However after 100 years of journeys to this Frozen
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However, after 100 years of journeys to this Frozen Continent, humans have decided to stop using it to make a quick buck by killing the animals and have chosen to make Antarctica into a preserve of nature and science. There has been recent discussion into the inception of a world park. Scientists are discovering incredible new things in Antarctica, including pollutants and threats to our ozone, and new information about the greenhouse effect. It is surprising how fast this change of thought has come about in Antarctica. When you consider how long the human race has been around, the short time we have been on Antarctica is very minimal. There were only parts of the coastline, the islands, and several paths to the South Pole investigated until the International Geophysical Year of 1957-1958. The most comprehensive information on antarctica cruise trips can be found on that website.
The presence of people in Antarctica has been a wild story; a story of ferocious tenacity, nationalist, idealism, and unrestrained butchery of nature, with the occasional scientific discovery peppered in for good measure. Whaling was stepped up in World War I, as refined oil was used to make glycerin for artillery shells. Then, after World War II, America and the Soviet Union began slaughtering sperm whales in this area in order to use their extra-fine oil as a lubricant for jet engines. Until the advent of the IGY, most of Antarctica was termed “Terra Incognita” - which is a medieval map making term for thed southern continent that was thought to exist.