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This doesn't actually claim they found Antarctica proper, but that they found the Antarctic seas and icebergs. Which is not to diminish the accomplishment (Pol
by bpodgursky 5y ago
This doesn't actually claim they found Antarctica proper, but that they found the Antarctic seas and icebergs.
Which is not to diminish the accomplishment (Polynesian navigators were crazy good) but to scope it so it's not discarded as ridiculous (since getting within sight of Antarctica proper is next-level difficult).
- shusaku 5y agoI was thinking about this too, but it doesn’t seem like there’s an island far enough north that it would make much of a practical difference: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Antarctic_and_subantarctic_islands#/media/File%3AAntarctica_and_the_Southern_Ocean.svg https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Antarctic_and_subant...
- dahfizz 5y agoThe study makes mention of potentially spotting icebergs, not islands.