Has anyone been born in Antarctica?
Antarctica is almost exclusively visited by scientists, wealthy tourists, and tourists. However, it is surprising that very few children have ever made it to this world. It’s hard to pin down the exact number. Some sources document 11 births, mostly in the Argentine maternity hospital and the Chilean maternity hospital. A baby is conceived and born in Antarctica.
Even these famous children, however, did not bring their passports from Antarctica, because Antarctica is not a country. Children inherited their parents' land.
Antarctica is the fifth-largest continent on Earth, but its population rarely exceeds 5,000 people at any one time. Since there are no citizens in Antarctica, the only way to live and work in the White Continent (regardless of season) is to be offered a posting at one of the world’s leading research institutions. Why has there never been a native "Antarctican" and how did the explorers settle on the continent?
Antarctica is the only continent on Earth without indigenous or "indigenous" people. Humans did not reach the white continent until the 1800s, certainly not until the end of this century.
This is in stark contrast to the other region circling the earth, the Arctic, which has certainly been inhabited for a long time by Inuit, Yupik, Inupiat, and other northern indigenous peoples. (In fact, some of the innovations and strategies developed by the Arctic have already worked in Antarctica, such as Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen, who used the polar skills and craftsmanship he learned from the Inuit to successfully attempt the South Pole in 1911. the word, nunatak, refers to Antarctic regions: from the mountains to the mountains. stone on the ice.)
From the rugged landscape to the rugged, yet extremely low-lying continental shelf, more than 70 research sites dot the Antarctic (and continental) landscape. Hundreds of different countries operate these research stations, reflecting the Antarctic Treaty principle that human activity on the white continent must be carried out in a peaceful manner; science is the most important thing.
Planes, helicopters, ships, tractors, snowmobiles, snowcats, and a variety of other polar vehicles and aircraft help transport people and goods to and from Antarctica.
How many people live in Antarctica? Populations peak at about 5,000 during the Australian summer, and drop to less than 1,000 during the winter. Crews are frequently stationed outside of Antarctica: For this reason, there are no permanent residents, although people live year-round.
Only two cities in Antarctica are connected to research stations: the Esperanza base in Argentina on Trinity Island (Antarctica) and the base of Villa Las Estrellas in Chile, at President Eduardo Frei Montalvo’s base on King George Island (South Shetlands). The second, the much larger of the city's two shelters, houses about 150 people in the summer and 80 or so in the winter.
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