We feel chilly just looking at this image of the Europa sailing the Penola Strait, near the Antarctic Peninsula. This three-masted barque may resemble polar explorer Ernest Shackleton’s ill-fated ship Endurance, which was lost to the ice in an expedition to the South Pole in 1915. But the Europa is a modern, refitted lightship that now sails the world with paying passengers and makes annual trips to Antarctica.
Commemorating peace in Antarctica
Today in History
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Fly me to the moon
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A castle fit for a count
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Welcome to the pack
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It s Census Day—make it count
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Indigenous Peoples Day
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A notorious advocate for women
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A yearly sign that spring has sprung
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A. M. Foster Bridge in Cabot, Vermont
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Traveling warblers
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Atop the Needle of Chamonix
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Antarctica Day
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Festivus
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Land of the midnight sun
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With leaves this tasty, who cares about a view?
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Mack Arch Rock
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Make way for robots
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Hemingway’s Keys
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Whales in winter
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National Hammock Day
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Drop in on International Surfing Day
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Kinder Scout, Peak District National Park, England
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Bird s-eye view on World Environment Day
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Mardi Gras
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Party like it’s 5779
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Looking down on the Otter
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World Poetry Day
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Morocco in bloom
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An island oasis in the Indian Ocean
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Travel Sunday: Liverpool
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Southern lights for Antarctica Day