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Antarctica (including recent related patents.)
AntarcticaSatellite image Antarctica is a continent surrounding the Earth's South Pole. It is the coldest place on earth and is almost entirely covered by ice. It is not to be confused with the arctic, which is located near the Earth's North Pole. Antarctica was discovered in late January 1820. For more details see the article on the History of Antarctica. Antarctica is the fifth largest continent in area, after Asia, Africa, North America, and South America. However, it is the smallest in population. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Geography 2 Territorial claims 2.1 Former claims 3 Population 4 See also 5 External links Geography Main article: Geography of Antarctica Territorial claims Territorial claims of Antarctica Several nations, particularly those close to the continent, made territorial claims in the 20th century. These claims have little practical relevance but continue be observed by cartographers. Most countries that have observation or study facilities in Antarctica have those facilities within their claimed territory. The Antarctic Treaty defers these claims and most other nations do not recognize them. No other nations have made claims themselves, although the United States and Russia assert the right to do so.
This article is adapted from from Wikipedia All Wikipedia article text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing Swimming to Antarctica : Tales of a Long-Distance Swimmer by Lynne Cox The Worst Journey in the World by Apsley Cherry-Garrard Leading at the Edge : Leadership Lessons from the Extraordinary Saga of Shackleton's Antarctic Expedition by Dennis N. T. Perkins Ada Blackjack: A True Story of Survival in the Arctic by Jennifer Niven No Horizon Is So Far: Two Women and Their Extraordinary Journey Across Antarctica by Liv Arnesen The Worst Journey in the World by Apsley Cherry-Garrard Antarctic Antics: A Book of Penguin Poems by Jose Aruego South with Endurance: Shackleton's Antarctic Expedition, 1914-1917 by Frank Hurley Birds of Southern South America and Antarctica. by Martin R. de la Pena Mawson's Will: The Greatest Polar Survival Story Ever Written by Lennard Bickel Fingerprints Of The Gods : The Evidence of Earth's Lost Civilization by Graham Hancock Ice Story: Shackleton's Lost Expedition by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel Shackleton's Way: Leadership Lessons from the Great Antarctic Explorer by Margot Morrell Escape from Disaster (Antarctica, No 2) by Peter Lerangis Recent Antarctica related patents From USPTO: 6716591: B. burgdorferi polypeptides 6716589: Discordant helix stabilization for prevention of amyloid formation 6714617: Disposal of radiation waste in glacial ice 6706500: Process for the preparation of L-menthol 6703218: Process for the preparation of linalool oxide or of linalool oxide-containing mixtures 6689364: Borrelia burgdorferi polypeptides and uses thereof 6688105: Iceberg utilization process improvement 6686342: Bicompatible poly-.beta.-1.fwdarw.4-N-acetylglucosamine 6686164: Low allergenic protein variants 6680183: Production of optically active 2-substituted tetrahydropyran-4-ones 6677427: Enzyme-catalyzed polyamides and compositions and processes of preparing and using the same 6677120: Building blocks for the solution phase synthesis of oligonucleotides 6676942: Osp a proteins of Borrelia burgdorferi subgroups, encoding genes and vaccines 6673775: Ribavirin-interferon alfa combination therapy for eradicating detectable HCV-RNA in patients having chronic hepatitis C infection 6667384: Methyl acrylate-diamine based polyamide resins and processes for producing the same 6649599: Methods and compositions for poly-.beta.-1-4-N-acetylglucosamine cell therapy system 6642035: Synthesis of B-keto esters 6640219: Analyzing data files 6639107: Cyclopentyl sulfonamide derivatives 6638963: Methods for treating circadian rhythm disorders 6638758: Process for the enzymatic resolution of lactams 6638720: Grapevine leafroll virus proteins and their uses 6638526: Polypeptides conjugated to copolymers of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide to reduce allergenicity 6630459: Pharmaceutical compositions comprising poly-.beta.-1.fwdarw.4-N-acetylglucosamine 6630340: Family 5 xyloglucanases 6627431: Chemoenzymatic synthesis of neotame 6626679: Reflective analysis system 6624311: Enantioselective enzymatic aminolysis of a racemic 2-isoxazolylacetate alkyl ester 6624298: Esterified polysaccharide products and .beta.-lactone ring opened ketene dimer products containing the compositions, and process of making the same 6623950: Modified enzymes having polymer conjugates 6610868: Conjugated linoleic acid compositions and methods of making same 6610668: Methods and compositions for poly-.beta.-1.fwdarw.4-N-acetylglucosamine cell therapy system 6606860: Energy conversion method and system with enhanced heat engine 6605458: Protease variants and compositions 6605452: Fatty acid polyol ester-coated lipase complex immobilized on insoluble matrix 6602535: Mixtures of optical isomers of styralyl alcohol and organoleptic uses thereof 6599720: Methods for making poly-.beta.-1.fwdarw.4-N-acetylglucosamine 6596520: Immobilizing lipase by adsorption from a crude solution onto nonpolar polyolefin particles 6582942: Immobilization of enzymes on particulate porous carriers for use in organic mediums 6575156: Battery warmer 6558953: Grapevine leafroll virus proteins and their uses 6558938: Protease variants and compositions 6555355: Protease variants and compositions 6552044: Indane or dihydroindole derivatives 6551806: Preparing enzyme-containing polymers by reacting an enzyme in organic solution with crosslinking compounds 6551596: Fractions of Chlorella extract containing polysaccharide having immunomodulating properties 6548690: Porous polymethylsilsesquioxane with adsorbent properties 6548278: Enzymatic hydrolysis of cyclic oligomers 6537790: Esterase genes and uses of the same |
