First, here's a little information about Antarctica. It is the fifth largest continent, located at the bottom of the globe. It is the coldest, driest and windiest continent; 98% is covered in snow. There are no permanent residents; nobody owns Antarctica. Instead, many nations have research stations and conduct scientific experiments in what may be the last pristine place on earth.
On the second day in Antarctica we went to the Antarctica Peninsula, to a place called Admiralty Bay off King George Island in the South Shetland Islands. There is a research station there and we picked up some scientists from the station. While the ship "parked" in the bay, we saw whales and lots of penguins swimming through the water. This was a beautiful, sunny day, a rare event in Antarctica.
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