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    Postcards from Antarctica: A landscape of the imagination

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    Postcards from Antarctica: A landscape of the imagination

    Images from the southernmost continent, which recorded its hottest temperature last week


    Published:  February 13, 2020 18:46 Compiled by Balaram Menon

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    An iceberg floats near Two Hummock Island, Antarctica. The continent recorded its hottest temperature ever of 64.94 degrees Fahrenheit last week. Image Credit: REUTERS
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    An iceberg floats along the water, close to Fournier Bay, Antarctica Image Credit: REUTERS
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    An iceberg floats near Lemaire Channel, Antarctica Image Credit: REUTERS
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    An iceberg floats near Two Hummock Island, Antarctica Image Credit: REUTERS
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    A wounded whale that lost part of one of its fins swims near Two Hummock Island, Antarctica Image Credit: REUTERS
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    An iceberg floats close to Fournier Bay, Antarctica Image Credit: REUTERS
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    Chinstrap Penguins swim near Two Hummock Island, Antarctica Image Credit: REUTERS
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    A lonely penguin appears in Antarctica during the southern hemisphere's summer season Image Credit: AP
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    An iceberg floats near Fournier Bay, Antarctica
    An iceberg floats near Fournier Bay, Antarctica Image Credit: REUTERS
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    An iceberg floats near Two Hummock Island, Antarctica Image Credit: REUTERS
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    General view of a mountain from Fournier Bay, Antarctica Image Credit: REUTERS
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    A glacier stands at Two Hummock Island, Antarctica Image Credit: REUTERS
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    Icebergs are seen out of a window of the Esperanza Ship near Orne Harbour, Antarctica Image Credit: REUTERS
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    A seal is seen on ice that floats near Fournier Bay, Antarctica Image Credit: REUTERS
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