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Antarctica: a frozen wilderness of staggering beauty

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Humpback whale - A slow swimmer, this species is frequently observed in large groups along coasts where they feed and breed.
 

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Antarctic minke whale - A solitary Antarctic minke whale surfaces briefly. Its blow is low and rarely seen.
 

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Antarctic minke whale - A sleek profile makes the minke a fast swimmer. Its sickle-shaped dorsal fin helps identify the species.
 

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Mount Erebus - The second-highest volcano in Antarctica, and the southernmost active volcano on Earth, Erebus features a lava lake of swirling magma and is truly a place where fire meets ice.
 

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Chinstrap penguin - Noisy and aggressive, chinstraps are named for the strap-like line that circles from each eye down under the chin.
 

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Six of the seven species of sea turtles that swim the planet's waters—leatherback, loggerhead, Kemp's ridley, green, olive ridley, and hawksbill
are found in every ocean except the Arctic and Antarctic.

The seventh, the flatback, lives only in the waters around Australia.



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Chinstrap penguin - One of the most rewarding destinations to see these penguins is Deception Island, where there is a colony of nearly one million.
 

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Deception Island - Deception Island, located in the South Shetland archipelago, forms part of an ancient caldera, a large volcanic crater.
 
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Deception Island - Still active, Deception Island volcano wakes up from time to time, most recently having been in 1967 and 1969.
 

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Port Lockroy - Port Lockroy, a natural harbor sited on Goudier Island, is the location of a former 1940s-era British scientific station, which is now a museum.
 

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Port Lockroy - Visitors are greeted by a display of original artifacts from the period, carefully preserved for posterity.
 

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Taylor Glacier - Taylor Glacier in Victoria Land, East Antarctica is known for Blood Falls, a cascade of briny water high in iron, giving the unusual water feature a reddish tint.
 
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