Who first discovered Antarctica? Who first reached the South Pole? Learn more about the incredible history of Antarctica and it's many explorers including Shackleton, Mawson, Amundsen, Scott and Ross.
Creating a Map of Antarctica has been a challenge for man for over a century. Learn about all the seemingly insurmoun...
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READ MORETerritorial claims – who owns Antarctica? Standing at the South Pole in December 1911 Roald Amundsen claimed the po...
READ MOREAt a certain moment there were at least 10 permanent research stations on Antarctica. But whose law would apply? This...
READ MOREThe Climate in Antarctica makes the continent the way it is. Over 15 million years it has transformed rocky lands wit...
READ MOREWho first saw Antarctic ice, and who first discovered Antarctica? Europeans are used to putting a person’s name to ...
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READ MOREThe Weather in Antarctica is nearly always very cold. That’s obvious when we see its place on the globe – the S...
READ MOREAside the fact that they are on opposite ends of our planet, the difference between the Arctic and Antarctica is qui...
READ MOREStand at the North Pole and, if you are lucky, you will be standing on a layer of ice. If you are still lucky it may ...
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