July 31st, 2010 by TK
One woman has always attested to her dislike for cold weather but still she managed to travel to Antarctica on two separate occasions even if she was the least likely person expected to embark on such a trip. What she wants is to be able to travel again to this place. No other continent was [...]
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July 18th, 2010 by TK
Imagine 140,000 penguins across a full square mile of Antarctic land : an entire world of birds that reach your thigh, perfectly dressed in feathery formalwear, busily shuffling across the rocks and mud.
The penguins fill their days with protecting their nests, which they?ve made of pebbles, and their chicks from such dangers as seals and [...]
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July 6th, 2010 by TK
If you are tired of the usual vacation destinations like Canada and Mexico, come see Antarctica. More and more tourists have come to the frigid continent in the past few years. Though we seem to have forgotten about Antarctica, most school children have studied it.
Tourists coming from New York can choose to [...]
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February 17th, 2010 by TK
Nations around the world started claiming large chunks of Antarctica for whaling purposes.Land on the Peninsula has been claimed by Chili, Argentina, and Britain.France, New Zealand, Norway, and Australia are also know to have made claims on this continent.
In 1940, with nationalism running high, Nazi Germany dropped swastika-engraved stakes by plane, claiming large sections of [...]
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