
Edwardian Era
When Antarctica Had Forests
The final explorer to reach the South Pole found leaves instead of ice—evidence of a continent that once bloomed under different stars.
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Download on the App StoreAntarcticaGeologyExplorationFossilsContinental DriftPaleontology20th CenturyScientific DiscoveryRobert Falcon ScottEdward Wilson
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