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1981–1982 – First Indian Expedition to Antarctica – led by Dr. Sayed Zahoor Qasim; 1982 – Falkland Islands War; 1982–1983 – First Brazilian Expedition to Antarctica – 1982–1983 – Second Indian Expedition to Antarctica – led by V. K. Raina; 1982–1984 – 28th Soviet Antarctic Expedition – led by N. Kornilov, A. Artemyev
English: Map showing the polar journeys of the Scott's Terra Nova expedition (green) and Amundsen's expedition (red) to reach the South Pole Français : Carte montrant les parcours de l'expédition Terra Nova de Scott (vert) et celle d'Amundsen (rouge) pour atteindre le Pôle Sud
depleting ozone layer, rising sea level Antarctica is the southernmost continent on Earth. While Antarctica has never had a permanent human population, it has been explored by various groups, and many locations on and around the continent have been described.
His expeditions conducted extensive geographical and scientific research, and he is credited with surveying a larger region of the continent than any other explorer. [170] In 1937, Ingrid Christensen became the first woman to step onto the Antarctic mainland. [171] Caroline Mikkelsen had landed on an island of Antarctica, earlier in 1935. [172]
A meltwater stream in the Abernethy Flats, James Ross Island, with multiple sources, including the main James Ross Island ice cap and a smaller cap east of the river's estuary. In April 2014, Cooper Millman measured the length of the river's tributaries to be 10.3 kilometres (6.4 mi), the second longest on the continent, from the main ice cap ...
Expedition ship Akademik Ioffe anchored in Orne Harbor in January 2014 Orne Harbor ( 64°37′S 62°32′W / 64.617°S 62.533°W / -64.617; -62.533 ) is a cove one mile wide, indenting the west coast of Graham Land two miles southwest of Cape Anna along the Danco Coast on the west side of the Antarctic Peninsula
My mom and I went on a 21-day expedition cruise aboard the Seabourn Pursuit for $26,000 each.. We went on excursions and saw wildlife throughout Antarctica, the Falkland Islands, and Georgia ...
The Henkes Islands are a group of small islands and rocks 4 kilometres (2 nmi) in extent, lying 2 kilometres (1 nmi) southwest of Avian Island, close off the southern extremity of Adelaide Island, Antarctica. The islands were discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1908–10, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, and named by him for one of the ...