2015 in Antarctica
The following is a list of events that occurred in Antarctica in 2015.
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Events
- January - Reports emerge of a 2-kilometre (1.2 mi) circular structure, supposedly a meteorite crater, on the surface snow of King Baudouin Ice Shelf. Satellite images suggest that the crater is probably at least 25 years old.[1]
- June - Norway formally defines the area covered by Queen Maud Land.[2]
- date unknown - Antarctica Marathon[3]
gollark: There will be a challenge released. It's quite simple, the point is to do it in interesting ways rather than for it to be very hard.
gollark: You can look at the last ones for information or wait for me to explain now.
gollark: 18:00 UTC.
gollark: This round hasn't started yet, I said "upcoming".
gollark: <@398575402865393665> Please participate in the upcoming code gueßing round.
References
- "Sudden Impact: Did Meteorite Carve Icy Crater in Antarctica?". NBC News. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- "Norge utvider Dronning Maud Land helt frem til Sydpolen". Aftenposten (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- "Minnesota woman conquered Antarctica marathon. Now she's raced at the North Pole". Star Tribune. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
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