Antarctica
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Earth’s largest volcanic region found in West Antarctica
Life | Aug 14, 2017, 05:23 PM ISTThe newly-discovered volcanoes range in height from 100 to 3,850 m with the highest volcano as tall as Switzerland’s Eiger mountain which is 3,970 meter high.
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106-year-old, fit to eat fruitcake found in Antarctica
Blah | Aug 12, 2017, 07:24 PM ISTWhen found, the cake was wrapped in paper and encased in rusted tin box
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India was part of Antarctica billion years ago, claims Indian-origin geologist
World | Aug 04, 2016, 04:57 PM ISTA team of geologists researching on the evolution of the Earth’s crust have found evidence to support the hypothesis that the Indian subcontinent was part of Antarctica a billion years ago but were separated and
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Earth's 10 Most Mysterious Lost Worlds and its rare species
Life | May 03, 2015, 07:58 PM ISTSome people think there are no secrets left on earth, but little to their knowledge, our planet is none less than a chamber of secrets. It is difficult to believe but there are many places
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Incredible: Meet the Russian doctor who removed his own appendix in Antarctica
World | Oct 10, 2013, 06:49 AM ISTNew Delhi: There are many doctors across the world who have big achievements to their credit. But this Russian doctor performed a self surgery while on expedition in 1961. Meet this surgeon Leonid Rogozov who
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Flight carrying 3 Canadians missing in Antarctica
World | Jan 24, 2013, 07:52 AM ISTWellington, New Zealand, Jan 24: A small plane carrying three Canadians disappeared while flying over an Antarctic mountain range, and bad weather Thursday was hampering a search.The flight was going from a station near the
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In Search Of 'Alien' Life, Russian Scientists Out Of Contact Since Last 6 Days In Antarctica
World | Feb 05, 2012, 09:54 AM ISTLondon, Feb 5: The scientific community is holding its breath for a team of Russian scientists that has been out of contact with colleagues in the U.S for six days, as they drill into a
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Antarctica Ozone Hole Now As Big As North America
World | Oct 16, 2011, 07:16 PM ISTWashington, Oct 16: The first significant ozone hole above the Antarctic is now as big as North America, scientists have claimed.Spanning about 25 million square kilometres, the ozone hole over the South Pole reached its