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the largest and most prominent research station in Antarctica, located on the Hut Point Peninsula at the tip of Ross Island near the foot of Mount Erebus. Considered a literal edge of the world, the ...

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It's a different scene - open ocean, with a pod of orca cruising by, on the hunt for the seals. This is the annual sea ice cycle in Antarctica, a vital regulator of the planet's climate. In winter, ...