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From the Antarctic is where two scientists want to find uranium. Present in this kind of project is the controversy that can affect the cooperation among nations. During 1961 was when international scientific research efforts caused the setting aside of Antarctica.When a higher level of interest is pursued for resources surrounded by icy weather and [...]
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He consulted the two charts on the ship’s navigation table. They both show we are passing through waters that haven’t been surveyed. To maintain our safety, the captain keeps the ship on track using depth soundings. This is a new channel, one he’s never sailed; although he’s safely traveled the Antarctic innumerable times before. The [...]
The tiny pink mite, measuring 1/100th of an inch in length, is the farthest southern living animal recorded. Fungi and algae are what the arachnid uses for its own sustenance.An entomologist from Hawaii recently discovered this mite only 309 miles from the South Pole. This same scientist also found lichens only 266 miles from the [...]
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On her last trip, this ninety-one year old was Antarctica. She?s been all around the world, now. Not relying on someone else?s view of Antarctica, this tourist saw the continent with her own eyes. Though she?d been in this area twice before, this was the first time she?d actually viewed Antarctica. They flew over the [...]
As per international treaties, Antarctica as a continent is protected from harm and is considered a wilderness preserve, so that all of the emperor penguins, blue whales, and every other bit of wildlife is protected.For the past decade or so, oil drilling and mining have been banned from Antarctica in order to safeguard its natural [...]
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It was only a hundred years ago that the first wailing ship, called the Antarctic, landed off the coast of this wind-battered, volcanic coast and sent a part on a longboat through the rough Ross Sea to explore the shore and surrounding area.On January 24, 1985, this landing group, led by Captain Leonard Kristensen, was [...]
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