Emilio Palma
Emilio Marcos Palma | |
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| Born | Emilio Marcos de Palma 7 January 1978 |
| Citizenship | Argentine |
| Known for | Being the first human born on the Antarctic mainland |
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Emilio Marcos de Palma Morella (born 7 January 1978) is an Argentine man who was the first person born on the continent Antarctica.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Palma was born in Fortín Sargento Cabral at the Esperanza Base, near the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, and weighed 3.4 kg (7 lb 8 oz). His father, Captain Jorge Emilio Palma, was head of the Argentine Army detachment at the base.[3]
In late 1977, Silvia Morella de Palma, who was then seven months pregnant, was airlifted to Esperanza Base, in order to complete her pregnancy in the base.[4] Emilio Palma was born in 7 January 1978 and baptized at the Chapel of St. Francis of Assisi on the base.[5]
He is featured in the Guinness Book of Records as the first person born on the continent.[6][better source needed]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ This area was and is still disputed between the Argentine Antarctic Territory, British Antarctic Territory and Chilean Antarctic Territory.
References
[edit]- ^ Alexander Kumar; Sophie Duong (2012). "Surviving on the Edge: Medicine in Antarctica" (PDF). Issues (100). Control Publications: 24. ISSN 0819-8101.
- ^ Frye, Ellen C. (2022). "8 - The ant-architecture of religion and spirituality in Antarctica". In Kelman, Ilan (ed.). Antarcticness - Inspirations and imaginaries (PDF). Google Scholar: UCL Press. p. 119. ISBN 978-1-80008-146-8.
- ^ "Life found under S Pole ice shelf". The Times. 10 January 1978.
- ^ "Born Freezing: Meet Antarctica's First Citizen". WebEcoist. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ^ "Chapel of San Francisco de Asís. Base Esperanza (WAP ARG-Ø4)". Worldwide Antarctic Program. 2018-04-21. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
- ^ The Guinness Book of Records. 1986. p. 17.
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