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a swim diver in water with ice above their head
Researcher dives under diatom-coated sea ice in the Ross Sea

Credit: Aaron Toh; courtesy of Amy Osborne (PolarTREC 2019)
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tutakoke river
Tutakoke River

Credit: Ryan Choi
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direction signs in Palmer Station Antarctica
From NSF’s Palmer Station in Antarctica, everywhere is a long way off. Nestled in a protected harbor off the Antarctica Peninsula, it hosts constant scientific research, and a webcam.

Credit: Ken Keenan
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Sunset at over a body of water
Sunset at Palmer Station, Anvers Island

Credit: Kelly Jaques
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landscape of water and blue skies
NSF funded an Arctic research cruise aboard the R/V Sikuliaq in September 2016 with scientific teams from Oregon State University and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science.

Credit: Kimberly Kenny
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Castle Rock, a natural geologic landmark near McMurdo Station in Antarctica
Castle Rock, a natural geologic landmark near McMurdo Station in Antarctica

Credit: Joshua Swanson; Source: U.S. Antarctic Program photo library
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glaciers
Glaciers converge on northeast Baffin Island in the Canadian Arctic. The ice rivers are revealing insights into what caused Earth’s Little Ice Age more than seven centuries ago.

Credit: Gifford H. Miller, INSTAAR, University of Colorado Boulder
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Antarctic galaxy sky
A lone tent lies beneath the nighttime sky above the Antarctic Peninsula.

Credit: J. Meng, American Museum of Natural History
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Antarctica waters with ice bergs
A fossil-hunting field camp nestles against the distant sea on the Seymour and Vega islands in Antarctica.

Credit: J. Meng, American Museum of Natural History
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ice harbor in Palmer Station Antarctica
This scene captures the stark beauty of Arthur Harbor near NSF’s Palmer Station in Antarctica.

Credit: Perri Barbour
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