Antarctica

Antarctica

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  Chile says burned Chinese ship sinks in Antarctic

  A Chinese factory fishing ship that burned last week off Antarctica has sunk without anyone on board, Chile's navy said Monday. The vessel Kai Xin ... 

• Sea Shepherd seeks criminal case against whalers

  Sea Shepherd wants Dutch authorities to prosecute Japanese whalers for piracy for allegedly attacking the radical conservationist group's ships in ... 

• Scientists find large meteorite in Antarctica

  International scientists say they've discovered an 18-kilo (40-pound) meteorite in eastern Antarctica, the largest found in that area in 25 years. 

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  Ranulph Fiennes evacuated from Antarctica base

  Veteran British explorer Ranulph Fiennes was being evacuated from Antarctica on Wednesday, days after he reluctantly pulled out of a polar expedition ... 

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  Team braves wet, cold retracing Shackleton's steps

  It's been lauded as one of the greatest survival stories of all-time. Nearly 100 years later, a group of British and Australian adventurers have ... 

• Wind, snow thwart search for plane in Antarctica

  Hurricane-force winds and snow were preventing searchers Friday from reaching a plane believed to have crashed in an Antarctic mountain range while ... 

• Plane carrying 3 Canadians missing in Antarctica

  Bad weather has forced rescuers to wait until Friday to try to reach a small plane believed to have crashed in an Antarctic mountain range while ... 

• Argentina slams UK over Antarctica "imperialism"

  Argentina is protesting Britain's decision to name a vast swath of Antarctica as Queen Elizabeth Land. The foreign ministry has handed a formal ...