Antarctic Background Stats

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1948 AD

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First human settlement > Notes: Description of the first known or suspected human settlement within each geographic location listed. For the date or period of the described settlement, please refer to the according date stat.
First human settlement > Place: Location of the first known or suspected human settlement in each country.

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First human settlement > Notes	First permanent base in mainland Antarctica, operated by the Chilean Army.	2014
First human settlement > Place	Base General Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme	2014

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Morocco's first human settlement is 190,000 years old. Antarctica wasn't settled until 1948.

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