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Friday May 10 | Gadling

Antarctica Saw More Visitors In 2012

Earlier this week, the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators concluded their 24th annual meeting in Punta Arenas, Chile .

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Tue May 07, 2013

USGS M5+ Earthquakes

M 4.8, South Sandwich Islands region

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Thu Apr 18, 2013

SFGate

Chile rushes to aid ship in Antarctica after fire

In this picture released by Chile's Air Force, smoke billows from a Chinese factory fishing ship Kai Xin just off the coast of Antarctica, Wednesday, April 17, 2013.

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Wed Apr 17, 2013

KHOU-TV Houston

97 saved from Chinese ship afire off Antarctica

A Chinese factory fishing ship caught fire Wednesday just off the coast of Antarctica and 97 crew members were rescued by a nearby Norwegian vessel as Chile's military mobilized to prevent any environmental damage.

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Mon Apr 15, 2013

Wired

Scientists Map Swirling Ocean Eddies for Clues to Climate Change

The research vessel Roger Revelle during the first DIMES voyage in 2009, photographed from a raft.

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