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antarctica

antorkti kuh

  • n  an extremely cold continent at the south pole almost entirely below the Antarctic Circle; covered by an ice cap up to 13,000 feet deep
News & Articles

  • New Zealand Coroner Rules Crash Killed Antarctic Twin Otter Crew
    The deaths of three crew members of a Twin Otter aircraft that crashed into a mountain in Antarctica in late January have been officially attributed by a New Zealand coroner to injuries sustained in the crash.
    June 19, 2013 - Kansas City InfoZine
  • New Zealand Coroner Declares Twin Otter Crew Down In Antarctic Deceased
    Plane Went Down Nearly Five Months Ago On Mount Elizabeth A coroner in New Zealand has declared that the crew of a Twin Otter which went down on Mount Elizabeth in Antarctica five months ago is officially deceased. The three men were flying from the South Pole to the Italian base at Terra Nova Bay when the accident occurred.
    June 19, 2013 - The Aero-News Network
  • Antarctica's ice shelves melting from the bottom up
    IRVINE, Calif., June 13 (UPI) -- Many of Antarctica's ice shelves are melting away from the bottom up, research by a glacial expert at the University of California, Irvine, indicates.
    June 13, 2013 - UPI
Quotes

  • Paul Watson in International Herald Tribune
    Steve wanted to come to Antarctica with us to defend the whales, and now he will be joining us in spirit with his name emblazonedon the ship, Watson said in a statement.
  • Tiger Wood in AFP
    I have never won down here, so now I've won on every continent, which is nice, except for Antarctica,Woods said.
  • Peter Garrett in Sydney Morning Herald
    This is a tremendously exciting time in Australian Antarctic history,Mr Garrett said before departure. "To be able to fly scientists and other Antarctic personnel to Antarctica in a matter of hours, rather than 10 or more days by ship,...

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