2006-09-03 08:44:59 · 12 answers · asked by Pseudo Obscure 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
Emilio Marcos Palma (born January 7, 1978) was the first known person to be born on the continent of Antarctica. He was also born farther south than any other human being in known history. The son of Argentine parents, Emilio's birth took place in Fortín Sargento Cabral at the Esperanza Base near the tip of the Antarctic peninsula.
Since his parents were Argentine citizens, and he was born at an Argentine base, he was immediately granted citizenship of Argentina. Additionally, as the base falls within the reclaimed British Antarctic Territory and he was born before 1983, when British nationality by birth was automatically acquired, he also acquired British nationality at birth.
He is featured in the Guinness Book of World Records as the only person in history known to be the first born on a continent. However, Solveig Gunbjörg Jacobsen, born in the island territory of South Georgia, is sometimes claimed as the actual first Antarctica birth due to that territory being considered part of Antarctica for some purposes.
2006-09-03 08:47:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Although Antarctica has no permanent residents, a number of governments maintain permanent research stations throughout the continent. The population of persons doing and supporting science on the continent and its nearby islands varies from approximately 4000 in summer to 1000 in winter. Many of the stations are staffed around the year and several bases are now home to families with children attending schools at the station.
The first child born in the southern polar region was Norwegian girl Solveig Gunbjorg Jacobsen, born in Grytviken on 8 October 1913, and her birth registered by the resident British Magistrate of South Georgia. She was a daughter of Fridthjof Jacobsen, the assistant manager of the whaling station, and of Klara Olette Jacobsen. Jacobsen arrived on the island in 1904 to become the manager of Grytviken, serving from 1914 to 1921; two of his children were born on the island.
After that, at least three children have been born in Antarctica mainland. The first was Emilio Marcos Palma, born January 7, 1978 to Argentine parents on the Argentine Base Esperanza, near the tip of the Antarctic peninsula. In 1986, Juan Pablo Camacho was born at the Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva Base, becoming the first Chilean born in Antarctica. Soon after a girl, Gisella, was born at the same station
2006-09-03 16:28:47 · answer #2 · answered by gospieler 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Trivia fact: In 200 years, only one person has been born in Antarctica.
1987- The first baby was born on the continent. (In the permanent settlement). Name was not recorded as far as I can tell)
2006-09-03 08:57:33 · answer #3 · answered by oklatom 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
That is the coolest question!! and way to go Timothy with a great answer! THIS is the type of question I enjoy seeing on here.. I really had NO idea what the answer would be..
2006-09-03 09:36:43 · answer #4 · answered by Nancy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nobody lives there! The population is zero! Only scientists go there!
2006-09-03 08:47:19 · answer #5 · answered by Gracie 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
That is such a cool question! I don't know the answer but good question!!
2006-09-03 08:50:36 · answer #6 · answered by alvaroernesto19 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so. Only animals live there. Scientists study there.
2006-09-03 10:21:58 · answer #7 · answered by Kristen H 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No, but I saw that documentary about the penguins.
2006-09-03 12:19:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I agree with Graci.
2006-09-03 08:54:30 · answer #9 · answered by Angie M 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
no, there has been no known human birth in Antartica in history
2006-09-03 08:47:00 · answer #10 · answered by sosexy6761 1 · 1⤊ 5⤋