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Antarctica's Exploration Timeline

Antarctica discovery timeline

Antarctica Timeline from 1772 to 1775
Antarctica Timeline: 1819 and 1820
Antarctica Timeline: 1821
Antarctica Timeline from 1820 to 1890s
Antarctica Timeline: Early 1900s
Antarctica Timeline from 1912 to 1915
Antarctica Timeline: Mid 1900s
Antarctica Timeline: 1961
Antarctica Timeline: 2007-2008
 
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1961: Those scientific efforts led to the establishment of the Antarctic Treaty, which has been signed by 44 countries. This treaty, passed into law in 1961, calls for Antarctica to be used for peaceful purposes only. It also promotes international scientific cooperation in Antarctica.

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