Pregnant woman was sent to Antarctica to claim land in 1977

In 1977, Silvia Morella de Palma from Argentina, who was then seven months pregnant, was airlifted to Antarctica to assert the country's dominance in the region, by giving birth to the first human on the continent. Emilio Marcos Palma was born on January 7, 1978, becoming the first Antarctica-born baby. The claimed 'Argentine Antarctica' is however, not recognised internationally.