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2007 in Antarctica
Summary
Events from the year
2007 in
Antarctica
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See also:
Other events of 2007
Timeline of Antarctic history
Events
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February
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February 15:
Chris Ellison
, the
Australian
Minister for Justice, warns anti-whaling
protesters
and the
Japanese
whaling
fleet that they could face questioning over recent clashes in the
Southern Ocean
. Meanwhile, the crew were evacuated from the largest ship in the Japanese
Antarctic
fleet, the
Nisshin Maru
,
following a fire.
[1]
February 16: Scientists find over 20 new species of animals as the
Larsen Ice Shelf
breaks in the
Antarctic
.
[2]
May
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May 7: Discovery is announced of the
Kerguelen Plateau
, an
Antarctic
sunken large island formerly joined to
India
, from the icebreaker
Polarstern
at its homeport of
Bremerhaven
,
Germany
, after a 19-month research voyage to
Antarctica
.
[3]
June
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June 5: The
British Antarctic Survey
announces that the flow-rate of 300 previously unmeasured
glaciers
increased by 12% between 1993 and 2003, adding to concerns over
glacier retreat
and the
rise in sea levels
caused by
global warming
.
[4]
References
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^
"Whalers, protesters warned over high seas clashh". ABC News Australia Online. Archived from the original on 2007-02-17
. Retrieved
2008-03-02
.
^
Smith, Lewis (February 26, 2007). "Unseen species revealed as ice shelf breaks".
The Times
. London
. Retrieved
2008-03-02
.
^
"Mini-continent discovered".
The Times of India
. May 7, 2007. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012
. Retrieved
2008-03-02
.
^
"International meeting on Complexity Science". British Antarctic Survey. Archived from the original on 2008-02-12
. Retrieved
2008-03-02
.