It seems that every hour the weather can change in Antartica from frothy to ominous. This reminds me of whipped cream over vanilla ice cream.

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From testing water biota, to identifying birds and clouds, many contribute to the data being collected in Antartica.

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I learned to appreciate the number of mountains in Antartica. There are thousands and 42 mountain ranges. It makes most continents pale in comparison. Most have not been climbed.

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Throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the island was one of the world’s most prominent whaling spots. Countless ships flocked there to harvest the abundant whale population. Whaling around the island stopped in the early twentieth century, when a boom in whaling led to overproduction of oil and the industry’s eventual collapse. The remains of a station established by the Hektor Whaling Company are still present on the island, along with a cemetery for whalers, the largest cemetery in Antarctica.

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Throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the island was one of the world’s most prominent whaling spots. Countless ships flocked there to harvest the abundant whale population. Whaling around the island stopped in the early twentieth century, when a boom in whaling led to overproduction of oil and the industry’s eventual collapse. The remains of a station established by the Hektor Whaling Company are still present on the island, along with a cemetery for whalers, the largest cemetery in Antarctica.

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