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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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Copy of 2020-02-12T174047Z_2118232612_RC25ZE9QJG9X_RTRMADP_3_ANTARCTIC-ENVIRONMENT-1581605118879 — 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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Copy of 2020-02-07T162334Z_1919376667_RC2SVE9HQPG6_RTRMADP_3_CLIMATE-CHANGE-WMO-ANTARCTICA-1581605129644 — An iceberg floats along the water, close to Fournier Bay, Antarctica Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-02-12T174411Z_2133622932_RC25ZE9K30SU_RTRMADP_3_ANTARCTIC-ENVIRONMENT-1581605109348 — An iceberg floats near Lemaire Channel, Antarctica Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-02-12T173838Z_285135998_RC25ZE9IB9HK_RTRMADP_3_ANTARCTIC-ENVIRONMENT-1581605087777 — An iceberg floats near Two Hummock Island, Antarctica Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-02-12T173751Z_1267232707_RC25ZE95QXS0_RTRMADP_3_ANTARCTIC-ENVIRONMENT-1581605090370 — A wounded whale that lost part of one of its fins swims near Two Hummock Island, Antarctica Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-02-07T160231Z_406488570_RC2SVE9309L9_RTRMADP_3_CLIMATE-CHANGE-ANTARCTICA-TEMPERATURE-1581605134733 — An iceberg floats close to Fournier Bay, Antarctica Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-02-12T173600Z_1695805858_RC25ZE97JYGJ_RTRMADP_3_ANTARCTIC-ENVIRONMENT-1581605092660 — Chinstrap Penguins swim near Two Hummock Island, Antarctica Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of Antarctica-Heat_Record_57769.jpg-a14b6~1-1581605127264 — 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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Copy of 2020-02-12T173241Z_1848507648_RC25ZE922XJO_RTRMADP_3_ANTARCTIC-ENVIRONMENT-1581605099813 — An iceberg floats near Two Hummock Island, Antarctica Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-02-12T174334Z_93316034_RC25ZE9F0P7J_RTRMADP_3_ANTARCTIC-ENVIRONMENT-1581605111447 — General view of a mountain from Fournier Bay, Antarctica Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-02-11T000309Z_1640911214_RC20YE9E2JA5_RTRMADP_3_CLIMATE-CHANGE-ANTARCTICA-PENGUINS-1581605121842 — A glacier stands at Two Hummock Island, Antarctica Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-02-12T173305Z_163556478_RC25ZE9LNTPM_RTRMADP_3_ANTARCTIC-ENVIRONMENT-1581605097509 — An iceberg floats near Two Hummock Island, Antarctica Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-02-12T174812Z_1619522461_RC25ZE9MD3OV_RTRMADP_3_ANTARCTIC-ENVIRONMENT-1581605104633 — An iceberg floats near Two Hummock Island, Antarctica Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-02-12T174613Z_772424346_RC25ZE9Y811N_RTRMADP_3_ANTARCTIC-ENVIRONMENT-1581605106712 — Icebergs are seen out of a window of the Esperanza Ship near Orne Harbour, Antarctica Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-02-12T173946Z_826453270_RC25ZE9T0QTL_RTRMADP_3_ANTARCTIC-ENVIRONMENT-1581605085608 — An iceberg floats near Two Hummock Island, Antarctica Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-02-12T174147Z_1216551365_RC25ZE9ULEGR_RTRMADP_3_ANTARCTIC-ENVIRONMENT-1581605116268 — A seal is seen on ice that floats near Fournier Bay, Antarctica Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-02-12T173105Z_330043460_RC25ZE9TER27_RTRMADP_3_ANTARCTIC-ENVIRONMENT-1581605102249 — An iceberg floats near Two Hummock Island, Antarctica Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-02-11T000254Z_1500444464_RC20YE92XYNE_RTRMADP_3_CLIMATE-CHANGE-ANTARCTICA-PENGUINS-1581605124598 — A mountain stands in Fournier Bay, Antarctica Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-02-12T174011Z_179751350_RC25ZE955KWM_RTRMADP_3_ANTARCTIC-ENVIRONMENT-1581605083659 — An iceberg floats near Two Hummock Island, Antarctica Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-02-12T173400Z_867922490_RC25ZE960YE7_RTRMADP_3_ANTARCTIC-ENVIRONMENT-1581605095083 — An iceberg floats near Two Hummock Island, Antarctica Image Credit: REUTERS

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