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  1. It has been almost a century since Antarctic Explorers bound for the South Pole used Discovery Hut as a haven from the the fierce weather that they encountered on the continent's edge. The Discovery Hut was built in 1901 by the Discovery Expedition which was lead by Robert Falcon Scott. Ernest Shackleton's Nimrod ...

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  2. Carl Anton Larson established Grytviken as the first whaling station on South Georgia in 1904. It was a wise choice for such an enterprise because there was a remarkable abundance of whales in the waters around South Georgia. Harvesting was profitable with whales rendered into oil for foods, cosmetics, medicines and ch...

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  3. Here we see Henry Adams, Henry Worsley and Will Gow arriving at the South Pole on January 18, 2009. We have had quite a few long-distance skiers at the Pole this year, but these gentlemen stand out in several ways. They have come from McMurdo Sound, on the New Zealand side of Antarctica, and not from Patriot Hills ...

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