This episode of Give Me Five explores the mystery of Antarctica. Why did the ancient Greeks and Romans include it on their World maps when the continent was supposed to have first been discovered in 1820? Why were 16th century cartographers able to depict the sub-glacial topography of antarctica to a high degree of accuracy, when the coasts of antarctica have not been free of ice for at least 6000 years?
Was Antarctica really first discovered in 1820?
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