Antarctica Day Dec 1, 2025

Antarctica Day

Some photos capture nature"s grand acts. Great photos reveal even more in a single frame: the delicate balance between immense power and fragile beauty that surrounds us on Earth. Today"s image of a natural arch carved into an Antarctic iceberg does exactly that—a conversation starter about grandeur, vulnerability, our environment, and its present and future.

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Today in History

Dec 1, 2018A treaty for science
Dec 1, 2019Southern lights for Antarctica Day
Dec 1, 2020Giving Tuesday
Dec 1, 2021Antarctica Day
Dec 1, 2022Antarctica Day
Dec 1, 2023Antarctica Day
Dec 1, 2024Antarctica Day

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