2007 in Antarctica From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Decades: 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also: Other events of 2007 Timeline of Antarctic history ← 2006 2005 2004 2007 in Antarctica → 2008 2009 2010 Decades: 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also: Other events of 2007 Timeline of Antarctic history Events from the year 2007 in Antarctica February February 15: Chris Ellison, the Australian Minister for Justice, warns anti-whaling protesters and the Japanese whaling fleet that they could face questioning over recent clashes in the Southern Ocean. Meanwhile, the crew were evacuated from the largest ship in the Japanese Antarctic fleet, the Nisshin Maru, following a fire.[1] February 16: Scientists find over 20 new species of animals as the Larsen Ice Shelf breaks in the Antarctic.[2] May May 7: Discovery is announced of the Kerguelen Plateau, an Antarctic sunken large island formerly joined to India, from the icebreaker Polarstern at its homeport of Bremerhaven, Germany, after a 19-month research voyage to Antarctica.[3] June June 5: The British Antarctic Survey announces that the flow-rate of 300 previously unmeasured glaciers increased by 12% between 1993 and 2003, adding to concerns over glacier retreat and the rise in sea levels caused by global warming.[4] References ↑ "Whalers, protesters warned over high seas clashh". ABC News Australia Online. Archived from the original on 2007-02-17. Retrieved 2008-03-02. ↑ Smith, Lewis (February 26, 2007). "Unseen species revealed as ice shelf breaks". The Times. London. Archived from the original on February 28, 2007. Retrieved 2008-03-02. ↑ "Mini-continent discovered". The Times of India. May 7, 2007. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved 2008-03-02. ↑ "International meeting on Complexity Science". British Antarctic Survey. Archived from the original on 2008-02-12. Retrieved 2008-03-02. vte Years in Antarctica (1819–present)19th century 1819 1823 1830 1831 1832 1839 1864 1866 1877 1892 1893 1897 1898 1899 1900 20th century 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 21st century 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Related Articles
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