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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Meet our fuzzy Earth Day mascot
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A most sincere pumpkin patch
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In memory of those lost
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Pi Day
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Travel Sunday: On the Ganges in Varanasi, India
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The fantastic winter fox
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Let s get lost
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A magnificent monolith
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Avatars of the Wolf Moon
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How lovely are your branches
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Maloja, Switzerland
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Happy Thanksgiving!
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Edinburgh Art Festival
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Bridge of Sighs in Venice, Italy
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Mountains fit for a queen
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American bison
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Remembering the Velvet Revolution
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Christmas market at Belvedere Palace in Vienna
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On the Route of the Waterfalls
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A grotesque scene
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National Napping Day
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Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California
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Belgium celebrates its independence
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Making it work—in Norway
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Happy World Laughter Day
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Trevi in bloom
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Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
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Hohenzollern Castle near Stuttgart, Germany
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A stunning sight in Mexico s wilderness
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’Chess on ice’