54 Quotes About Antarctica
- Author Scott Nutter
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When I was there it was actually warmer than it was here. At that time there was a cold spell here and the temperature was in the teens. In Antarctica it was between 20 and 40 degrees.
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- Author Lewis Gordon Pugh
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The swim at Deception Island was by far the hardest swim I've ever done. Antarctica is a very unforgiving environment. If you don't train properly, you'll die.
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- Author Mary Roach
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Meteorite hunting is not for wimps. The best places to look are also the coldest and windiest. You need very old ice, and you need wind, lots of it, strong and unrelenting. Antarctica fits the bill.
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- Author John Spencer
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We had quite a surprise. It was a bit like finding that Antarctica is warmer than the Earth's equatorial regions. It's that strange.
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- Author John Spencer
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This is as astonishing as if we'd flown past Earth and found that Antarctica was warmer than the Sahara.
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- Author John Spencer
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It's like flying past Antarctica and finding that it's warmer than the earth's equatorial regions. It's that strange.
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- Author Isabella Velicogna
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We can now see Antarctica melting. We have a number for the ice sheet. It's a big step toward understanding how the sea level is going to change.
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- Author Isabella Velicogna
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Antarctica is Earth's largest reservoir of fresh water.
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- Author Paul Watson
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Does Greenpeace think it can stop whaling in Antarctica by publicly eating whale meat and declaring it delicious? What are these people thinking?
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