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Antarctica is the remotest part of the world, but it is a hub of scientific discovery, international diplomacy and environmental change. It was officially discovered 200 years ago, on Jan. 27 ...
[8] [9] A total of 120 new microbes had been discovered as a result of international scientific effort in the Antarctic by 2005. [6] 30 of these microbes had been discovered by Indian scientists. [6] India has also published over 300 research publications based on Antarctic studies as of 2007. [2]
In May 1965, the American physicist Carl R. Disch went missing during the course of his routine research near Byrd Station, Antarctica. His body was never found. [135] [failed verification] A baby, named Emilio Marcos de Palma, was born near Hope Bay on 7 January 1978, becoming the first baby born on the continent. He also was born farther ...
Expeditions in Antarctica before the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, 1897. 1780s to 1839 – American and British whalers and sealers make incidental discoveries. 1819 – William Smith discovers South Shetland Islands), the first land discovered south of 60° south latitude
Gondwana (/ ɡ ɒ n d ˈ w ɑː n ə /) [1] was a large landmass, sometimes referred to as a supercontinent.The remnants of Gondwana make up around two-thirds of today's continental area, including South America, Africa, Antarctica, Australia, Zealandia, Arabia, and the Indian subcontinent.
A 68-million-year-old skull fossil found in Antarctica has revealed the oldest known modern bird, ... “Antarctica at 69 million years ago didn’t look like it did today. It was actually forested.
It is unclear when diamonds were first mined in India, although estimated to be at least 5,000 years ago. [227] India remained the world's only source of diamonds until the discovery of diamonds in Brazil in the 18th century. [228] [229] [230] Golconda served as an important centre for diamonds in central India. [231]
Antarctica provides a unique environment for the study of meteorites: the dry polar desert preserves them well, and meteorites older than a million years have been found. They are relatively easy to find, as the dark stone meteorites stand out in a landscape of ice and snow, and the flow of ice accumulates them in certain areas.