Emilio Palma

Emilio Palma

In 1977, Argentina flew a pregnant woman named Silvia Morella de Palma, to their military base in Antarctica so she could have the first baby (later named Emilio Palma) to ever be born on the continent. In doing so, the Argentine government believed this would give them an undisputable claim on the land, but the claim is not recognized internationally.

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