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As Antarctica has never been permanently settled by humans, there has historically been little military activity in the Antarctic. The Antarctic Treaty, which came into effect on June 23, 1961, bans military activity from the continent. Military personnel and equipment may only be used for scientific research or any other peaceful purposes ...
Upload another image HSM-2 Fukushima's Rock Cairn Rock cairn and plaques at Syowa Station in memory of Shin Fukushima, a member of the 4th Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition, who died in October 1960 while performing official duties. The cairn was erected on 11 January 1961, by his colleagues. Some of his ashes repose in the cairn. (1972) Rec VII-9 69°00′00″S 39°35′00″E ...
Google Maps' location tracking is regarded by some as a threat to users' privacy, with Dylan Tweney of VentureBeat writing in August 2014 that "Google is probably logging your location, step by step, via Google Maps", and linked users to Google's location history map, which "lets you see the path you've traced for any given day that your ...
Mohnton is located in southern Berks County at (40.286242, -75.985936), [6] part of the contiguous urban area surrounding the city of ReadingIt is bordered on all sides by Cumru Township, including the unincorporated community of Pennwyn on the borough's eastern border.
In Antarctica, Google Street View is available on selected locations. [1] Views of Half Moon Island in the South Shetland Islands, were added September 2010. [2] Ceremonial South Pole, Shackleton's Hut, Discovery Hut, added July 2012.
<p>Chances are you make it through most days without sparing a thought for Antarctica. At just over 5.4 million square miles, it's a massive chunk of land that is nearly twice the size of ...
Left to right: Roald Amundsen, Helmer Hanssen, Sverre Hassel and Oscar Wisting after first reaching the South Pole on 16 December 1911. The Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration was an era in the exploration of the continent of Antarctica which began at the end of the 19th century, and ended after the First World War; the Shackleton–Rowett Expedition of 1921–1922 is often cited by historians ...
Gillen previously served as a Mohnton borough councilman, and lives in Robeson Township with his wife, Kim, and their five daughters. [2]In 2010, he was elected to represent the 128th District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.