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UK Arctic Research Station webcam Ny-Ålesund, Spitsbergen, Svalbard archipelago

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Ny-Ålesund, Spitsbergen, Svalbard archipelago

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Ny-Ålesund, Spitsbergen, Svalbard archipelago
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King Edward Point Research Station webcam

King Edward Point, Cumberland East Bay, South Georgia

King Edward Point Research Station

King Edward Point, Cumberland East Bay, South Georgia
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Bird Island, South Georgia

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Bird Island, South Georgia
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Rothera Point, Adelaide Island

Rothera Research Station

Rothera Point, Adelaide Island
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Halley VI, Brunt Ice Shelf, Caird Coast

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Halley VI, Brunt Ice Shelf, Caird Coast
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RRS Ernest Shackleton

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Surviving the Anthropocene - #NSLive panel: BAS scientist DavidVaughan, writers FredPearce, GaiaVince, OliverMorton https://t.co/wuS2RJEMes

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Another brilliant day @newscilive We're here all weekend -come see us in EarthZone & listen to space weather!#NSLive https://t.co/r0vWoZMSbd

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BAS glaciologist David Vaughan takes @newscilive audience on spectacular journey 800m through the ice #NSLive https://t.co/7NXo6w92Zb

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Why study what lies beneath Antarctic ice? It drives issues such as sea level rise which will affect us all #NSLive https://t.co/FK95NuRN3R

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