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Antarctica

Antarctica

Southernmost continent: forested in the Mesozoic and ice-covered since the Eocene–Oligocene transition.

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Wikidata Q51

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Appears in14 items

  • Climate Science2 items
    • International Geophysical Year1 Jul 1957
    • Vostok ice core: CO₂ and temperature move together1 Oct 1987
  • History of the Universe1 item
    • Antarctica freezes over33.9 Ma
  • Into the Deep Ocean1 item
    • First steamship across the Antarctic CircleFeb 1874
  • The Age of Dinosaurs2 items
    • Lystrosaurus inherits the Earthc. 251 Ma
    • Cryolophosaurusc. 190 Ma
  • The History of Earth4 items
    • Gondwana550 Ma
    • Gondwana begins to splitc. 183 Ma
    • Cenozoic66 Ma
    • Antarctica freezesc. 33.9 Ma
  • The Ice Ages4 items
    • Eemian interglacial (MIS 5e)129 ka
    • Vostok: four glacial cycles3 Jun 1999
    • EPICA Dome C: eight glacial cycles10 Jun 2004
    • Beyond EPICA reaches bedrock9 Jan 2025

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