Coast of Wilkes Land (IMAGE)

Goethe University Frankfurt

Coast of Wilkes Land

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It is difficult to believe that 50 million years ago palm trees thrived on today' s icy coasts of Antarctica.

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Etienne Classen, Integrated Ocean Drilling Program

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