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2. Tourism in Antarctica - Wikipedia

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   Chile requires all captains of ships that go to Antarctica to attend a month-long school in Antarctic navigation. New Zealand sends a government representative on all ships visiting the Ross Dependency to supervise visits to the historic huts and Scott Base and to observe how well the provisions of the treaty and protocol are adhered to.

3. Climate of Antarctica - Wikipedia

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   Nearly all of Antarctica is covered by a sheet of ice that is, on average, at least 1,500 m (5,000 ft) thick. Antarctica contains 90% of the world's ice and more than 70% of its fresh water. If all the land-ice covering Antarctica were to melt — around 30 × 10 ^ 6 km 3 (7.2 × 10 ^ 6 cu mi) of ice — the seas would rise by over 60 m (200 ft ...

4. Amundsen's South Pole expedition - Wikipedia

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   A month later Ernest Shackleton's Nimrod Expedition sailed for Antarctica, while Robert Falcon Scott was preparing a further expedition should Shackleton fail. [13] Amundsen saw no reason to concede priority in the south to the British, and spoke publicly about the prospects of leading an Antarctic expedition—although his preferred goal ...

5. In Less Than a Year, You Might Not Be Able to Travel to ... - AOL

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   Antarctica is one of the most difficult and expensive places to visit as a tourist. However, due to its terrain, wildlife, and location, Antarctica is a truly unique location.

6. McMurdo Dry Valleys - Wikipedia

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   McMurdo Dry Valleys, Landsat 7 imagery acquired on December 18, 1999 The Dry Valleys are so named because of their extremely low humidity and lack of snow or ice cover. They are also dry because, in this location, the mountains are sufficiently high that they block seaward-flowing ice from the East Antarctic Ice Sheet from reaching the Ross

7. 'I've Been a Travel Expert for 25 Years—These Are the 12 Best ...

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   12 Best Places To Visit in November, According to a Travel Expert. Platinum Heritage. 1. Platinum Heritage Desert Safari, Dubai. ... This month, the island’s beloved Hotel Rang ...