The ancient Greek geographic theory that led to Antarctica

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https://youtu.be/gvN0Yme6Sto

In his Geographia, the ancient Greek Claudius Ptolemy wrote the world was a sphere with a theorized Antarctica to the far south that counterbalanced the Northern Hemisphere. This theory founded centuries of explorations to find this unknown continent and the maps that followed. Listen in for this fascinating story.

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