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How many children have been born on the continent of Antarctica?

Question #149207. Asked by BigTriviaDawg.
Last updated Apr 03 2023.
Originally posted Apr 03 2023 7:59 PM.

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As of April 3, 2023, various sources notate that eleven children have been born in Antarctica. Emilio Marcos Palma, born on 7 January 1978, was the first child born in Antarctica.

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Antarctica
link https://briandoddonleadership.com/2022/01/18/11-babies-have-been-born-in-antartica-and-the-leadership-lessons-we-learn-from-it/

Apr 03 2023, 8:06 PM
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There have been eleven human babies born in Antarctic. None died in infancy, so the continent has the world's lowest infant mortality rate.

Last century, Argentina sent pregnant women to Antarctica to give birth as a way of strengthening their claims to the continent.

link https://www.iceberg.co.nz/news/world-record-baby-its-cold-outside/

Apr 03 2023, 8:06 PM
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