Uploaded January 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The continent on the bottom of the world has a more interesting history than you might think. Confusion and political bickering led to several name changes. It's also quite interesting to navigate because of its peculiar situation. Let's learn more than you ever wanted to know about the seventh continent!

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Photo Credits -
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Film Credits -
AMERICA F*#K YEAH! MUSIC VIDEO - Team America World Police THEME SONG - BadfishKoo - youtube.com/watch?v=U1mlCPMYtPk

Sound Credits -
"Roll Credits" from CinemaSins

Music Credits -
"Furious Freak" and "Daily Beetle (Edited)" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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