061: Terra Australis

The US research vessel Nathaniel B. Palmer cruises past the edge of the Ross Ice Shelf.

Antarctica, the remotest part of the Earth, was barely visited by humans until the 1890s. Over the next 25 years, however, many expeditions from many nations would explore this harsh land.

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