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ISSUE: November 15, 2009

Articles about Antarctica

One Woman, Seven Summits - 10-15-2007

Every continent has its own highest mountain. Kit DesLauriers is the first person, and the only woman, to climb up and then ski down all of them.

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...stands, literally, at the end of the world - Antarctica - on an unforgiving, moonlike terrain, where...

...order to make the trip from the tip of Chile to Antarctica. In December 2005, DesLauriers and her team...

The Melting Point - 11-15-2007

Whether or not you believe in global warming, the fact remains that a vast majority of the worlds glaciers are shrinking.

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...planet is growing warmer, studies conducted in Antarctica by Fountain''s team have found that glaciers at...

...kind of the exception to the rule." Those in Antarctica aside, the vast majority of the world''s tens of...

Eye of the Crisis - 6-1-2009

A mysterious fungus is quickly killing off frogs around the world. Why does this matter? Because when frogs begin to disappear, bad things start to happen.

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...a fungus that has spread to every continent but Antarctica. "Frogs are a big part of the web of life,"...

Life-adventure Travel - 7-15-2002

Sure, you could race cars or swim with sharks. But, for true adventure, try BIGOAF. You want adventure? We got adventure! We are Best In Global and Offbeat Adventure Fun, also known as BIGOAF, the nation’s largest life-adventure tour op...

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...the North Pole, he plans to sail from Sweden to Antarctica, drag a sled to the South Pole, then turn around...

Life's Trip - 7-15-2002

No one has an insiders knowledge of adventure travel like global wanderer and sage Leo Le Bon. Read this interview only if you dare to rekindle your own wanderlust.

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...are concerned that too many people are visiting Antarctica, too. In Nepal, too many trekkers have had the...

Troubled Waters - 7-1-2003

One of the U.S. most heralded nature photographers shares a vitally important look at the quality of life in our oceans. And the picture is not always pretty. By Ken McAlpine

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...Palau, the Galapagos Islands, McMurdo Sound in Antarctica. The thing about the ocean is that its surface...

The Bizarre World of Andrew Zimmern - 10-15-2009

From a voodoo ceremony to dancing in a burlesque show to drag racing in an RV -- this is the truly strange and exciting life of Andrew Zimmern. And we haven’t even mentioned the goat’s brain yet.

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... the Kalahari Desert and hunted for the puffin in Antarctica. Moments later, he is racing an old Jeep...

Giving Thanks And Props - 11-15-2007

IN THE LAST ISSUE, I announced the winner of the Tell Jim Where to Go contest, awarding 100,000 AAdvantage miles to Alper Aras of Chicago for his winning entry, which suggested that my wife, Jessica, our son, Sam, and I visit Turkey on our next trip...

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...each continent represented — except Antarctica, for which I didn’t receive an entry.

Saving Rat Island - 6-1-2008

The first step? Getting rid of the rats that infest it.

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...finding success on Campbell Island, north of Antarctica. When bird species returned quickly to...

This or That - 3-1-2009

Thrill seekers, meet the new classics: five largely undiscovered adventure destinations that are just as exciting as their better-known brethren.

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...of yards, a result of ground swells from Antarctica traveling unobstructed over half the...

Journey To The End Of The Earth - 9-15-2005

Ushuaia, the southernmost city in the world, is not a remote and barren land but a place of intoxicating beauty.

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... old wrecks lay on the shore), and, further past, Antarctica. The menu includes local catch, such as centolla...

Mac Daddy - 9-1-2009

GABRIEL MACHT has come a long way from his days of getting paid in cheeseburgers. This month, he hits the big screen in the so-cool-it’s-hot blockbuster Whiteout.

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...plays a United Nations operative investigating Antarctica’s first murder. “It’s a total popcorn thriller,”...

...plays a United Nations operative investigating Antarctica’s first murder. “It’s a total popcorn thriller,”...

Running Out Of Good Excuses - 11-1-2009

AT 24 YEARS AND 227 days old, Erin Sprague became the youngest woman to run a marathon on every continent. But she didn’t just run for herself; she ran for female empowerment, aboriginal advancement, and an array of good causes through a nonprofit she cofounded called In the Running. You, too, can run for good causes around the world or locally, so strap up your laces and start training. Just remember -- you don’t have to break any records to make a difference. Here, Sprague talks about her ambitious undertaking.

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... communities (Kilimanjaro Marathon, Tanzania) Antarctica Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition Works...

...and Southern Ocean Coalition Works to preserve Antarctica’s ecosystem, monitors activities on the...

...for environmental issues (Antarctica Marathon, Antarctica) ASIA Polaris Project Identifies and helps...