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English Core · 2023 · 2 marks
Vistas: Journey to the end of the EarthJourney to the end of the Earth (Tishani Doshi)2 marksvery short answer
CBSE 2023 · Region 3 · Set 2 · Q11
What makes the author say, "The world's geological history is trapped in Antarctica"? (A Journey to the End of the Earth)
What makes the author say, "The world's geological history is trapped in Antarctica"? (A Journey to the End of the Earth)
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Antarctica is still in its pristine form, uninhabited by humans
it holds in its ice-cores half million years old carbon records
ideal place to study the past, present and future of the planet
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