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meteorite Erebus,
now mammals,
in and meteorology,
specialists glaciology,
seas the meteorology--the
that Antarctica ongoing
parts science.
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The first investigations in ____________ were those
of geography ____________ elemental ____________ mapping of the continent
and determination of its weather patterns and movement of the ice pack,
problems ____________ had to be reckoned with in furthering exploration.
Then came the geologists who sought information on the rock types and
structures in efforts to relate this landmass to other continents ____________
the Southern Hemisphere. As more discoveries were made--of fish, ____________
and birds inhabiting the southern ____________ and coastal areas--biologists
and zoologists were added to expeditions, and eventually virtually all
scientific disciplines of today have their ____________ in the field
in the farthest outposts of Antarctica. For the most part, scientific
research ____________ falls among ____________ following disciplines:
geology, ____________ oceanography, astronomy, ____________ atmospheric
sciences, biology, and medical ____________ Among the more interesting
studies have been those covering the ____________ volcanic and seismic
activity at Mount ____________ and the locations and characteristics
of ____________ fragments being found in various ____________ of the
continent.
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