#248 | The Antarctic Treaty
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The History of the Antarctic
The south pole was first reached by a party of norwegian explorers under the command of a man named rold amanson, on december fourteenth, 19 11. In that very same year of 18 95, participants in the sixth international geographical congress called for greater exploration of the antarctic regions. Explorers and centists alike took up the challenge, with no less than 17 expeditions from eight different countries taking place in antarctica. During the 19 forties and fifties, these antarctic land claims became a source of international conflict, later stoked or worsened by the tensions of the cold war.
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