Venezuelan Expedition Reaches Antarctica

March 1, 2008 By RAUL GARCES, Associated Press Writer

(AP) -- Venezuelan scientists and military officers reached the Antarctica after a 15-day trip, opening the South American nation's first expedition to the frozen continent, officials said Saturday.

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