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3 unusual facts about James Ross Island


James Ross Island

Mendel Polar Station, the first Czech Antarctic Base, is located on the island.

Mendel Polar Station

Johann Gregor Mendel Czech Antarctic Station (Mendelova polární stanice in Czech) is a Czech research station built in Antarctica, on the coast of James Ross Island.

Taniwhasaurus

The genus Lakumasaurus was described in 2002 by Novas et al. from a fossil specimen found in the Santa Marta Formation of James Ross Island, Antarctica.



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