Have you ever wondered what it would be like to go on a journey to Antarctica? Imagine standing at the bow of the ship as it chomps through sea ice. You make it to land and watch as hundreds of penguins waddle by. So, are you ready to come on a virtual voyage to the end of the world?
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Glaciers and icebergs surround the Gerlache Strait in Antarctica.
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Gentoo penguins swim in the Gerlache Strait, north of the Antarctic Peninsula.
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Penguin footprints are seen on Danco Island, Antarctica.
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Remnants of a boat belonging to an old whaling factory remain on Deception Island, which is the caldera of an active volcano in Antarctica.
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An ice-covered mountain.
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The IceSAT-2 research team drove almost 500 miles along the 88th parallel to record the exact elevation of the polar-plateau ice sheet in this area.
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Sunrise at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station.The building in the distance is the IceCube neutrino telescope.
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This is what Antarctica looks like. Flat, white, and covered with sastrugi (concrete-hard snow drifts) for thousands of miles in every direction. This photo was taken on the polar plateau at an elevation of almost two miles above sea level.
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Polar lights (aurora borealis/aurora australis) form when charged particles emitted from the sun hit Earth’s magnetic field and collide with atoms and molecules in our atmosphere. Observing them requires perfectly dark skies without light pollution and a clear, undisturbed atmosphere. This makes the South Pole in Antarctica an excellent place for experiments observing and characterizing polar lights.
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Glaciers and cliffs are reflected in the waters of the Lemaire Channel near Booth Island.
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