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The idea that the Arctic is not a continent emerged gradually through exploration and scientific inquiry, with significant contributions from explorers like Fridtjof Nansen in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Nansen's Arctic expeditions, particularly his drift on the Fram from 1893 to 1896, provided valuable insights into the geography and ice coverage of the Arctic region. By the early 20th century, it was generally accepted that the Arctic is primarily an ocean surrounded by land, rather than a continent.
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Who discovered the Arctic?
banjo paterson discovered the arctic
Why was this continent known as Antarctica?
Antarctica is the opposite of Arctic: Anti-arctic. Capitalizing on a positive way to name the newly discovered area, given that the Arctic was well known at the time, using an oppositing name made perfect sense.
What was the first continent to be discovered?
The first continent to be discovered is South America, and not Antarctica. Antarctica was the last continent to be discovered.
Arctic is not a continent?
No, the Arctic is not a continent. The Arctic used to be a continent, however, it split. Today, the Arctic is an ocean, named for the continent that used to be where it lies today, at the northern portion of the Earth.
Which continent has more land the Arctic or Antarctica?
Antarctica has more land than the Arctic. Antarctica is a continent surrounded by the Antarctic Circle, while the Arctic is a region surrounded by the Arctic Circle and consists of mainly ice-covered ocean with some landmasses.
Is arctic a continent?
No, but Antarctica is.
This ocean was discovered by the greek explorer pytheas?
arctic
Which one of these is not a continent Europe the arctic or antarctica?
The Arctic is not a continent. It is a polar region located around the North Pole. Europe and Antarctica are both continents.
What was the last continent to be discovered by Europeans?
Antarctica, in the 1800s, was the last continent to be discovered by Europeans.
Is the arctic ocean a continent?
No, in the Arctic there is nothing but sea under the ice cap.
On which continent is the north pole located?
It's not on a continent-it's in the middle of the Arctic Ocean.
What continent is the arctic in?
Nobody owns the land, meaning that is not part of any continent.
