I'm in Marie Byrd Land!!! It's cold here at least compared to Australia. I set up a tent and got settled in. When I had camp all set up I went out to explore. The land here is so so icy and slippery. Instead I got a picture in front of a HUGE glacier. when I was done hiking I went back to my camp and when I was falling asleep I got to see the Northern Lights!!
5 facts about Marie Byrd Land:
1)Because of its remoteness, even by Antarctic standards, most of Marie Byrd Land has not been claimed by any sovereign nation.
2)It is not a recognized nation, making it by far the largest single unclaimed territory on Earth.
3)Marie Byrd Land formerly hosted the Operation Deep Freeze base Byrd Station.
4)Byrd Station was the only major base in the interior of West Antarctica.
5)In 1968, the first ice core to fully penetrate the Antarctic Ice Sheet was drilled here.
A link with facts on Marie Byrd Land:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Byrd_Land
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