antarctic

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His big break came when he was taken on as a research diver with the British Antarctic Survey, stationed at Signy Island in the South Orkney Islands.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

The 1959 Antarctic Treaty froze existing territorial claims and prohibited the assertion of new claims “while the present Treaty is in force.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The Antarctic Circumpolar Current carries more than 100 times the total flow of all the world's rivers combined.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

The Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets have both lost considerable mass, and the annual average extent of Arctic sea ice in 2025 was the lowest or second-lowest ever recorded in the satellite era.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

Endurance headed for South Georgia Island, one of the Subantarctic Islands on the edge of the Antarctic Convergence.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong