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Electrifying Photos of the Early Age of Antarctic Exploration Found arrow-downarrow-leftarrow-rightarrow-upchevron-upchevron-leftchevron-rightchevron-upclosecomment-newemail-newgallerygridheadphones-newheart-filledheart-openmap-geolocatormap-pushpinArtboard 1Artboard 1Artboard 1minusng-borderpausepl...

To the Ends of the Earth: The Heroic Age of Polar Exploration - Scientific AmericanWe use cookies to provide you with a better onsite experience. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies in accordance with our Cookie Policy.Skip to main contentSubscribeMenuScientific A...

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For the natural history of the Antarctic continent, see Antarctica . 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...

The Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration was an era beginning at the end of the century and closing with Shackletons Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition , the survivors stepping ashore in Wellington, New Zealand February Historian Aant Elzinga gives the much later date of considering World War II to ...

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