Emilio Palma

Emilio Marcos de Palma Morella is an Argentine man who was the first person born on the continent Antarctica. The first person to be conceived in the continent was Juan Pablo Camacho.

Biography

Palma was born in Fortín [Sargento Cabral] at the Esperanza Base, near the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, and weighed. His father, Captain Jorge Emilio Palma, was head of the Argentine Army detachment at the base.
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. Emilio Palma was born in 7 January 1978 and baptized at the Chapel of St. [Francis of Assisi |Chapel of St. Francis of Assisi] on the base.
He is featured in the Guinness Book of Records as the first person born on the continent.