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3 days ago · The history of Antarctica emerges from early Western theories of a vast continent, known as Terra Australis, believed to exist in the far south of the globe. The term Antarctic, referring to the opposite of the Arctic Circle, was coined by Marinus of Tyre in the 2nd century AD.
3 days ago · There are six states, three internal territories, six external territories and one claimed Antarctic external territory. The external territories of Australia are: Ashmore and Cartier Islands
4 days ago · This is a list of countries and dependencies ranked by population density, sorted by inhabitants per square kilometre or square mile. The list includes sovereign states and self-governing dependent territories based upon the ISO standard ISO 3166-1.
1 day ago · Antarctica - Polar, Ice, Climate: The unique weather and climate of Antarctica provide the basis for its familiar appellations—Home of the Blizzard and White Desert.
1 day ago · Antarctica strips away a great deal of the “noise” of our modern world, whether that is advertising or chemical signals. As a continent, it is so cold and dry and remote from the wider world that it is as close as we can come, to explore what life might look like on our moon, or Mars, or farther out in the galaxy.
4 days ago · Cape Town, South Africa. Cape Town serves as the gateway for accessing the Dronning Maud Land region of Antarctica. From Cape Town, flights usually land on the blue-ice runway at the Novo Air Base ...
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