The Ross Barrier is a huge ice shelf, about 970 km long and 800 km wide, almost the size of France. It is located in the Ross Sea in Antarctica. Its height above sea level ranges from a minimum of 15 meters to over 50 meters. British Captain James Clark Ross discovered the barrier in …
The Endurance Expedition to Antarctica. In 1914, a strange ad appeared in London newspapers. In 1911, Norway’s Roald Amundsen succeeded in reaching the South Pole The text read, “Men are needed for a dangerous journey. Low wages, extreme cold, months of absolute darkness, constant danger, uncertain return. Honors and recognition if successful.” The ad was …
A fossil egg has been found on Seymour Island, off the Antarctic Peninsula. The territory of Seymour Island is disputed by three countries: Argentina, which considers it a continuation of Tierra del Fuego and has given it the name of Marambio Island, Chile, which considers the island as part of the Chilean Antarctic Province, and …
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The history of the Principality of Antarcticland dates to 1821, when it was founded by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen The Principality of Antarcticland is the oldest and largest of the principalities grouped in the Antarctic Lands Organization. Its territory has an extension of 1,554,424 square kilometers. One of the most transcendental moments of this principality …
The history of Antarcticland goes back two hundred years, having been discovered in 1821 by Fabian Gottlieb Von Bellingshausen. The principality of Antarcticland claims sovereignty over this territory and has ratified this with a petition presented to the UN by prince Gottlieb in 2007. The history of Antarcticland began in 1819. That year a Russian …
