World Records [PAR] The first surface crossing of the Antarctic continent was completed at 1:47 p.m. on 
... after a trek of 3,473 km (2,158 miles) lasting 99 days from 24 November 1957. 
... tractor, and the crossing party of 12 was led by Sir Vivian Ernest Fuchs (UK). [DOC] [TLE] Sir Vivian Ernest Fuchs | British explorer and geologist | Britannica ... [PAR] Vivian Ernest Fuchs (standing, fourth from left) with fellow expedition team ... 
miles (4,000 km) from the Filchner Ice Shelf to McMurdo Sound in 99 days. ... 
English geologist and explorer Vivian Ernest Fuchs led the first overland crossing 
of Antarctica-the historic British Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition-in 
1957-58. [DOC] [TLE] Sir Vivian Fuchs - Scott Polar Research Institute - University of ... [PAR] Sir Vivian Fuchs, FRS, polar explorer and Director of the British Antarctic Survey, 
... which ensured that the first surface crossing of the Antarctic, in 1957-58, was ... 
In 1933 he led his own expedition to Lake Rudolf, and in 1935 he submitted his ... 
party completed the first land crossing of the White Continent in 99 days, one... [DOC] [TLE] BBC ON THIS DAY | 20 | 1958: Explorers meet at South Pole [PAR] Members of the team attempting the first surface crossing of the Antarctic ... Sir 
Edmund welcomed the British team led by Dr Vivian "Bunny" Fuchs to the ... 
Trans-Antarctic expedition but set off from opposite ends of the continent last 
November. ... They reached Scott camp on 2 March 1958 after a journey of 99 
days and... [DOC] [TLE] The Trans Antarctic Expedition | LEARNZ [PAR] This expedition aimed to complete the first overland crossing of the Antarctic ... 
from many countries worked together to complete scientific work between 1957 
and 1958. ... Crossing Party, led by British explorer, Dr Vivian Fuchs; Ross Sea 
Party, led ... Scott Base and completes the first crossing of Antarctica in just 99 
days. [DOC] [TLE] The Crossing of Antarctica photos reveal life on the first successful ... [PAR] Mar 2, 2015 ... Vivian Fuch led his team of explorers on an overland expedition of ... Antarctic in 
late November 1957, and began the overland crossing. ... the continent, under 
the leadership of explorer Sir Edmund Hillary. ... The triumphant teams arrived 
there on March 2, 1958, 99 days after Fuchs' expedition had begun. [DOC] [TLE] Scotland and the Antarctic: International Geophysical Year 1957-58 [PAR] A total of 55 scientific stations were established and 12 nations took part. ... Sir 
Vivian Fuchs ... A New Zealand Party, led by Edmund Hillary (who had made the 
first ascent of ... Fuchs had taken just 99 days to make the first crossing of the 
Antarctic ... that we should carry it with us to Coats Land and on across the 
continent'. [DOC] [TLE] Sir Vivian Fuchs, geologist and expedition leader, talks about ... [PAR] Mar 22, 2016 ... The Trans-Antarctic Expedition, led by Sir Vivian Fuchs and supported by Sir 
Edmund Hillary undertook the first crossing of the Antarctic from the ... of 3,473km 
(2,158 miles) of previously unexplored snow and ice in 99 days. ... the first non-
stop trans-polar flight across the Antarctic continent from Shackleton... [DOC] [TLE]

Question: In 1957 Sir Vivian Fuchs led the first crossing of this continent; it took 99 days
Answer: Antarctica