New Zealand’s Māori may have been first to discover Antarctica, study suggests

A new study suggests that Māori, the people indigenous to New Zealand, may have discovered Antarctica as long ago as the seventh century. Photograph: WorldFoto/Alamy

A new study suggests that Māori, the people indigenous to New Zealand, may have discovered Antarctica as long ago as the seventh century. Photograph: WorldFoto/Alamy

source https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/11/new-zealands-maori-may-have-been-first-to-discover-antarctica-study-suggests