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Djibouti, a tiny East African nation, hosts the only permanent U.S. base on the continent.

Local laboratories and African researchers played central roles throughout the project, ensuring that both the science and the benefits remained closely tied to the continent's heritage.

"Antarctica is the coldest, driest, and windiest place on the planet. It is also the highest continent on Earth," Tordeur said.

It is seen as a crucial act of recognition that Aboriginal Australians held sovereignty over the continent long before the arrival of the colonial fleet in 1788.

Edward Hoagland’s essays take us into natural environments across the continents.