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Argentina intellectuals query Falkland Islands policy

www.AntarcticGuide.com http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-17148157 23 February 2012 Last updated at 21:44 GMT Argentina intellectuals query Falkland Islands policy A group of Argentine intellectuals has challenged the government’s ambition to take control of the Falkland Islands from the British. The 17 writers urged the government to recognise the right of the islanders to decide their own future. They […]

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UK sends condolences to Argentina after train crash

www.AntarcticGuide.com http://www.politics.co.uk/news/2012/02/23/flicker-of-reconciliation-uk-sends-condolences-to-argentina Flicker of reconciliation? UK sends condolences to Argentina after crash Thursday, 23 February 2012 11:09 AM By Ian Dunt The UK sent condolences to Argentina last night after a train crash killed 49 people in Buenos Aires. The wreck also injured over 600 others. Passengers claimed the train was travelling too fast. “I […]

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Eh? Step by Step How to Get Antarctica Tourist Visit

www.AntarcticGuide.com http://london.stepbystep.com/how-to-get-antarctica-tourist-visit-visa-from-london-6778/ Step by Step How to Get Antarctica Tourist Visit Visa From London By jimstuart February 21st, 2012 Antarctica is the southern most continent on the planet and has no human inhabitants. The only people that do reside temporarily on the frozen landscape are located in the research stations setup by different countries for […]

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Old – Malvinas war veteran dies attempting to kayak to the Falklands

www.AntarcticGuide.com http://en.mercopress.com/2011/12/31/a-malvinas-war-veteran-dies-in-an-attempt-to-cross-to-the-falklands-in-a-kayak Saturday, December 31st 2011 – 18:43 UTC A Malvinas war veteran dies in an attempt to cross to the Falklands in a kayak A Malvinas war veteran drowned in an attempt to reach the Falkland Islands in a kayak from Ushuaia while his companion was rescued by an Argentine Navy patrol and is […]

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clever – Falklands:Sean Penn and Me

www.AntarcticGuide.com http://spectator.org/archives/2012/02/20/sean-penn-and-me Sean Penn and Me By H. W. CROCKER, III on 2.20.12 @ 6:07AM Guess which one doesn’t know much about history. I know I shouldn’t, but I always feel a sense of personal responsibility when Sean Penn says something stupid. You see, it was my father who taught him history — or at […]

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“The Worst Journey In The World” expected to

www.AntarcticGuide.com http://www.stalbansreview.co.uk/news/9540274.Polar_exploration_book_expected_to_fetch___20_000_at_auction/ Polar exploration book by Apsley Cherry-Garrard expected to fetch £20,000 at auction 5:09pm Sunday 19th February 2012 in A rare first edition copy of the most famous book about Polar exploration written by a wealthy Wheathampstead explorer and signed and presented to Scott of the Antarctic’s widow, is set to fetch between £15,000 […]

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Argentina claims Falklands oil rig in Argentine waters

www.AntarcticGuide.com http://www.penguin-news.com/index.php?option=com_flexicontent&view=items&id=260:argentina-claims-falklands-rig-in-argentine-waters Argentina claims Falklands rig in Argentine waters CreatedSunday, 19 February 2012 ARGENTINE newspaper Ambito Financiero has claimed exploration rig Leiv Eiriksson, contracted by two oil companies to drill to the south of the Falkland Islands, “was found, on Thursday, exploring in Argentine waters”, according to ‘irrefutable’ satellite images. mercopress.com reported that oil industry […]

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Which bird migrates the farthest?

www.AntarcticGuide.com http://earthsky.org/biodiversity/which-bird-migrates-the-farthest Which bird migrates the farthest? Over its lifetime of about 25 years, an Arctic Tern can fly a million kilometers – nearly three times the distance from the Earth to the moon. The Arctic Tern breeds on the shores of the Arctic Ocean in northern hemisphere summer. And it feeds over the oceans […]

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Satellites Track Health of Seal, Penguin Populations in Antarctica

www.AntarcticGuide.com http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=39919 Satellites Track Health of Seal, Penguin Populations in Antarctica • Source: The Antarctic Sun • Posted Saturday, February 18, 2012 A satellite image shows chinstrap penguin colonies at Baily Head, Deception Island, in 2003. The white patches are the colonies. Researchers are using high-resolution imagery shot from satellites to find, count and assess […]

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