Antarctica

Antarctica (ànt-ärk´tî-ke, -är´tî-)
Abbr. Ant.
A continent lying chiefly within the Antarctic Circle and asymmetrically centered on the South Pole. Some 95 percent of Antarctica is covered by an icecap averaging 1.6 km (1 mi) in thickness. The region was first explored in the early 1800's, and although there are no permanent settlements, many countries have made territorial claims. The Antarctic Treaty of 1959, signed by 12 nations, prohibited military operations on the continent and provided for the interchange of scientific data.
- Antarc´tic adjective & noun

Antarctica once had a warmer climate.  The presence of coal on the continent proves an earlier age saw warmer temperatures.

WARM LAKE FOUND UNDER ANTARCTIC ICE SHEET

Russian scientists using "ice radar" and artificial seismic waves have discovered a vast warm water lake under their Antarctic base. Named after the Russian base, which is located 1,300 kilometers from the South Pole, Lake Vostok lies under 3,800 meters of solid ice and, apparently, directly under the base. This remarkable body of water was reported in the journal Kyokuchi, published by the Japan Polar Research Association. The lake is 250 kilometers long, 40 wide, and 400 meters deep. Obviously, it requires some sort of explanation as to why is not frozen.

Two theories have been proposed: (1) Heat from the earth's interior has kept it from freezing; (2) The lake has not yet had time enough to freeze after a temperate period that ended about 5,000 years ago. (Anonymous; "Lake Discovered beneath Antarctic Ice," The Japan Times, May 23, 1995. Cr. N. Masuya)

Can there be a connection between this discovery and the ice-free Antarctica suggested by C.H. Hapgood in his _Maps of the Ancient Sea Kings_?

• There is now an ATM at McMurdo Station in Antarctica, which has a winter population of two hundred people.
• Emilio Marco Palma was the first person born in Antarctica in 1978.
• The first man to ever set foot on Antarctica was John Davis on February 7, 1821.
• The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 67
• possible continent of Atlantis according to earth displacement theory supported by Albert Einstein

Penguin Hookers Spotted in Antarctica

The conservative Daily Telegraph ran a story about "penguin prostitutes" in Antarctica. Researchers for the New Zealand Antarctic Program had found that male  Adelie penguins on Ross Island, 800 miles from the South Pole, "pay for sexual  favours with rocks and stones, a limited resource that can prove crucial for the survival of broods." This was the first ever recorded example of bird prostitution, the  paper said.

• 604 track _Tantra_ by Antarctica off of _Distance To Goa - The Gates Of Goa Trance_ compilation CDx2 on Distance
• release _Moon & Antarctica_ by Modest Mouse (2000)

• ambient track _Antarctica_ MP3 (256k) by Daniel Pemberton off of _Bedroom_ CD on FAX (1994)
• track _Theme From Antarctica_ MP3 (160k) by Vangelis off of _Antarctica_ soundtrack (1988) from the film (aka _Nankyoku Monogatari_) directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara
• math rock track _Voting No On The Warming Of Antarctica_ MP3 (192k) by North Of America off of _Brothers Sisters_ on Level Plane (2003)
• techno track _Antarctica_ MP3 by Justin Berkovi on Predicaments (1999)
• space rock track _Antarctica_ MP3 (160k) by Windy & Carl off of _Antarctica (The Bliss Out Vol. 2)_ on Darla (1997)
• track _Full Crescent Crusade_ MP3 by Antarctica off of _23:03_ on File 13 (2001)
• 604 track _Antarctica_ by Asia 2001 off of _Amazone_ CD on Avatar
• Anomalog:
  • Israelis & Palestinians Go To Antarctica To Make Peace
  • Total Eclipse Over Antarctica
  • Peace In Antarctica - Israelis & Palestinians
  • Scientists Revive The Old Ones From Antarctica
    
    

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