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# Antarctica

I help run the Four Seasons private jet with round-the-world journeys. Unique moments like trips to Antarctica make it super special.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Chenin Mathews, director of guest experience for the Four Seasons Private Jet. It has been edited for length and clarity.

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TechRadar ·4 mo. ago

'Never in my wildest dreams did I expect this to happen' — pro sealife photographer captures 'first-ever' photos of rare seal in Antarctica

A photographer has captured the "first-ever" underwater shots of a rare seal The Ross seal was photographed in Antarctica using a Sony A1 The photographer Justin Hofman called it "a bittersweet encounter" due to climate…

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TechRadar ·7 mo. ago

Will Smith's Disney+ series is full of world firsts – here’s how one explorer guided the actor through Earth’s harshest environment using cutting-edge tech

In the first episode of National Geographic's Pole to Pole with Will Smith expedition series, Richard Parks, a polar athlete who holds the record for being the fastest to ski solo, unsupported, and unassisted from the…

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SlashGear ·11 mo. ago

Why Do Ships Avoid Passing Under South America?

At the southernmost point of South America, ships crossing the Atlantic and Pacific oceans confronted a terrible reality for millennia: the dreaded Drake Passage.

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SlashGear ·last yr.

A New Antarctica Map Reveals What May Actually Be Under The Ice - Here's The Unexpected Tech Behind It

It's common knowledge that Earth's southernmost continent, Antarctica, has exceptionally cold temperatures. However, you might not know the scope of the continent's frigidity.