A fact from Ingrid Christensen appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 13 July 2016 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
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Ingrid Christensen was not the first woman to set foot onto the Antarctic mainland. In fact, Caroline Mikkelsen did so on 20 February 1935, i. e. two years earlier (cf. here). --Jamiri (talk) 18:25, 17 September 2017 (UTC)Reply
It is my understanding that Mikkelsen landed on the Tryne Islands, and so is the first woman to set foot on the antarctic continent, but not the mainland. T.Shafee(Evo&Evo)talk 00:00, 18 September 2017 (UTC)Reply
Mikkelsen took part in the raising of the Norwegian flag on the coast of Ingrid Christensen Land at 68° 23’ S, 79° 36’ E (cf. presented source). That does not match with the coordinates of the Tryne Islands. In addition, Mikkelsens record is confirmed by John Stewart, Antarctica – An Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, McFarland & Co., Jefferson and London 2011, ISBN 978-0-7864-3590-6, p. 1037. --Jamiri (talk) 15:13, 18 September 2017 (UTC)Reply
