Antarctica
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Antarctic science
The only people who
live in Antarctica are
scientists. Some use
huge balloons to
study the climate
on Antarctica.
Life in the freezer
Antarctica is so cold that
it freezes your breath into
icicles around your mouth.
People have to
cover up in
lots of very
warm
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Killer whale
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McMurdo
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Antarctica
Survey plane
Adélie penguins
Elephant seal