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Despite some controversy (see 'Sea of Glory' by ), it is thought that on 19 January 1840, USS Vincennes of the U.S. Exploring Expedition became the first U.S. naval vessel to reach Antarctica. She is depicted here in Disappointment Bay.

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2022-01-20

HornOxx went down the YouTube rabbit hole but came back with the incredible story of the built in 1939 to explore The Snow Cruiser project eventually failed as it could not handle the terrain for which it was built!! Model in

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2021-12-16

Solar eclipse will be visible from Antarctica.

Hmm looks kinda familiar.....

😆😆😆

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2021-12-05

And there it goes. The last total solar eclipse until 4/20/2023 occurred this morning over Antarctica. You can see the elongated shadow swinging around the terminator of nightfall.

Totality lasted up to 1:54 in a path 260 miles wide. Berkner Island to Shepard Island.

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2021-12-05

Shipwreck of the “Gratitude” on Macquarie Island. Photographed by Frank Hurley, 1911.

Macquarie Island is about 1,500 km south east of Tasmania, and about half way between Australia and Antarctica.

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2021-12-02

The heartbeat of cold in Antarctica.

This may look unfathomably cold but...

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2021-11-22

The Sanrio character of the hour is Tuxedo Sam!

A fashionable little penguin from Tuxedo Island, Antarctica. A clumsy fellow who likes to eat. He owns 365 bow ties! He's fluent in English. His bust, waist, and hips all measure 100cm.
🐥https://t.co/CJW7a9mKGm

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2021-11-19

The Sanrio character of the hour is Tuxedo Sam!

A fashionable little penguin from Tuxedo Island, Antarctica. A clumsy fellow who likes to eat. He owns 365 bow ties! He's fluent in English. His bust, waist, and hips all measure 100cm.
🐥https://t.co/CJW7a9mKGm

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2021-11-08

Avengers (1963) Annual 18 shows a retelling of why McKenzie and Destine were in Antarctica. iirc the reason why Leo travels south is changed a few times, at one point Vibranium is a reason. But in this era it was Paul's hunger to find the Ancients that drove them there.

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2021-10-07

Today's Character Based On of the day is Antarcticite, from Land of Lustrous.

They're based on the mineral of same name, first described in 1965 for an occurrence in Antarctica. It is temperature-sensitive, very deliquescent and the specimen is displayed in a sealed vial.

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2021-09-27

❄️ GIVEAWAY ❄️

Penguins own Antarctica. But seals own the interwebz. Here is your chance to get one, FO FREE. 🦭❤️

To WIN:

🧊Follow
🧊Retweet + Like

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2021-09-23

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Ok! Let's start with sea ice.

What is it?

Sea ice forms when seawater freezes.

It's found in the north in the Arctic Sea (and its margins) and around the huge icy southern continent of

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2021-09-21

Antarctica. You can add more layers, but you cannot take your skin off lol

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2021-08-10

The Sanrio character of the hour is Tuxedo Sam!

A fashionable little penguin from Tuxedo Island, Antarctica. A clumsy fellow who likes to eat. He owns 365 bow ties! He's fluent in English. His bust, waist, and hips all measure 100cm.
🐥https://t.co/CJW7a959OO

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2021-06-20

Second-to-last announcement for tonight: Final live2D model update before the Summer model.

I got a haircut, a more flexible mouth and a new hat; live ETA next week.

...Yes there are barbers in Antarctica... and yes the hat is made of 100% Penguin.

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2021-06-18

The Sanrio character of the hour is Tuxedo Sam!

A fashionable little penguin from Tuxedo Island, Antarctica. A clumsy fellow who likes to eat. He owns 365 bow ties! He's fluent in English. His bust, waist, and hips all measure 100cm.
🐥https://t.co/CJW7a959OO

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2021-06-08

The Nordic Tall Whites from Aldebaran have been reported in the underground bases of Antarctica...the inner earth.
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2021-05-15

And for the 4th The Wrath Cortex re-imagined concept piece is a new chase level that's based on the real life Penguin Island, Antarctica. Is this a dead end, or...?

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2021-05-03

New 𝚋𝚎𝚍𝚖𝚊𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚎_𝟹𝚍 Matlab function makes it super easy to make 3D maps of Greenland or Antarctica.

Docs: https://t.co/PyUutdSAMW

GitHub: https://t.co/D0UXxr0mEW

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2021-04-12