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Antarctica, composite polar night shot
Use of picture courtesy of NASA

Composite image of Antarctica and southern hemisphere at night showing lights from major cities on South America (top left), Africa (top right) and Australia / New Zealand (bottom right). The earth could never be viewed in this way as in reality one half of this view would be in daylight and the other in darkness.

The outline of Antarctica is a different shape to the diagrammatic map at top left as it is taken during winter months with sea-ice having extended the extent of the coast-line.

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Vacation Antarctica
2007/2008 itinerary
Antarctica is the planets most spectacular and pristine wilderness.

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"Take it all in all, I do not believe anybody on earth has a worse time than an Emperor penguin"
Apsley Cherry-Garrard. From the Introduction to The Worst Journey in the World

The Heroic Age of Antarctic exploration

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News

Polar explorers need more psychological preparation:
Anyone who wants to explore the Arctic and Antarctica will need more than just physical fitness to brave the elements. A new study suggests they need also to be psychologically fit to spend time in such harsh, remote regions. July 31, 2007

Researchers Find Abrupt Shift in Diet of Adélie Penguins in Antarctica
If you are what you eat, then Adélie penguins aren’t what they used to be. An abrupt shift in the eating habits of Adélies in Antarctica, starting about 200 years ago. has been discovered. July 31 2007

Fire destroys Argentina's only school on Antarctica research base
A fire destroyed the only schoolhouse on an Argentine research base in Antarctica, the base's director told a local television station on Monday. The facility was closed for winter break and no injuries were reported. July 30 2007

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Maybe you've been to Antarctica on a cruise or to work and want to reminisce

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Maybe you're planning an Antarctic cruise or vacation. Find out what you will see, where you'll go and what you need to take in the Antarctica travel guide

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Clouds go scurrying by in Antarctica most days, it's the windiest and highest continent as well as the coldest

It's Antarctica or Antarctic - not Antartica or Antartic