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| The 'idea' of the
great southern land existed hundreds
of years before Europeans set foot on
the Antarctic continent. The men who
sailed to Antarctica risked their lives
and endured harsh conditions with such
inadequate equipment that the most famous
period in Antarctic exploration is known
as the 'Heroic Era'. Once the subject
of competitive exploration and territorial
dispute, Antarctica is today a model
of global cooperation with over 40 countries
carrying out peaceful, scientific activity
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| Trace the very
beginnings of human interaction with
Antarctica and consider how human activity
in the region has altered over time.
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