If you’re reading this from Antarctica, greetings and welcome from Florida! Are there synchronicities in Antarctica? If there are people, there must be synchronicities. Here’s a bit of info from way down under.
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Speculation over the existence of a “southern land” was not confirmed until the early 1820s when British and American commercial operators and British and Russian national expeditions began exploring the Antarctic Peninsula region and other areas south of the Antarctic Circle. Not until 1840 was it established that Antarctica was indeed a continent and not just a group of islands. Several exploration “firsts” were achieved in the early 20th century. Following World War II, there was an upsurge in scientific research on the continent. A number of countries have set up a range of year-round and seasonal stations, camps, and refuges to support scientific research in Antarctica. Seven have made territorial claims, but not all countries recognize these claims. In order to form a legal framework for the activities of nations on the continent, an Antarctic Treaty was negotiated that neither denies nor gives recognition to existing territorial claims; signed in 1959, it entered into force in 1961.
Synchro penquins…what a coincidence meeting you here.
Antarctica – wow! Had to check to see if my blog had any visits from there – but no such luck (as yet!)
Happy Valentine's Day to you and yours, Trish and Rob! I hope you have a great day and congrats on the Antarctica connection… your blog deserves to be well "traveled."
And more comprehensible.
Blogging makes the world smaller.
Well, I am happy to hear that! I won't feel so alone on the map now. 🙂
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Thanks, Lee. We'll check it out.
Antarctica! Now that's pretty cool! Or I guess I should say cold. I didn't realize they even had a flag for Antarctica.
By the way, since you guys post nearly every day and sometimes more why don't you consider signing up for the Blogging From A to Z April Challenge 2011. It would expose what you're doing to a wider range of potential readers, many of whom I think would be very interested in your topics.
Check out the link to see if this might interest you. I'm sure it would very easy for you two to come up with alphabetical tie-ins to any post topic that you do since you guys are so darn creative.
I hope you'll consider this. Last year I added over 100 followers, most who have become regular readers. Likewise for many of the other participants. The thing doesn't start til April and I've already added over 50 new followers.
You've got something special to offer here and I think A to Z would greatly enhance your visibility.
Take a look if you would and let us know what you think.
Lee
Tossing It Out and the Blogging From A to Z April Challenge 2011