The Antarctic, as you now know, lies almost totally within the Antarctic Circle, which is found at the 66 degrees south latitude line. Our ship sailed 66 degrees south.
The continent of Antarctica covers a staggering five and one half million square miles and is entirely surrounded by the sea. It is rich with minerals and many believe there are probably rich deposits of ore, even petroleum here. You can understand why several nations eye the Antarctica as a rich natural resource.
Scientists, oceanographers, biologists, environmentalists and specialists studying global warming, that's who calls Antarctica "home". Much of the research is conducted during the summer months and only 1,000 of these brave souls "winter over". They seem to embrace life and they are truly living on the edge, living at the end of the earth.
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