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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Extraterrestrial Culture Day
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Storm rolls over the grasslands
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Feature Attraction: 85 years at the drive-in
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A river runs through rice fields
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A path into history
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Sea Slug Day
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Paris is photo-ready this week
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Mada’in Saleh archeological site in Saudi Arabia
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A personal collection becomes an institution
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A day to celebrate teachers
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Trunks stick together
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Happy holidays!
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Terraced fields of green
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Did they forget to fly south?
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Swim city
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Father s Day
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The village of Castelluccio above the Piano Grande, Umbria, Italy
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Earthrise on Moon Day
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Big wheels on a big mountain
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Rumelihisarı in Istanbul, Türkiye
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Flower of Life symbol drawn in snow
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The confluence of the Arve and Rhône Rivers
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Château de Villandry, France
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They’re grrrape!
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Composite of photographs from the Apollo 15 mission
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It s Slovenia s Independence and Unity Day
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Darwin s Arch
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Reflections on the mighty Amazon
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International Rock Day
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World Book Day