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QWho failed to realize that the various patches of land recently discovered by other explorers formed a single continent?

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  • A Edward Bransfield ✔ ✖
  • B Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen ✔ ✖
  • C Charles Wilkes ✔ ✖
  • D James Clark Ross ✔ ✖
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The American captain Charles Wilkes led an expedition in 1838-1839 and was the first to claim he had discovered the Antarctic continent.
However, it's important to note that his claim was later contested, and the true nature of the continent was not fully understood at that time.

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