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2011
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Antarctica, January 2011
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Antarctica, December 2011
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Cruise cut short after ship hits rock Map of Detaille Island Antarctica Eighty travelers are trying to get back to the southern tip of Argentina after the MV Polar Star struck an uncharted rock while anchoring
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Japan to bring whaling boats home Japan has stopped its annual Antarctic whale hunt before the end of the season; harassment by US activists had made it impossible | |
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| Apr.21 |
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Ozone hole 'has dried Australia' The Antarctic ozone hole is about one-third to blame for Australia's recent series of droughts, scientists say
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| Jul.12 |
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Japan 'to continue' Antarctic whaling Japan intends to send its whaling fleet back to the Antarctic this year; at the International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting | |
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| Sep.6 |
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Giant crabs make Antarctic leap King crabs have been found on the edge of Antarctica, probably as a result of warming in the region, scientists say | |
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| Oct.17 |
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Stranded American researcher evacuated Map of South Pole Antarctica After weeks of waiting, Renee-Nicole Douceur, 58, who suffered a suspected stroke while working at the South Pole has arrived in New Zealand | |
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| Nov.3 |
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Major iceberg forming in Antarctica Map of Pine Island Glacier Antarctica Scientists are monitoring the birth of a monster iceberg in West Antarctica. A rift has formed in the shelf of floating ice in front of the glacier | |
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US teenager sets climbing record Map of Vinson Massif Antarctica Jordan Romero, 15, has become the youngest person to climb to the summit of the highest mountains on each of the seven continents
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