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| Introduction | Antarctica |
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Speculation over the existence of a "southern land" was not confirmed until the early 1820s when British and American commercial operators and British and Russian national expeditions began exploring the Antarctic Peninsula region and other areas south of the Antarctic Circle. Not until 1840 was it established that Antarctica was indeed a continent and not just a group of islands. Several exploration "firsts" were achieved in the early 20th century. Following World War II, there was an upsurge in scientific research on the continent. A number of countries have set up year-round research stations on Antarctica. Seven have made territorial claims, but no other country recognizes these claims. In order to form a legal framework for the activities of nations on the continent, an Antarctic Treaty was negotiated that neither denies nor gives recognition to existing territorial claims; signed in 1959, it entered into force in 1961. |
US-Netherlands Research Finds Greenland and Western Antarctica Icecaps Melting ... - FavStocks (blog) Daily MailUS-Netherlands Research Finds Greenland and Western Antarctica Icecaps Melting ...FavStocks (blog)We have concluded that the Greenland and West Antarctica ice caps are melting at approximately half the speed originally predicted. ...Ice caps melting at half the speed that had been predictedDaily Mailall 12 news articles » Crate of whiskey buried in Antarctica for more than a century is opened - USA Today Crate of whiskey buried in Antarctica for more than a century is openedUSA TodayA crate containing bottles of whisky that was buried in the Antarctic by explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton more than a century ago was carefully opened today, ...Century-Old Scotch found buried in AntarcticaRight Pundits100-year-old Scotch pulled from frozen crateThe Associated PressEntombed in Ice for a Century, Whiskey Crate Finally OpenedNBC ChicagoSky News -allvoices -UPI.comall 555 news articles » Sea Creatures Hint at Recent Trans-Antarctic Seaway - Wired News Our Amazing PlanetSea Creatures Hint at Recent Trans-Antarctic SeawayWired News?The West Antarctic Ice Sheet can be considered the Achilles heel of Antarctica,? biologist David Barnes of the West Antarctic Survey, lead author of the ...Tiny Antarctic creatures hint at sea level riseReutersClue to ancient Antarctic seawayBBC NewsBiology uncovers prehistoric Antarctic seawayNature.com (blog)Newser -Cordis Newsall 48 news articles » |
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