Antarctic historic site added to endangered list


	Antarctic historic site added to endangered list

kkcapricorn

6-8-2007 5:36 PM

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environment, global warming, historic sites, endangered list

kkcapricorn says:

As much as I am for preserving history, the money could be better spent on reducing greenhouses gases. And I am for preserving historical sites.

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand - The Antarctic base occupied by British explorer Robert Falcon Scott on his ill-fated expedition to the South Pole on foot early last century has been included on a list of the world's 100 most endangered sites.
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