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I went to Antarctica in December and thought you might enjoy this picture I took
with my smart phone shortly before landing at Paradise Harbour. [OC] [2448 x 18
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[ ]LocalReachMktg 128 points 11 hours ago
Wow this is absolutely astonishing. Thanks for the share.
What the heck were you doing in Antarctica if you don't mind my asking?
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[ ]LucifersDolphin 73 points 8 hours ago
Probably tickling penguins.
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[ ]AerialAces 27 points 8 hours ago
I would guess research I don't know how many people want to visit a barren ice l
and for the hell of it
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[ ]Yiolut 67 points 8 hours ago
Apparently it's pretty popular for tourism, you can take ships there from South
America. Pricey though.
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[ ]mandlebaum0000 38 points 8 hours ago
It seems to be blowing up right now. I read a recent article about how it was ac
tually getting so much tourism, its threatening the ecosystem there, which is pr
etty tragic.
Having said that, I know a girl who works as the hospitality manager for a mediu
m sized boat that takes tourists to Antarctica and I would love to have her job.
Article
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[ ]Aww_Shucks 9 points 8 hours ago
Time to hit the clubs!
heading toward the door
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qz2SeEzxMuE
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[ ]Poondoggie 5 points 7 hours ago
You monster.
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[ ]MracyTordan 46 points 7 hours ago
John Oliver actually shows how tourism to Antarctica is obliterating local speci
es, please don't go. Just look at that picture for 30 seconds, and enjoy it.

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[ ]specialtreatforme 5 points 3 hours ago
Would it be detrimental if I looked at the picture for 45 seconds? Maybe even fo
r a full minute?
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[ ]ItsDarts 12 points 3 hours ago*
I think "obliterating" is a bit harsh considering Antarctica is the largest cont
inent on the planet with the least amount of human interaction. Alarmist much? I
know this will be the unpopular, most down voted opinion, but I don't care, as
you can see, I'm not a karma whore. Tourism should be allowed, but I would agree
that it should be regulated. But according to who's regulations? American? Russ
ian? Argentinian? It's a continent without a governing country. Maybe there shou
ld be a consortium of countries that can agree on how to best regulate tourism,
but I don't think it should be stopped.
Edit 5th largest.
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[ ]Wildwoodywoodpecker 8 points 2 hours ago
So you're saying we should invade Antartica?
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[ ]Sentenced2Burn 2 points 2 hours ago
Sharpening my axe as we speak
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[ ]ItsDarts 4 points 2 hours ago
Not at all and I also don't think it's a highly sought after destination. Consid
ering the size, there should be at least some small are set aside strictly for t
ourism with some kind of regulation to minimize damage.
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[ ]funfwf 5 points an hour ago
You've made a compelling point and I agree, we should definitely declare war on
Antarctica.
Democracy in 3, 2, 1...
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[ ]meneedmorecoffee 2 points 2 hours ago
Nice try, Obama.
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[ ]sahan12 2 points 2 hours ago
How could you forget Australia?
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[ ]ItsDarts 2 points 2 hours ago
Ok, them too, didn't mean to leave anyone out, sorry.
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[ ]ConnaX 31 minutes ago
Don't Australia own the most?/Regulate the most
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[ ]PM_ME_UR_FAV_SCENERY 2 points an hour ago
It's also worth remembering the value of tourism. If people can experience the p
lace and share that experience with others then we will build a collective will
to preserve the place. This is the same reason we let people into national parks
: without the ability to visit, we would forget their value in a generation, and
would cease to bother protecting them.
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[ ]connor9 3 points an hour ago
The Antarctic Treaty (http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/about_antarctica/geopolitical/
treaty/) nations already set limits on numbers of ships and numbers of tourists
to antarctica. This is regulated through an association of tour operators called
IAATO - http://iaato.org/home
You can read a reasonable summary about tourism operations here: http://www.anta
rctica.ac.uk/about_antarctica/tourism/faq.php The reports on that page are from
2008 but the give an overview of how the process works. For up-to-date stats you
can get them straight from IAATO http://iaato.org/en_GB/tourism-statistics

The main issue about impact from tourism is that there are very few spots in the
Antarctic where ships can make landings. While the continent is quite large the
areas where tourism happens is actually quite small and they obviously target t
he interesting bits like penguin colonies, historic huts and interesting geograp
hical features. The tour operators do try to take the environmental consideratio
ns seriously as they market Antarctica as a pristine and untouched place. It's h
ard to sell that when things are trampled. As part of the Antarctic Treaty parti
cipating nations do inspections of facilities and tour operators all the time bu
t it's very difficult to enforce. Other than the birds and mammals, most life in
Antarctic grows very slowly due to the cold conditions. The bit John Oliver was
talking about in terms of treading on moss is a real concern as the damage take
s ages to repair.
John Oliver didn't cover it but the research that was being talked about was sta
ting that the current regulations on limits to tourism aren't enough. They need
to be scaled back. The antarctic tour operators obviously don't want to do that
as it would reduce their business but they are trying to implement environmental
regulations. The point the australian study was trying to make is that the self
-regulation doesn't seem to be enough. The idea isn't to stop completely but to
continue increasing the environmental protections that the tour operators follow
and reduce the numbers of landings and visitors. That's the part that could be
hard to do.
I don't know the exact paper the news clip was talking about but Australian is b
ig into the human impacts in antarctica research - http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/b
itstream/97469/2/WP%20173.pdf, http://www.antarctica.gov.au/environment/human-im
pacts-in-antarctica
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[ ]ItsDarts 11 minutes ago
All very good points, thanks for this.
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[ ]draggoon 27 minutes ago
Yeah. I wouldn't go around believing John Oliver. He sorta lost his credibility
to me after the gender wage gap segment.
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[ ]bear_next_door 26 minutes ago
Antarctica is the largest continent on the planet
Uhh no it's not- even with ice counted as land.
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[ ]ItsDarts 14 minutes ago
Oops, sorry, forgot the "5th" part.
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[ ]Euracil -1 points 5 hours ago
Beat me to the draw!
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[ ]Slimbopboogie 0 points 3 hours ago
You've just convinced me to watch his show lol
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[ ]unsweetenedsoymilk 4 points 7 hours ago
They should only allow sail ships to go there for tourism.
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[ ]Thjoth 4 points 6 hours ago
The tall ship Europa sails there every year and is there right now, live tweetin
g their days. It's pretty fantastic.
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[ ]pletentious_asshore 4 points 6 hours ago
yea I really want to go! but im going to do alaska first to see if I can get I o
ut of my system.
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[ ]MayorOfBellona 4 points 7 hours ago
I spent my 21st birthday off the coast of Argentina on way to Antartica. It was
a Russian ship operated by a Canadian tour company. My grandma asked me if I wan

ted to go and it didn't sound like an experience I would have many chances at. A
lso, it was an elder hostel trip. That part was weird. This was more than 15 yea
rs ago so the tourism thing has been going on for a while.
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[ ]Drunkstrider 2 points 8 hours ago
My parents are taking a cruise and visiting south america. There was an option f
or a helicopter ride to Antarctica. But it was like 3000 dollars per person.
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[ ]Iamnotvicki 5 points 7 hours ago*
You can take a honeymoon cruise to Antarctica. Why not? It's cuddle weather. htt
p://www.imaginehoneymoons.com/latin-america-honeymoons/antarctica-honeymoons/
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[ ]Drunkstrider 2 points 7 hours ago
Very interesting.
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[ ]obscure123456789 7 points 5 hours ago*
It's very zen.
People vacate to places like Vegas to get more stimulation as an escape from som
e numbing day to day life.
Other would rathar go to more quiet places where they can hear themselves think
and escape the constant pull of others who want their time and energy.
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[ ]strummingmusic 6 minutes ago
It ends up being a strange mix of quasi-solitude and social interaction though,
since you will spend time stuck within ~25m of everyone else on a ship to get th
ere and back, and once you arrive your shore visits are highly regulated...basic
ally hiking in a line and snapping the same photos as everyone else in your grou
p. I was a wildlife guide in Antarctica for a few years. I love your comment tho
ugh (and think it's very important for people to spend time in quiet places). Ev
en with the strict regulation aspect of Antarctic tourism people are given the c
hance to visit the complete opposite of where they live, and that can only help
by giving them perspective. On my trips I'd always try to do "a few minutes of s
ilence" as a group while onshore so they could experience the weight of true pea
ce & quiet.
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[ ]atxy89 3 points 3 hours ago
I would totally visit Antarctica just for the hell of it. Some pictures of the p
lace are out of this world.
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[ ]NiteTiger 3 points 3 hours ago
Met a guy when I was doing electrical work that spent some time as one of McMurd
o's resident fixits. He mentioned it one day at lunch, and no one believed him.
Then he broke out the pictures... including him at the South Pole. He got a free
lunch from everyone who'd laughed at him. Fucker didn't pay for lunch for almos
t two weeks.
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[ ]mr_jrt 27 minutes ago
Interstellar teaches us why that's a bad idea
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[ ]ghostbackwards 2 points 8 hours ago
Uh, I would love to. I'll never be able to afford it but it's something I've wan
ted to do for years.
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[ ]Sunprofactor 1 point 8 hours ago
Never say never! If you truly want to go give yourself a date that you need to h
ave the resources by, and make it happen! :-)
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[ ]Dininiful 1 point 2 hours ago
I would!
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[ ]pjhsv 41 minutes ago

I know a few people that have been for tourism
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[ ]Amphibialrabies69 1 point 8 hours ago
If I was traveling on my own and had a choice between Antarctica and the Dominic
an I think I'd choose Antarctica. If I was traveling with my gf we'd compromise
and choose Dominican.
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[ ]sklite 3 points 4 hours ago
Chilling
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[ ]KCCory84 1 point 7 hours ago
A old buddy of mine was just down there recently for work. I don't know much abo
ut what he does, something to do with communication satellites.
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[ ]simplexand 59 minutes ago
Possibly something to do with the receivers. Read an article before about it as
their primary link method to the Internet. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teleco
mmunications_in_Antarctica#Internet
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[ ]demobile_bot 58 minutes ago
Hi there! I have detected a mobile link in your comment.
Got a question or see an error? PM us.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Antarctica#Internet
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[ ]WiggyHD 1 point 5 hours ago
OP probably lives up north and wanted to vacation in a southern continent since
it would be summer in December
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[ ]shweelay 1 point 2 hours ago
Facepalm.... was totally wondering why someone go in December since it's colder
then. Haha I'm a dummy!
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[ ]pookiespy 21 points 6 hours ago
We went in January and I found that "black" water so haunting. http://imgur.com/
doPgZ8A,AdZttqV,dYgiFHu#2 http://imgur.com/doPgZ8A,AdZttqV,dYgiFHu#1
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[ ]Targaryen-ish 4 points 4 hours ago
That black water is absolutely terrifying.
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[ ]Bricci 6 points 3 hours ago
But it's nothing compared to the even more scary and menacing, BLACK ICE.
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[ ]Dininiful 5 points 2 hours ago
Psshh, racist...
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[ ]minusthedrifter 2 points 3 hours ago
ELI5: Why is it black?
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[ ]bear_next_door 21 minutes ago
The sun's light hits the water at a shallower angle, making it appear dark (like
water at sunset/sunrise).
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[ ]PatriotsFTW 16 points 8 hours ago
The thumbnail wasn't loading for me, so instead it just showed a blank white spa
ce where a picture should've been. Thought you were making a cheeky little joke
for a second there OP
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[ ]Jewish_jesus 45 points 9 hours ago

What phone do you have?

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[ ]stumblemuffin 38 points 8 hours ago
A smart one apparently
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[ ]wutaboutme 4 points 6 hours ago
Damn, and all I've got is this dumb one.
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[ ]Kim_Jong_Goon 5 points 5 hours ago
Mines a C student.
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[ ]97th_factory 13 minutes ago
C's get degrees...and phone contracts.
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[ ]Nevek117 16 points 7 hours ago
I'm kinda glad OP didn't post the type of phone or else r/HailCorporate would be
all over it. No disrespect.
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[ ]phydeaux70 3 points 7 hours ago
They need to buy that picture from him for advertising.
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[ ]simplexand 56 minutes ago
Either a Sony, Samsung, LG, Motorola, Asus or Apple. (etc)
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[ ]Gliste 12 points 5 hours ago
I like how OP hasn't responded to anyone...
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[ ]Orc_ 1 point 2 hours ago
Hate those OPs...
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[ ]Cuntrabanned 21 points 8 hours ago
Alright, not to get all /r/HailCorporate up in here, but I seriously need to kno
w what kind of phone you have because them mega pixels are boner worthy
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[ ]simplexand 54 minutes ago
tbh though all decent cameras can manage such a well-lit scene.
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[ ]hatchetlock -2 points 4 hours ago
I'd say maybe a note 4, or possibly the 6 plus. Also ik there is some Nokia phon
e that takes a really nice picture.
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[ ]humorharp 4 points 3 hours ago
lumia 1020.
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[ ]organic_mango 2 points 2 hours ago
I hope everyone realizes that the 6+ and the 6 have same camera - the 6+ only us
es OIS for video, not for stills, so the pictures taken with either phone would
be identical.
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[ ]ihavenowisdom 2 points 4 hours ago
By the color saturation and over all picture i would guess the note 4
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[ ]stengebt 6 points 7 hours ago
Hey OP, please consider x-posting this in /r/AntarcticaPics. It's a brand new Na
tional Photography Sub that needs fantastic content just like yours!
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[ ]inkwellington 4 points 9 hours ago
I'll be going there on a geology research expedition, so excited! Beautiful pict
ure.

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[ ]__dilligaf__ 4 points 11 hours ago
Beautiful. That could easily be a postcard.
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[ ]martin519 3 points 9 hours ago
Where you part of the Students on Ice Expeditions? I read about that in my local
paper last month.
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[ ]realdoctorblaze 2 points 5 hours ago
It makes me sick to think that we are actually destroying those kind of places
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[ ]paredown 8 points 10 hours ago
Thumbnail looks like a TIE Interceptor.
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[ ]cormacpower 8 points 6 hours ago
ITT: Redditors linking to John Oliver talking about why you shouldn't go to Anta
rctica.
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[ ]demonquark 3 points 6 hours ago
He's the reason I decided not to go. :(
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[ ]Targaryen-ish 1 point 4 hours ago
Rly? Only one person did this that I've seen.
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[ ]savedbythehell 1 point 3 hours ago
also ITT: other redditors pointing out what other redditors are commenting.
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[ ]p_lett 3 points 11 hours ago
Nice photo. What boat were you on? I was in Antarctica on the MV Ushuaia over Ch
ristmas - maybe we were on the same boat!
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[ ]mhawk329 2 points 7 hours ago
Were you with the students on ice group??
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[ ]p_lett 1 point 3 hours ago
No, I was on the trip previous to theirs which was out over Christmas Day.
We did see the students though, as they were in the town of Ushuaia on the day w
e got off the boat. We passed them all walking up the mountain to the glacier wi
th their name tags on as we were walking down.
Are we about to find out that it's a very small world? :-)
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[ ]sirprem89 2 points 8 hours ago
Thats a cool picture bro, but Im thinking the bottom mountain has bad resolution
bro!
Lol, jk. Beautiful picture! The Reflection really adds to the serenity of it. We
re you on a glacier when you took this pic?
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[ ]DJFluffers115 2 points 5 hours ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8shW8Nv46k
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[ ]Aesthetic_Hipster 3 points 4 hours ago
meh. 7.8/10 too much water.
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[ ]TitsNGritz 2 points an hour ago
What exactly would drive someone to want to travel to Antarctica?
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[ ]I349Y 7 points 9 hours ago
brb going to Antarctica
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[ ]MracyTordan 8 points 7 hours ago

Please don't...
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[ ]Tfrey183 5 points 7 hours ago
Hey! i also went to Antarctica this past summer, where I took this picture; http
://imgur.com/lbLtHYT
Did you go with Quark Expeditions? I just got pack several days ago from my trip
that went over Christmas
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[ ]camdoodlebop 12 points 6 hours ago
Why did you even pack a tank top to a trip to antarctica
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[ ]NanoPaperPro 4 points 6 hours ago
The humidity is very low, so you don't feel the cold sometimes.
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[ ]Kim_Jong_Goon 1 point 5 hours ago
Our summer is winter down there. You telling me humidity matters when it's -70F?
Yes, average inland temp in July is -70F in antarctica. Coast is slightly warmer
but you'll absolutely feel that.
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[ ]breshecl 1 point 7 hours ago
I went with Quark in 2008! Had a blast. I have never stopped wanting to go back.
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[ ]zpressley 4 points 8 hours ago
This is relevant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8shW8Nv46k
Great Pic though.
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[ ]jsudekum 3 points 8 hours ago
And since cell phones capture so little majesty of a landscape, this had to be a
lmost frighteningly beautiful.
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[ ]goodolarchie 1 point 7 hours ago
With panorama and composite being really easy, and phones getting better image p
rocessing, i really like how much of the majesty is captured on mine. android 4.
x does a great job leveraging the hardware
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[ ]dubious_ian 3 points 10 hours ago
Went to Antarctica in December of 2013. What boat were you on?
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[ ]oh_mi_scusi 1 point 8 hours ago
I love this! I would LOVE to go down there! Did you go for business or are there
commercially available trips?
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[ ]Im_the_best_around 1 point 8 hours ago
You were correct.
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[ ]_OnlyCommentsOnName_ 1 point 6 hours ago
All of a sudden, I feel insignificant.
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[ ]isuckcock 1 point 4 hours ago
Anything I can do to make you feel better?
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[ ]Betruul 1 point 8 hours ago
..... Cherril???
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[ ]kuttymongoose 1 point 8 hours ago
It's a sound wave.
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[ ]JimboJones82 1 point 8 hours ago
That's awesome!!!
How did you get to Antarctica exactly, Did you leave from Argentina?

I've always wanted to go but was turned off the idea by a friend who went and sa
id the entire time it was rainy, windy, rough as guts and he didn't see much at
all.
Real downer that trip.
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[ ]meiasameias 1 point 8 hours ago
Thanks man. I wish i could go there.
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[ ]jessicahonig 1 point 8 hours ago
That looks cold as hell.
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[ ]kelstermass 1 point 7 hours ago
That is actually quite stunning. So beautiful that I can gaze upon it endlessly,
until I fall asleepppppppppppp
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[ ]Ashuvain 1 point 7 hours ago
At the mountains of madness (is the only thing I can think about every time I se
e pictures of mountains in Antarctica, thanks to Sir Lovecraft).
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[ ]Johnnypooper 1 point 7 hours ago
My brother and I have been trying to coordinate a 2-3 week trip through south am
erica with a closing in antarctica. I would love any and all details about your
trip, and if you don't mind the cost of the trip. We are trying to go in the nex
t 3-5 years. Thanks
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[ ]Lv16 1 point 7 hours ago
Antarctica photos are always my favorite. I wanna get there so bad!
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[ ]Ferl74 1 point 7 hours ago
How considerate of you, I don't even know you and here you are thinking about me
on vacation.
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[ ]CaptainAsshat 1 point 7 hours ago
I have no idea of the perspective. How big are those things?
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[ ]Strindberg 1 point 7 hours ago
What was the weather like?
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[ ]_OnlyCommentsOnName_ 1 point 6 hours ago
In so glad you you told us that it was with your smartphone.
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[ ]lightbrekkie 1 point 6 hours ago
Gorgeous image, thanks for sharing the privileged view.
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[ ]Ravetronics 1 point 6 hours ago
"Yup, we're here."
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[ ]Aidensamuel26 1 point 6 hours ago
earthpond is very cool
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[ ]Bobasaurus_Rex 1 point 6 hours ago
Penguins? :D
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[ ]sometimes_an_owl 1 point 6 hours ago
You have no idea how insanely jealous I am. Someday...
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[ ]rickyjoebobby 1 point 6 hours ago
i'm glad there's still ice in antarctica
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[ ]lightningrod14 1 point 6 hours ago

...the universe is shaped exactly like the earth...

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[ ]cynoclast 1 point 6 hours ago
Hmm. Summer in Antarctica, still fucking cold.
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[ ]Isaiahjayden69 1 point 6 hours ago
Very nice picture
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[ ]anon108 1 point 6 hours ago
Absolutely breathtaking!
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[ ]franksvalli 1 point 6 hours ago
I was going to make a stupid one-liner about the phone's battery going dead a mi
nute after being exposed to the frozen air. Seriously though, since you may know
, what are good ways to keep battery-powered gadgets working without succumbing
to the low temperatures?
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[ ]HeWhoMakesItRain 1 point 6 hours ago
Beautiful shot! How did you get all the way down to Antarctica? You've gone wher
e few men have been!
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[ ]monkeytubbies 1 point 6 hours ago
Yup! The less human beings there are, the more beautiful the place is.
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[ ]HappyValleySaturday 1 point 5 hours ago
I've wanted to go to Antarctica for years, and this is exactly why.
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[ ]phdoofus 2 points 5 hours ago
You went to Antarctica and just took a cell phone for a camera?
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[ ]ewest 1 point 5 hours ago
Looks like the cover of The Moon and Antarctica.
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[ ]Josephjayden15 1 point 5 hours ago
Thanks for share
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[ ]zewted 1 point 5 hours ago
I think its time we just call them phones.
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[ ]chemistry_teacher 1 point 5 hours ago
A few days ago, it snowed "heavily" on Mauna Kea, at over 12000 ft. Here we have
permanent snow and ice at sea level. Never stops to blow my mind, especially in
light of your amazingly awesome photo.
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[ ]letsgetogether 1 point 5 hours ago
did you go to Antarctica without a proper camera?
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[ ]re_builder 1 point 5 hours ago
gorgeous photo. somewhat related, you might want to check out 'endurance'; a bog
raphy of e. shackleton's expedition to antarctica. gives new context to your spe
ctacular pic.
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[ ]AhhhDamnit 1 point 5 hours ago
Shortly before landing? It looks like your plane is making a wake....
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[ ]godbois 1 point an hour ago
Doesn't a boat land when it comes ashore?
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[ ]isadanceaholic 1 point 5 hours ago
Beautiful... But what I want to know is why a place called paradise harbour is n

ear a giant floating rock of ice....?

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[ ]mrmeothews 1 point 5 hours ago
Your thoughts were correct!
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[ ]That-creepy-neighbor 0 points 5 hours ago
Didn't you get the memo that we're not suppose to go to Antarctica!?
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[ ]mintblue 1 point 5 hours ago
Lisa?
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[ ]kar86 1 point 5 hours ago
My mom went too last month. Maybe she was on your boat. She has the coolest pict
ures right now.
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[ ]timewaitsforsome 1 point 5 hours ago
lisa?
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[ ]inquire_ 1 point 4 hours ago
were you on a ship for the National Geographic that also happened to have a Geol
ogy professor on board?
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[ ]DiogenesTheHound 1 point 4 hours ago
I went to the Amazon rainforest and took my Gameboy Camera to record the trip
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[ ]dickwagdry 1 point 4 hours ago
Hey op.. please consider x-posting this in /r/antarcticapics: it's a brand new n
ational photography sub that needs fantastic content just like yours
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[ ]Ozi_izO 1 point 4 hours ago
Well you were right.
I enjoyed it.
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[ ]SuicideByYourMom 1 point 4 hours ago
That is a gorgeous shot. What brought you down there?
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[ ]Josephryan147 1 point 4 hours ago
Earth and sky is very distance
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[ ]Dodo_Avenger 1 point 3 hours ago
Watch out for Shoggoths.
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[ ]spartaniz 1 point 3 hours ago
Luckily it wasn't a stupid phone.
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[ ]Milain 1 point 3 hours ago
Wow! Are you on Instagram? I would love to see more pics
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[ ]Floyd_Pink 1 point 3 hours ago
Yeah, but do they have WiFi?
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[ ]xcode18 1 point 2 hours ago
Stunning
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[ ]xcode18 1 point 2 hours ago
Stunning
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[ ]xcode18 1 point 2 hours ago
Stunning
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[ ]Inekar 1 point 2 hours ago

Beautiful picture, any idea of the height of the mountains you shot ?
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[ ]BrickLorca 1 point 2 hours ago
paradise harbor, Antarctica
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[ ]Son-of-iiReland 1 point 2 hours ago
It looks 'Daaame Cold' out there..
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[ ]organic_mango 1 point 2 hours ago
What phone brah
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[ ]Freeheel10 1 point 2 hours ago
That is a great picture!
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[ ]BadWoolf_ 1 point an hour ago
How does one get to travel to Antarctica? Im interested..
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[ ]robertthabruce 1 point an hour ago
Sounds like a resort, paradise harbour.
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[ ]Xorondras 1 point an hour ago
You are going to Antarctica and bring along a smartphone camera? oO
Awesome picture though.
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[ ]ChemicalRemedy 1 point an hour ago
That ice just looks delicious
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[ ]Nguyenist 34 minutes ago
My parents are on a boat cruise around Antarctica atm! This is them posing to pu
ll the ship into ice flow where they were able to come down the gangplank and th
en wander about with the seals and penguins!
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[ ]ludman101 21 minutes ago
Awesome!... So still!
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[ ]Revenesis 2 points 7 hours ago
Maybe I'm an idiot, but all I can see is Modest Mouse's The Moon and Antarctica
reissue album cover
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[ ]bri2fi 0 points an hour ago
Beautiful picture but when people visit Antarctica, they're destroying Antarctic
a. It isn't a biome that supports human activity.
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[ ]Shitty_filter -1 points 11 hours ago
Even with a shitty filter it looks good
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[ ]itjeff 0 points 7 hours ago
Beautiful! 50bits /u/changetip
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[ ]Ouroboratika 0 points 5 hours ago
I had a buddy just get back from Antarctica. Do you know a Mike N?
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[ ]marquettemi -1 points 5 hours ago
It's weird. I could take that same picture pretty much here on Lake Superior, bu
t that picture is so much cooler knowing that it is in Antarctica. [Seriously]
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[ ]johncopter 1 point 4 hours ago
No you couldn't, not even close.

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[ ]Michaellogan76 -1 points 5 hours ago
I cannot stop laughing.many many Thanks
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[ ]kjoro 0 points 4 hours ago
I literally said out loud "God damn!"
Excellent shot
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[ ]kissmyassdracula -2 points 7 hours ago
Antarctica in December..
My brain froze just thinking that.
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[ ]thebiggiantbrain 7 points 7 hours ago
its summer in Antarctica in December.
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[ ]orthodoxbee -3 points 2 hours ago
Dont go to Antartica you are destroying the envoriment
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I went to Antarctica in December and thought you might enjoy this picture I took
with my smart phone shortly before landing at Paradise Harbour. [OC] [2448 x 18
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[ ]LocalReachMktg 128 points 11 hours ago

Wow this is absolutely astonishing. Thanks for the share.
What the heck were you doing in Antarctica if you don't mind my asking?
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[ ]LucifersDolphin 73 points 8 hours ago
Probably tickling penguins.
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[ ]AerialAces 27 points 8 hours ago
I would guess research I don't know how many people want to visit a barren ice l
and for the hell of it
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[ ]Yiolut 67 points 8 hours ago
Apparently it's pretty popular for tourism, you can take ships there from South
America. Pricey though.
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[ ]mandlebaum0000 38 points 8 hours ago
It seems to be blowing up right now. I read a recent article about how it was ac
tually getting so much tourism, its threatening the ecosystem there, which is pr
etty tragic.
Having said that, I know a girl who works as the hospitality manager for a mediu
m sized boat that takes tourists to Antarctica and I would love to have her job.
Article
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[ ]Aww_Shucks 9 points 8 hours ago
Time to hit the clubs!
heading toward the door
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qz2SeEzxMuE
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[ ]Poondoggie 5 points 7 hours ago
You monster.
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[ ]MracyTordan 46 points 7 hours ago
John Oliver actually shows how tourism to Antarctica is obliterating local speci
es, please don't go. Just look at that picture for 30 seconds, and enjoy it.
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[ ]specialtreatforme 5 points 3 hours ago
Would it be detrimental if I looked at the picture for 45 seconds? Maybe even fo
r a full minute?
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[ ]ItsDarts 12 points 3 hours ago*
I think "obliterating" is a bit harsh considering Antarctica is the largest cont
inent on the planet with the least amount of human interaction. Alarmist much? I
know this will be the unpopular, most down voted opinion, but I don't care, as
you can see, I'm not a karma whore. Tourism should be allowed, but I would agree
that it should be regulated. But according to who's regulations? American? Russ
ian? Argentinian? It's a continent without a governing country. Maybe there shou
ld be a consortium of countries that can agree on how to best regulate tourism,
but I don't think it should be stopped.
Edit 5th largest.
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[ ]Wildwoodywoodpecker 8 points 2 hours ago
So you're saying we should invade Antartica?
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[ ]Sentenced2Burn 2 points 2 hours ago
Sharpening my axe as we speak
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[ ]ItsDarts 4 points 2 hours ago
Not at all and I also don't think it's a highly sought after destination. Consid
ering the size, there should be at least some small are set aside strictly for t
ourism with some kind of regulation to minimize damage.

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[ ]funfwf 5 points an hour ago
You've made a compelling point and I agree, we should definitely declare war on
Antarctica.
Democracy in 3, 2, 1...
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[ ]meneedmorecoffee 2 points 2 hours ago
Nice try, Obama.
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[ ]sahan12 2 points 2 hours ago
How could you forget Australia?
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[ ]ItsDarts 2 points 2 hours ago
Ok, them too, didn't mean to leave anyone out, sorry.
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[ ]ConnaX 31 minutes ago
Don't Australia own the most?/Regulate the most
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[ ]PM_ME_UR_FAV_SCENERY 2 points an hour ago
It's also worth remembering the value of tourism. If people can experience the p
lace and share that experience with others then we will build a collective will
to preserve the place. This is the same reason we let people into national parks
: without the ability to visit, we would forget their value in a generation, and
would cease to bother protecting them.
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[ ]connor9 3 points an hour ago
The Antarctic Treaty (http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/about_antarctica/geopolitical/
treaty/) nations already set limits on numbers of ships and numbers of tourists
to antarctica. This is regulated through an association of tour operators called
IAATO - http://iaato.org/home
You can read a reasonable summary about tourism operations here: http://www.anta
rctica.ac.uk/about_antarctica/tourism/faq.php The reports on that page are from
2008 but the give an overview of how the process works. For up-to-date stats you
can get them straight from IAATO http://iaato.org/en_GB/tourism-statistics
The main issue about impact from tourism is that there are very few spots in the
Antarctic where ships can make landings. While the continent is quite large the
areas where tourism happens is actually quite small and they obviously target t
he interesting bits like penguin colonies, historic huts and interesting geograp
hical features. The tour operators do try to take the environmental consideratio
ns seriously as they market Antarctica as a pristine and untouched place. It's h
ard to sell that when things are trampled. As part of the Antarctic Treaty parti
cipating nations do inspections of facilities and tour operators all the time bu
t it's very difficult to enforce. Other than the birds and mammals, most life in
Antarctic grows very slowly due to the cold conditions. The bit John Oliver was
talking about in terms of treading on moss is a real concern as the damage take
s ages to repair.
John Oliver didn't cover it but the research that was being talked about was sta
ting that the current regulations on limits to tourism aren't enough. They need
to be scaled back. The antarctic tour operators obviously don't want to do that
as it would reduce their business but they are trying to implement environmental
regulations. The point the australian study was trying to make is that the self
-regulation doesn't seem to be enough. The idea isn't to stop completely but to
continue increasing the environmental protections that the tour operators follow
and reduce the numbers of landings and visitors. That's the part that could be
hard to do.
I don't know the exact paper the news clip was talking about but Australian is b
ig into the human impacts in antarctica research - http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/b
itstream/97469/2/WP%20173.pdf, http://www.antarctica.gov.au/environment/human-im
pacts-in-antarctica
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[ ]ItsDarts 11 minutes ago

All very good points, thanks for this.
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[ ]draggoon 27 minutes ago
Yeah. I wouldn't go around believing John Oliver. He sorta lost his credibility
to me after the gender wage gap segment.
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[ ]bear_next_door 26 minutes ago
Antarctica is the largest continent on the planet
Uhh no it's not- even with ice counted as land.
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[ ]ItsDarts 14 minutes ago
Oops, sorry, forgot the "5th" part.
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[ ]Euracil -1 points 5 hours ago
Beat me to the draw!
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[ ]Slimbopboogie 0 points 3 hours ago
You've just convinced me to watch his show lol
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[ ]unsweetenedsoymilk 4 points 7 hours ago
They should only allow sail ships to go there for tourism.
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[ ]Thjoth 4 points 6 hours ago
The tall ship Europa sails there every year and is there right now, live tweetin
g their days. It's pretty fantastic.
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[ ]pletentious_asshore 4 points 6 hours ago
yea I really want to go! but im going to do alaska first to see if I can get I o
ut of my system.
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[ ]MayorOfBellona 4 points 7 hours ago
I spent my 21st birthday off the coast of Argentina on way to Antartica. It was
a Russian ship operated by a Canadian tour company. My grandma asked me if I wan
ted to go and it didn't sound like an experience I would have many chances at. A
lso, it was an elder hostel trip. That part was weird. This was more than 15 yea
rs ago so the tourism thing has been going on for a while.
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[ ]Drunkstrider 2 points 8 hours ago
My parents are taking a cruise and visiting south america. There was an option f
or a helicopter ride to Antarctica. But it was like 3000 dollars per person.
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[ ]Iamnotvicki 5 points 7 hours ago*
You can take a honeymoon cruise to Antarctica. Why not? It's cuddle weather. htt
p://www.imaginehoneymoons.com/latin-america-honeymoons/antarctica-honeymoons/
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[ ]Drunkstrider 2 points 7 hours ago
Very interesting.
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[ ]obscure123456789 7 points 5 hours ago*
It's very zen.
People vacate to places like Vegas to get more stimulation as an escape from som
e numbing day to day life.
Other would rathar go to more quiet places where they can hear themselves think
and escape the constant pull of others who want their time and energy.
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[ ]strummingmusic 6 minutes ago
It ends up being a strange mix of quasi-solitude and social interaction though,
since you will spend time stuck within ~25m of everyone else on a ship to get th
ere and back, and once you arrive your shore visits are highly regulated...basic

ally hiking in a line and snapping the same photos as everyone else in your grou
p. I was a wildlife guide in Antarctica for a few years. I love your comment tho
ugh (and think it's very important for people to spend time in quiet places). Ev
en with the strict regulation aspect of Antarctic tourism people are given the c
hance to visit the complete opposite of where they live, and that can only help
by giving them perspective. On my trips I'd always try to do "a few minutes of s
ilence" as a group while onshore so they could experience the weight of true pea
ce & quiet.
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[ ]atxy89 3 points 3 hours ago
I would totally visit Antarctica just for the hell of it. Some pictures of the p
lace are out of this world.
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[ ]NiteTiger 3 points 3 hours ago
Met a guy when I was doing electrical work that spent some time as one of McMurd
o's resident fixits. He mentioned it one day at lunch, and no one believed him.
Then he broke out the pictures... including him at the South Pole. He got a free
lunch from everyone who'd laughed at him. Fucker didn't pay for lunch for almos
t two weeks.
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[ ]mr_jrt 27 minutes ago
Interstellar teaches us why that's a bad idea
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[ ]ghostbackwards 2 points 8 hours ago
Uh, I would love to. I'll never be able to afford it but it's something I've wan
ted to do for years.
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[ ]Sunprofactor 1 point 8 hours ago
Never say never! If you truly want to go give yourself a date that you need to h
ave the resources by, and make it happen! :-)
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[ ]Dininiful 1 point 2 hours ago
I would!
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[ ]pjhsv 41 minutes ago
I know a few people that have been for tourism
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[ ]Amphibialrabies69 1 point 8 hours ago
If I was traveling on my own and had a choice between Antarctica and the Dominic
an I think I'd choose Antarctica. If I was traveling with my gf we'd compromise
and choose Dominican.
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[ ]sklite 3 points 4 hours ago
Chilling
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[ ]KCCory84 1 point 7 hours ago
A old buddy of mine was just down there recently for work. I don't know much abo
ut what he does, something to do with communication satellites.
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[ ]simplexand 59 minutes ago
Possibly something to do with the receivers. Read an article before about it as
their primary link method to the Internet. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teleco
mmunications_in_Antarctica#Internet
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Got a question or see an error? PM us.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Antarctica#Internet
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[ ]WiggyHD 1 point 5 hours ago

OP probably lives up north and wanted to vacation in a southern continent since

it would be summer in December
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[ ]shweelay 1 point 2 hours ago
Facepalm.... was totally wondering why someone go in December since it's colder
then. Haha I'm a dummy!
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[ ]pookiespy 21 points 6 hours ago
We went in January and I found that "black" water so haunting. http://imgur.com/
doPgZ8A,AdZttqV,dYgiFHu#2 http://imgur.com/doPgZ8A,AdZttqV,dYgiFHu#1
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[ ]Targaryen-ish 4 points 4 hours ago
That black water is absolutely terrifying.
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[ ]Bricci 6 points 3 hours ago
But it's nothing compared to the even more scary and menacing, BLACK ICE.
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[ ]Dininiful 5 points 2 hours ago
Psshh, racist...
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[ ]minusthedrifter 2 points 3 hours ago
ELI5: Why is it black?
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[ ]bear_next_door 21 minutes ago
The sun's light hits the water at a shallower angle, making it appear dark (like
water at sunset/sunrise).
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[ ]PatriotsFTW 16 points 8 hours ago
The thumbnail wasn't loading for me, so instead it just showed a blank white spa
ce where a picture should've been. Thought you were making a cheeky little joke
for a second there OP
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[ ]Jewish_jesus 45 points 9 hours ago
What phone do you have?
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[ ]stumblemuffin 38 points 8 hours ago
A smart one apparently
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[ ]wutaboutme 4 points 6 hours ago
Damn, and all I've got is this dumb one.
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[ ]Kim_Jong_Goon 5 points 5 hours ago
Mines a C student.
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[ ]97th_factory 13 minutes ago
C's get degrees...and phone contracts.
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[ ]Nevek117 16 points 7 hours ago
I'm kinda glad OP didn't post the type of phone or else r/HailCorporate would be
all over it. No disrespect.
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[ ]phydeaux70 3 points 7 hours ago
They need to buy that picture from him for advertising.
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[ ]simplexand 56 minutes ago
Either a Sony, Samsung, LG, Motorola, Asus or Apple. (etc)
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[ ]Gliste 12 points 5 hours ago

I like how OP hasn't responded to anyone...

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[ ]Orc_ 1 point 2 hours ago
Hate those OPs...
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[ ]Cuntrabanned 21 points 8 hours ago
Alright, not to get all /r/HailCorporate up in here, but I seriously need to kno
w what kind of phone you have because them mega pixels are boner worthy
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[ ]simplexand 54 minutes ago
tbh though all decent cameras can manage such a well-lit scene.
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[ ]hatchetlock -2 points 4 hours ago
I'd say maybe a note 4, or possibly the 6 plus. Also ik there is some Nokia phon
e that takes a really nice picture.
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[ ]humorharp 4 points 3 hours ago
lumia 1020.
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[ ]organic_mango 2 points 2 hours ago
I hope everyone realizes that the 6+ and the 6 have same camera - the 6+ only us
es OIS for video, not for stills, so the pictures taken with either phone would
be identical.
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[ ]ihavenowisdom 2 points 4 hours ago
By the color saturation and over all picture i would guess the note 4
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[ ]stengebt 6 points 7 hours ago
Hey OP, please consider x-posting this in /r/AntarcticaPics. It's a brand new Na
tional Photography Sub that needs fantastic content just like yours!
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[ ]inkwellington 4 points 9 hours ago
I'll be going there on a geology research expedition, so excited! Beautiful pict
ure.
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[ ]__dilligaf__ 4 points 11 hours ago
Beautiful. That could easily be a postcard.
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[ ]martin519 3 points 9 hours ago
Where you part of the Students on Ice Expeditions? I read about that in my local
paper last month.
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[ ]realdoctorblaze 2 points 5 hours ago
It makes me sick to think that we are actually destroying those kind of places
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[ ]paredown 8 points 10 hours ago
Thumbnail looks like a TIE Interceptor.
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[ ]cormacpower 8 points 6 hours ago
ITT: Redditors linking to John Oliver talking about why you shouldn't go to Anta
rctica.
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[ ]demonquark 3 points 6 hours ago
He's the reason I decided not to go. :(
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[ ]Targaryen-ish 1 point 4 hours ago
Rly? Only one person did this that I've seen.
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[ ]savedbythehell 1 point 3 hours ago
also ITT: other redditors pointing out what other redditors are commenting.

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[ ]p_lett 3 points 11 hours ago
Nice photo. What boat were you on? I was in Antarctica on the MV Ushuaia over Ch
ristmas - maybe we were on the same boat!
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[ ]mhawk329 2 points 7 hours ago
Were you with the students on ice group??
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[ ]p_lett 1 point 3 hours ago
No, I was on the trip previous to theirs which was out over Christmas Day.
We did see the students though, as they were in the town of Ushuaia on the day w
e got off the boat. We passed them all walking up the mountain to the glacier wi
th their name tags on as we were walking down.
Are we about to find out that it's a very small world? :-)
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[ ]sirprem89 2 points 8 hours ago
Thats a cool picture bro, but Im thinking the bottom mountain has bad resolution
bro!
Lol, jk. Beautiful picture! The Reflection really adds to the serenity of it. We
re you on a glacier when you took this pic?
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[ ]DJFluffers115 2 points 5 hours ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8shW8Nv46k
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[ ]Aesthetic_Hipster 3 points 4 hours ago
meh. 7.8/10 too much water.
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[ ]TitsNGritz 2 points an hour ago
What exactly would drive someone to want to travel to Antarctica?
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[ ]I349Y 7 points 9 hours ago
brb going to Antarctica
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[ ]MracyTordan 8 points 7 hours ago
Please don't...
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[ ]Tfrey183 5 points 7 hours ago
Hey! i also went to Antarctica this past summer, where I took this picture; http
://imgur.com/lbLtHYT
Did you go with Quark Expeditions? I just got pack several days ago from my trip
that went over Christmas
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[ ]camdoodlebop 12 points 6 hours ago
Why did you even pack a tank top to a trip to antarctica
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[ ]NanoPaperPro 4 points 6 hours ago
The humidity is very low, so you don't feel the cold sometimes.
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[ ]Kim_Jong_Goon 1 point 5 hours ago
Our summer is winter down there. You telling me humidity matters when it's -70F?
Yes, average inland temp in July is -70F in antarctica. Coast is slightly warmer
but you'll absolutely feel that.
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[ ]breshecl 1 point 7 hours ago
I went with Quark in 2008! Had a blast. I have never stopped wanting to go back.
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[ ]zpressley 4 points 8 hours ago
This is relevant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8shW8Nv46k
Great Pic though.
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[ ]jsudekum 3 points 8 hours ago

And since cell phones capture so little majesty of a landscape, this had to be a
lmost frighteningly beautiful.
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[ ]goodolarchie 1 point 7 hours ago
With panorama and composite being really easy, and phones getting better image p
rocessing, i really like how much of the majesty is captured on mine. android 4.
x does a great job leveraging the hardware
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[ ]dubious_ian 3 points 10 hours ago
Went to Antarctica in December of 2013. What boat were you on?
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[ ]oh_mi_scusi 1 point 8 hours ago
I love this! I would LOVE to go down there! Did you go for business or are there
commercially available trips?
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[ ]Im_the_best_around 1 point 8 hours ago
You were correct.
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[ ]_OnlyCommentsOnName_ 1 point 6 hours ago
All of a sudden, I feel insignificant.
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[ ]isuckcock 1 point 4 hours ago
Anything I can do to make you feel better?
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[ ]Betruul 1 point 8 hours ago
..... Cherril???
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[ ]kuttymongoose 1 point 8 hours ago
It's a sound wave.
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[ ]JimboJones82 1 point 8 hours ago
That's awesome!!!
How did you get to Antarctica exactly, Did you leave from Argentina?
I've always wanted to go but was turned off the idea by a friend who went and sa
id the entire time it was rainy, windy, rough as guts and he didn't see much at
all.
Real downer that trip.
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[ ]meiasameias 1 point 8 hours ago
Thanks man. I wish i could go there.
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[ ]jessicahonig 1 point 8 hours ago
That looks cold as hell.
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[ ]kelstermass 1 point 7 hours ago
That is actually quite stunning. So beautiful that I can gaze upon it endlessly,
until I fall asleepppppppppppp
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[ ]Ashuvain 1 point 7 hours ago
At the mountains of madness (is the only thing I can think about every time I se
e pictures of mountains in Antarctica, thanks to Sir Lovecraft).
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[ ]Johnnypooper 1 point 7 hours ago
My brother and I have been trying to coordinate a 2-3 week trip through south am
erica with a closing in antarctica. I would love any and all details about your
trip, and if you don't mind the cost of the trip. We are trying to go in the nex
t 3-5 years. Thanks
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[ ]Lv16 1 point 7 hours ago

Antarctica photos are always my favorite. I wanna get there so bad!

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[ ]Ferl74 1 point 7 hours ago
How considerate of you, I don't even know you and here you are thinking about me
on vacation.
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[ ]CaptainAsshat 1 point 7 hours ago
I have no idea of the perspective. How big are those things?
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[ ]Strindberg 1 point 7 hours ago
What was the weather like?
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[ ]_OnlyCommentsOnName_ 1 point 6 hours ago
In so glad you you told us that it was with your smartphone.
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[ ]lightbrekkie 1 point 6 hours ago
Gorgeous image, thanks for sharing the privileged view.
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[ ]Ravetronics 1 point 6 hours ago
"Yup, we're here."
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[ ]Aidensamuel26 1 point 6 hours ago
earthpond is very cool
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[ ]Bobasaurus_Rex 1 point 6 hours ago
Penguins? :D
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[ ]sometimes_an_owl 1 point 6 hours ago
You have no idea how insanely jealous I am. Someday...
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[ ]rickyjoebobby 1 point 6 hours ago
i'm glad there's still ice in antarctica
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[ ]lightningrod14 1 point 6 hours ago
...the universe is shaped exactly like the earth...
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[ ]cynoclast 1 point 6 hours ago
Hmm. Summer in Antarctica, still fucking cold.
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[ ]Isaiahjayden69 1 point 6 hours ago
Very nice picture
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[ ]anon108 1 point 6 hours ago
Absolutely breathtaking!
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[ ]franksvalli 1 point 6 hours ago
I was going to make a stupid one-liner about the phone's battery going dead a mi
nute after being exposed to the frozen air. Seriously though, since you may know
, what are good ways to keep battery-powered gadgets working without succumbing
to the low temperatures?
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[ ]HeWhoMakesItRain 1 point 6 hours ago
Beautiful shot! How did you get all the way down to Antarctica? You've gone wher
e few men have been!
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[ ]monkeytubbies 1 point 6 hours ago
Yup! The less human beings there are, the more beautiful the place is.
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[ ]HappyValleySaturday 1 point 5 hours ago
I've wanted to go to Antarctica for years, and this is exactly why.

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[ ]phdoofus 2 points 5 hours ago
You went to Antarctica and just took a cell phone for a camera?
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[ ]ewest 1 point 5 hours ago
Looks like the cover of The Moon and Antarctica.
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[ ]Josephjayden15 1 point 5 hours ago
Thanks for share
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[ ]zewted 1 point 5 hours ago
I think its time we just call them phones.
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[ ]chemistry_teacher 1 point 5 hours ago
A few days ago, it snowed "heavily" on Mauna Kea, at over 12000 ft. Here we have
permanent snow and ice at sea level. Never stops to blow my mind, especially in
light of your amazingly awesome photo.
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[ ]letsgetogether 1 point 5 hours ago
did you go to Antarctica without a proper camera?
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[ ]re_builder 1 point 5 hours ago
gorgeous photo. somewhat related, you might want to check out 'endurance'; a bog
raphy of e. shackleton's expedition to antarctica. gives new context to your spe
ctacular pic.
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[ ]AhhhDamnit 1 point 5 hours ago
Shortly before landing? It looks like your plane is making a wake....
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[ ]godbois 1 point an hour ago
Doesn't a boat land when it comes ashore?
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[ ]isadanceaholic 1 point 5 hours ago
Beautiful... But what I want to know is why a place called paradise harbour is n
ear a giant floating rock of ice....?
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[ ]mrmeothews 1 point 5 hours ago
Your thoughts were correct!
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[ ]That-creepy-neighbor 0 points 5 hours ago
Didn't you get the memo that we're not suppose to go to Antarctica!?
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[ ]mintblue 1 point 5 hours ago
Lisa?
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[ ]kar86 1 point 5 hours ago
My mom went too last month. Maybe she was on your boat. She has the coolest pict
ures right now.
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[ ]timewaitsforsome 1 point 5 hours ago
lisa?
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[ ]inquire_ 1 point 4 hours ago
were you on a ship for the National Geographic that also happened to have a Geol
ogy professor on board?
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[ ]DiogenesTheHound 1 point 4 hours ago
I went to the Amazon rainforest and took my Gameboy Camera to record the trip
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[ ]dickwagdry 1 point 4 hours ago

Hey op.. please consider x-posting this in /r/antarcticapics: it's a brand new n
ational photography sub that needs fantastic content just like yours
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[ ]Ozi_izO 1 point 4 hours ago
Well you were right.
I enjoyed it.
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[ ]SuicideByYourMom 1 point 4 hours ago
That is a gorgeous shot. What brought you down there?
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[ ]Josephryan147 1 point 4 hours ago
Earth and sky is very distance
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[ ]Dodo_Avenger 1 point 3 hours ago
Watch out for Shoggoths.
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[ ]spartaniz 1 point 3 hours ago
Luckily it wasn't a stupid phone.
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[ ]Milain 1 point 3 hours ago
Wow! Are you on Instagram? I would love to see more pics
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[ ]Floyd_Pink 1 point 3 hours ago
Yeah, but do they have WiFi?
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[ ]xcode18 1 point 2 hours ago
Stunning
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[ ]xcode18 1 point 2 hours ago
Stunning
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[ ]xcode18 1 point 2 hours ago
Stunning
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[ ]Inekar 1 point 2 hours ago
Beautiful picture, any idea of the height of the mountains you shot ?
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[ ]BrickLorca 1 point 2 hours ago
paradise harbor, Antarctica
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[ ]Son-of-iiReland 1 point 2 hours ago
It looks 'Daaame Cold' out there..
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[ ]organic_mango 1 point 2 hours ago
What phone brah
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[ ]Freeheel10 1 point 2 hours ago
That is a great picture!
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[ ]BadWoolf_ 1 point an hour ago
How does one get to travel to Antarctica? Im interested..
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[ ]robertthabruce 1 point an hour ago
Sounds like a resort, paradise harbour.
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[ ]Xorondras 1 point an hour ago
You are going to Antarctica and bring along a smartphone camera? oO
Awesome picture though.
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[ ]ChemicalRemedy 1 point an hour ago

That ice just looks delicious

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[ ]Nguyenist 34 minutes ago
My parents are on a boat cruise around Antarctica atm! This is them posing to pu
ll the ship into ice flow where they were able to come down the gangplank and th
en wander about with the seals and penguins!
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[ ]ludman101 21 minutes ago
Awesome!... So still!
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[ ]Revenesis 2 points 7 hours ago
Maybe I'm an idiot, but all I can see is Modest Mouse's The Moon and Antarctica
reissue album cover
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[ ]bri2fi 0 points an hour ago
Beautiful picture but when people visit Antarctica, they're destroying Antarctic
a. It isn't a biome that supports human activity.
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[ ]Shitty_filter -1 points 11 hours ago
Even with a shitty filter it looks good
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[ ]itjeff 0 points 7 hours ago
Beautiful! 50bits /u/changetip
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[ ]Ouroboratika 0 points 5 hours ago
I had a buddy just get back from Antarctica. Do you know a Mike N?
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[ ]marquettemi -1 points 5 hours ago
It's weird. I could take that same picture pretty much here on Lake Superior, bu
t that picture is so much cooler knowing that it is in Antarctica. [Seriously]
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[ ]johncopter 1 point 4 hours ago
No you couldn't, not even close.
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[ ]Michaellogan76 -1 points 5 hours ago
I cannot stop laughing.many many Thanks
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[ ]kjoro 0 points 4 hours ago
I literally said out loud "God damn!"
Excellent shot
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[ ]kissmyassdracula -2 points 7 hours ago
Antarctica in December..
My brain froze just thinking that.
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[ ]thebiggiantbrain 7 points 7 hours ago
its summer in Antarctica in December.
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[ ]orthodoxbee -3 points 2 hours ago
Dont go to Antartica you are destroying the envoriment
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I went to Antarctica in December and thought you might enjoy this picture I took
with my smart phone shortly before landing at Paradise Harbour. [OC] [2448 x 18
36] (imgur.com)
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[ ]LocalReachMktg 128 points 11 hours ago
Wow this is absolutely astonishing. Thanks for the share.
What the heck were you doing in Antarctica if you don't mind my asking?
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[ ]LucifersDolphin 73 points 8 hours ago
Probably tickling penguins.
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[ ]AerialAces 27 points 8 hours ago
I would guess research I don't know how many people want to visit a barren ice l
and for the hell of it
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[ ]Yiolut 67 points 8 hours ago
Apparently it's pretty popular for tourism, you can take ships there from South
America. Pricey though.
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[ ]mandlebaum0000 38 points 8 hours ago
It seems to be blowing up right now. I read a recent article about how it was ac
tually getting so much tourism, its threatening the ecosystem there, which is pr
etty tragic.
Having said that, I know a girl who works as the hospitality manager for a mediu
m sized boat that takes tourists to Antarctica and I would love to have her job.
Article
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[ ]Aww_Shucks 9 points 8 hours ago
Time to hit the clubs!
heading toward the door

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qz2SeEzxMuE
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[ ]Poondoggie 5 points 7 hours ago
You monster.
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[ ]MracyTordan 46 points 7 hours ago
John Oliver actually shows how tourism to Antarctica is obliterating local speci
es, please don't go. Just look at that picture for 30 seconds, and enjoy it.
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[ ]specialtreatforme 5 points 3 hours ago
Would it be detrimental if I looked at the picture for 45 seconds? Maybe even fo
r a full minute?
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[ ]ItsDarts 12 points 3 hours ago*
I think "obliterating" is a bit harsh considering Antarctica is the largest cont
inent on the planet with the least amount of human interaction. Alarmist much? I
know this will be the unpopular, most down voted opinion, but I don't care, as
you can see, I'm not a karma whore. Tourism should be allowed, but I would agree
that it should be regulated. But according to who's regulations? American? Russ
ian? Argentinian? It's a continent without a governing country. Maybe there shou
ld be a consortium of countries that can agree on how to best regulate tourism,
but I don't think it should be stopped.
Edit 5th largest.
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[ ]Wildwoodywoodpecker 8 points 2 hours ago
So you're saying we should invade Antartica?
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[ ]Sentenced2Burn 2 points 2 hours ago
Sharpening my axe as we speak
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[ ]ItsDarts 4 points 2 hours ago
Not at all and I also don't think it's a highly sought after destination. Consid
ering the size, there should be at least some small are set aside strictly for t
ourism with some kind of regulation to minimize damage.
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[ ]funfwf 5 points an hour ago
You've made a compelling point and I agree, we should definitely declare war on
Antarctica.
Democracy in 3, 2, 1...
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[ ]meneedmorecoffee 2 points 2 hours ago
Nice try, Obama.
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[ ]sahan12 2 points 2 hours ago
How could you forget Australia?
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[ ]ItsDarts 2 points 2 hours ago
Ok, them too, didn't mean to leave anyone out, sorry.
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[ ]ConnaX 31 minutes ago
Don't Australia own the most?/Regulate the most
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[ ]PM_ME_UR_FAV_SCENERY 2 points an hour ago
It's also worth remembering the value of tourism. If people can experience the p
lace and share that experience with others then we will build a collective will
to preserve the place. This is the same reason we let people into national parks
: without the ability to visit, we would forget their value in a generation, and
would cease to bother protecting them.
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[ ]connor9 3 points an hour ago

The Antarctic Treaty (http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/about_antarctica/geopolitical/

treaty/) nations already set limits on numbers of ships and numbers of tourists
to antarctica. This is regulated through an association of tour operators called
IAATO - http://iaato.org/home
You can read a reasonable summary about tourism operations here: http://www.anta
rctica.ac.uk/about_antarctica/tourism/faq.php The reports on that page are from
2008 but the give an overview of how the process works. For up-to-date stats you
can get them straight from IAATO http://iaato.org/en_GB/tourism-statistics
The main issue about impact from tourism is that there are very few spots in the
Antarctic where ships can make landings. While the continent is quite large the
areas where tourism happens is actually quite small and they obviously target t
he interesting bits like penguin colonies, historic huts and interesting geograp
hical features. The tour operators do try to take the environmental consideratio
ns seriously as they market Antarctica as a pristine and untouched place. It's h
ard to sell that when things are trampled. As part of the Antarctic Treaty parti
cipating nations do inspections of facilities and tour operators all the time bu
t it's very difficult to enforce. Other than the birds and mammals, most life in
Antarctic grows very slowly due to the cold conditions. The bit John Oliver was
talking about in terms of treading on moss is a real concern as the damage take
s ages to repair.
John Oliver didn't cover it but the research that was being talked about was sta
ting that the current regulations on limits to tourism aren't enough. They need
to be scaled back. The antarctic tour operators obviously don't want to do that
as it would reduce their business but they are trying to implement environmental
regulations. The point the australian study was trying to make is that the self
-regulation doesn't seem to be enough. The idea isn't to stop completely but to
continue increasing the environmental protections that the tour operators follow
and reduce the numbers of landings and visitors. That's the part that could be
hard to do.
I don't know the exact paper the news clip was talking about but Australian is b
ig into the human impacts in antarctica research - http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/b
itstream/97469/2/WP%20173.pdf, http://www.antarctica.gov.au/environment/human-im
pacts-in-antarctica
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[ ]ItsDarts 11 minutes ago
All very good points, thanks for this.
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[ ]draggoon 27 minutes ago
Yeah. I wouldn't go around believing John Oliver. He sorta lost his credibility
to me after the gender wage gap segment.
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[ ]bear_next_door 26 minutes ago
Antarctica is the largest continent on the planet
Uhh no it's not- even with ice counted as land.
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[ ]ItsDarts 14 minutes ago
Oops, sorry, forgot the "5th" part.
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[ ]Euracil -1 points 5 hours ago
Beat me to the draw!
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[ ]Slimbopboogie 0 points 3 hours ago
You've just convinced me to watch his show lol
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[ ]unsweetenedsoymilk 4 points 7 hours ago
They should only allow sail ships to go there for tourism.
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[ ]Thjoth 4 points 6 hours ago
The tall ship Europa sails there every year and is there right now, live tweetin
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[ ]pletentious_asshore 4 points 6 hours ago
yea I really want to go! but im going to do alaska first to see if I can get I o
ut of my system.
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[ ]MayorOfBellona 4 points 7 hours ago
I spent my 21st birthday off the coast of Argentina on way to Antartica. It was
a Russian ship operated by a Canadian tour company. My grandma asked me if I wan
ted to go and it didn't sound like an experience I would have many chances at. A
lso, it was an elder hostel trip. That part was weird. This was more than 15 yea
rs ago so the tourism thing has been going on for a while.
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[ ]Drunkstrider 2 points 8 hours ago
My parents are taking a cruise and visiting south america. There was an option f
or a helicopter ride to Antarctica. But it was like 3000 dollars per person.
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[ ]Iamnotvicki 5 points 7 hours ago*
You can take a honeymoon cruise to Antarctica. Why not? It's cuddle weather. htt
p://www.imaginehoneymoons.com/latin-america-honeymoons/antarctica-honeymoons/
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[ ]Drunkstrider 2 points 7 hours ago
Very interesting.
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[ ]obscure123456789 7 points 5 hours ago*
It's very zen.
People vacate to places like Vegas to get more stimulation as an escape from som
e numbing day to day life.
Other would rathar go to more quiet places where they can hear themselves think
and escape the constant pull of others who want their time and energy.
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[ ]strummingmusic 6 minutes ago
It ends up being a strange mix of quasi-solitude and social interaction though,
since you will spend time stuck within ~25m of everyone else on a ship to get th
ere and back, and once you arrive your shore visits are highly regulated...basic
ally hiking in a line and snapping the same photos as everyone else in your grou
p. I was a wildlife guide in Antarctica for a few years. I love your comment tho
ugh (and think it's very important for people to spend time in quiet places). Ev
en with the strict regulation aspect of Antarctic tourism people are given the c
hance to visit the complete opposite of where they live, and that can only help
by giving them perspective. On my trips I'd always try to do "a few minutes of s
ilence" as a group while onshore so they could experience the weight of true pea
ce & quiet.
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[ ]atxy89 3 points 3 hours ago
I would totally visit Antarctica just for the hell of it. Some pictures of the p
lace are out of this world.
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[ ]NiteTiger 3 points 3 hours ago
Met a guy when I was doing electrical work that spent some time as one of McMurd
o's resident fixits. He mentioned it one day at lunch, and no one believed him.
Then he broke out the pictures... including him at the South Pole. He got a free
lunch from everyone who'd laughed at him. Fucker didn't pay for lunch for almos
t two weeks.
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[ ]mr_jrt 27 minutes ago
Interstellar teaches us why that's a bad idea
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[ ]ghostbackwards 2 points 8 hours ago
Uh, I would love to. I'll never be able to afford it but it's something I've wan
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[ ]Sunprofactor 1 point 8 hours ago
Never say never! If you truly want to go give yourself a date that you need to h
ave the resources by, and make it happen! :-)
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[ ]Dininiful 1 point 2 hours ago
I would!
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[ ]pjhsv 41 minutes ago
I know a few people that have been for tourism
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[ ]Amphibialrabies69 1 point 8 hours ago
If I was traveling on my own and had a choice between Antarctica and the Dominic
an I think I'd choose Antarctica. If I was traveling with my gf we'd compromise
and choose Dominican.
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[ ]sklite 3 points 4 hours ago
Chilling
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[ ]KCCory84 1 point 7 hours ago
A old buddy of mine was just down there recently for work. I don't know much abo
ut what he does, something to do with communication satellites.
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[ ]simplexand 59 minutes ago
Possibly something to do with the receivers. Read an article before about it as
their primary link method to the Internet. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teleco
mmunications_in_Antarctica#Internet
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[ ]WiggyHD 1 point 5 hours ago
OP probably lives up north and wanted to vacation in a southern continent since
it would be summer in December
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[ ]shweelay 1 point 2 hours ago
Facepalm.... was totally wondering why someone go in December since it's colder
then. Haha I'm a dummy!
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[ ]pookiespy 21 points 6 hours ago
We went in January and I found that "black" water so haunting. http://imgur.com/
doPgZ8A,AdZttqV,dYgiFHu#2 http://imgur.com/doPgZ8A,AdZttqV,dYgiFHu#1
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[ ]Targaryen-ish 4 points 4 hours ago
That black water is absolutely terrifying.
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[ ]Bricci 6 points 3 hours ago
But it's nothing compared to the even more scary and menacing, BLACK ICE.
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[ ]Dininiful 5 points 2 hours ago
Psshh, racist...
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[ ]minusthedrifter 2 points 3 hours ago
ELI5: Why is it black?
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[ ]bear_next_door 21 minutes ago
The sun's light hits the water at a shallower angle, making it appear dark (like
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[ ]PatriotsFTW 16 points 8 hours ago
The thumbnail wasn't loading for me, so instead it just showed a blank white spa
ce where a picture should've been. Thought you were making a cheeky little joke
for a second there OP
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[ ]Jewish_jesus 45 points 9 hours ago
What phone do you have?
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[ ]stumblemuffin 38 points 8 hours ago
A smart one apparently
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[ ]wutaboutme 4 points 6 hours ago
Damn, and all I've got is this dumb one.
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[ ]Kim_Jong_Goon 5 points 5 hours ago
Mines a C student.
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[ ]97th_factory 13 minutes ago
C's get degrees...and phone contracts.
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[ ]Nevek117 16 points 7 hours ago
I'm kinda glad OP didn't post the type of phone or else r/HailCorporate would be
all over it. No disrespect.
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[ ]phydeaux70 3 points 7 hours ago
They need to buy that picture from him for advertising.
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[ ]simplexand 56 minutes ago
Either a Sony, Samsung, LG, Motorola, Asus or Apple. (etc)
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[ ]Gliste 12 points 5 hours ago
I like how OP hasn't responded to anyone...
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[ ]Orc_ 1 point 2 hours ago
Hate those OPs...
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[ ]Cuntrabanned 21 points 8 hours ago
Alright, not to get all /r/HailCorporate up in here, but I seriously need to kno
w what kind of phone you have because them mega pixels are boner worthy
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[ ]simplexand 54 minutes ago
tbh though all decent cameras can manage such a well-lit scene.
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[ ]hatchetlock -2 points 4 hours ago
I'd say maybe a note 4, or possibly the 6 plus. Also ik there is some Nokia phon
e that takes a really nice picture.
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[ ]humorharp 4 points 3 hours ago
lumia 1020.
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[ ]organic_mango 2 points 2 hours ago
I hope everyone realizes that the 6+ and the 6 have same camera - the 6+ only us
es OIS for video, not for stills, so the pictures taken with either phone would
be identical.
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[ ]ihavenowisdom 2 points 4 hours ago
By the color saturation and over all picture i would guess the note 4

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[ ]stengebt 6 points 7 hours ago
Hey OP, please consider x-posting this in /r/AntarcticaPics. It's a brand new Na
tional Photography Sub that needs fantastic content just like yours!
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[ ]inkwellington 4 points 9 hours ago
I'll be going there on a geology research expedition, so excited! Beautiful pict
ure.
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[ ]__dilligaf__ 4 points 11 hours ago
Beautiful. That could easily be a postcard.
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[ ]martin519 3 points 9 hours ago
Where you part of the Students on Ice Expeditions? I read about that in my local
paper last month.
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[ ]realdoctorblaze 2 points 5 hours ago
It makes me sick to think that we are actually destroying those kind of places
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[ ]paredown 8 points 10 hours ago
Thumbnail looks like a TIE Interceptor.
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[ ]cormacpower 8 points 6 hours ago
ITT: Redditors linking to John Oliver talking about why you shouldn't go to Anta
rctica.
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[ ]demonquark 3 points 6 hours ago
He's the reason I decided not to go. :(
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[ ]Targaryen-ish 1 point 4 hours ago
Rly? Only one person did this that I've seen.
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[ ]savedbythehell 1 point 3 hours ago
also ITT: other redditors pointing out what other redditors are commenting.
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[ ]p_lett 3 points 11 hours ago
Nice photo. What boat were you on? I was in Antarctica on the MV Ushuaia over Ch
ristmas - maybe we were on the same boat!
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[ ]mhawk329 2 points 7 hours ago
Were you with the students on ice group??
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[ ]p_lett 1 point 3 hours ago
No, I was on the trip previous to theirs which was out over Christmas Day.
We did see the students though, as they were in the town of Ushuaia on the day w
e got off the boat. We passed them all walking up the mountain to the glacier wi
th their name tags on as we were walking down.
Are we about to find out that it's a very small world? :-)
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[ ]sirprem89 2 points 8 hours ago
Thats a cool picture bro, but Im thinking the bottom mountain has bad resolution
bro!
Lol, jk. Beautiful picture! The Reflection really adds to the serenity of it. We
re you on a glacier when you took this pic?
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[ ]DJFluffers115 2 points 5 hours ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8shW8Nv46k
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[ ]Aesthetic_Hipster 3 points 4 hours ago
meh. 7.8/10 too much water.

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[ ]TitsNGritz 2 points an hour ago
What exactly would drive someone to want to travel to Antarctica?
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[ ]I349Y 7 points 9 hours ago
brb going to Antarctica
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[ ]MracyTordan 8 points 7 hours ago
Please don't...
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[ ]Tfrey183 5 points 7 hours ago
Hey! i also went to Antarctica this past summer, where I took this picture; http
://imgur.com/lbLtHYT
Did you go with Quark Expeditions? I just got pack several days ago from my trip
that went over Christmas
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[ ]camdoodlebop 12 points 6 hours ago
Why did you even pack a tank top to a trip to antarctica
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[ ]NanoPaperPro 4 points 6 hours ago
The humidity is very low, so you don't feel the cold sometimes.
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[ ]Kim_Jong_Goon 1 point 5 hours ago
Our summer is winter down there. You telling me humidity matters when it's -70F?
Yes, average inland temp in July is -70F in antarctica. Coast is slightly warmer
but you'll absolutely feel that.
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[ ]breshecl 1 point 7 hours ago
I went with Quark in 2008! Had a blast. I have never stopped wanting to go back.
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[ ]zpressley 4 points 8 hours ago
This is relevant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8shW8Nv46k
Great Pic though.
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[ ]jsudekum 3 points 8 hours ago
And since cell phones capture so little majesty of a landscape, this had to be a
lmost frighteningly beautiful.
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[ ]goodolarchie 1 point 7 hours ago
With panorama and composite being really easy, and phones getting better image p
rocessing, i really like how much of the majesty is captured on mine. android 4.
x does a great job leveraging the hardware
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[ ]dubious_ian 3 points 10 hours ago
Went to Antarctica in December of 2013. What boat were you on?
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[ ]oh_mi_scusi 1 point 8 hours ago
I love this! I would LOVE to go down there! Did you go for business or are there
commercially available trips?
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[ ]Im_the_best_around 1 point 8 hours ago
You were correct.
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[ ]_OnlyCommentsOnName_ 1 point 6 hours ago
All of a sudden, I feel insignificant.
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[ ]isuckcock 1 point 4 hours ago
Anything I can do to make you feel better?
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[ ]Betruul 1 point 8 hours ago

..... Cherril???
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[ ]kuttymongoose 1 point 8 hours ago
It's a sound wave.
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[ ]JimboJones82 1 point 8 hours ago
That's awesome!!!
How did you get to Antarctica exactly, Did you leave from Argentina?
I've always wanted to go but was turned off the idea by a friend who went and sa
id the entire time it was rainy, windy, rough as guts and he didn't see much at
all.
Real downer that trip.
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[ ]meiasameias 1 point 8 hours ago
Thanks man. I wish i could go there.
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[ ]jessicahonig 1 point 8 hours ago
That looks cold as hell.
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[ ]kelstermass 1 point 7 hours ago
That is actually quite stunning. So beautiful that I can gaze upon it endlessly,
until I fall asleepppppppppppp
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[ ]Ashuvain 1 point 7 hours ago
At the mountains of madness (is the only thing I can think about every time I se
e pictures of mountains in Antarctica, thanks to Sir Lovecraft).
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[ ]Johnnypooper 1 point 7 hours ago
My brother and I have been trying to coordinate a 2-3 week trip through south am
erica with a closing in antarctica. I would love any and all details about your
trip, and if you don't mind the cost of the trip. We are trying to go in the nex
t 3-5 years. Thanks
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[ ]Lv16 1 point 7 hours ago
Antarctica photos are always my favorite. I wanna get there so bad!
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[ ]Ferl74 1 point 7 hours ago
How considerate of you, I don't even know you and here you are thinking about me
on vacation.
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[ ]CaptainAsshat 1 point 7 hours ago
I have no idea of the perspective. How big are those things?
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[ ]Strindberg 1 point 7 hours ago
What was the weather like?
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[ ]_OnlyCommentsOnName_ 1 point 6 hours ago
In so glad you you told us that it was with your smartphone.
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[ ]lightbrekkie 1 point 6 hours ago
Gorgeous image, thanks for sharing the privileged view.
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[ ]Ravetronics 1 point 6 hours ago
"Yup, we're here."
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[ ]Aidensamuel26 1 point 6 hours ago
earthpond is very cool
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[ ]Bobasaurus_Rex 1 point 6 hours ago
Penguins? :D

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[ ]sometimes_an_owl 1 point 6 hours ago
You have no idea how insanely jealous I am. Someday...
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[ ]rickyjoebobby 1 point 6 hours ago
i'm glad there's still ice in antarctica
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[ ]lightningrod14 1 point 6 hours ago
...the universe is shaped exactly like the earth...
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[ ]cynoclast 1 point 6 hours ago
Hmm. Summer in Antarctica, still fucking cold.
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[ ]Isaiahjayden69 1 point 6 hours ago
Very nice picture
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[ ]anon108 1 point 6 hours ago
Absolutely breathtaking!
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[ ]franksvalli 1 point 6 hours ago
I was going to make a stupid one-liner about the phone's battery going dead a mi
nute after being exposed to the frozen air. Seriously though, since you may know
, what are good ways to keep battery-powered gadgets working without succumbing
to the low temperatures?
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[ ]HeWhoMakesItRain 1 point 6 hours ago
Beautiful shot! How did you get all the way down to Antarctica? You've gone wher
e few men have been!
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[ ]monkeytubbies 1 point 6 hours ago
Yup! The less human beings there are, the more beautiful the place is.
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[ ]HappyValleySaturday 1 point 5 hours ago
I've wanted to go to Antarctica for years, and this is exactly why.
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[ ]phdoofus 2 points 5 hours ago
You went to Antarctica and just took a cell phone for a camera?
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[ ]ewest 1 point 5 hours ago
Looks like the cover of The Moon and Antarctica.
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[ ]Josephjayden15 1 point 5 hours ago
Thanks for share
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[ ]zewted 1 point 5 hours ago
I think its time we just call them phones.
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[ ]chemistry_teacher 1 point 5 hours ago
A few days ago, it snowed "heavily" on Mauna Kea, at over 12000 ft. Here we have
permanent snow and ice at sea level. Never stops to blow my mind, especially in
light of your amazingly awesome photo.
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[ ]letsgetogether 1 point 5 hours ago
did you go to Antarctica without a proper camera?
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[ ]re_builder 1 point 5 hours ago
gorgeous photo. somewhat related, you might want to check out 'endurance'; a bog
raphy of e. shackleton's expedition to antarctica. gives new context to your spe
ctacular pic.
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[ ]AhhhDamnit 1 point 5 hours ago

Shortly before landing? It looks like your plane is making a wake....
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[ ]godbois 1 point an hour ago
Doesn't a boat land when it comes ashore?
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[ ]isadanceaholic 1 point 5 hours ago
Beautiful... But what I want to know is why a place called paradise harbour is n
ear a giant floating rock of ice....?
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[ ]mrmeothews 1 point 5 hours ago
Your thoughts were correct!
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[ ]That-creepy-neighbor 0 points 5 hours ago
Didn't you get the memo that we're not suppose to go to Antarctica!?
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[ ]mintblue 1 point 5 hours ago
Lisa?
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[ ]kar86 1 point 5 hours ago
My mom went too last month. Maybe she was on your boat. She has the coolest pict
ures right now.
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[ ]timewaitsforsome 1 point 5 hours ago
lisa?
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[ ]inquire_ 1 point 4 hours ago
were you on a ship for the National Geographic that also happened to have a Geol
ogy professor on board?
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[ ]DiogenesTheHound 1 point 4 hours ago
I went to the Amazon rainforest and took my Gameboy Camera to record the trip
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[ ]dickwagdry 1 point 4 hours ago
Hey op.. please consider x-posting this in /r/antarcticapics: it's a brand new n
ational photography sub that needs fantastic content just like yours
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[ ]Ozi_izO 1 point 4 hours ago
Well you were right.
I enjoyed it.
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[ ]SuicideByYourMom 1 point 4 hours ago
That is a gorgeous shot. What brought you down there?
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[ ]Josephryan147 1 point 4 hours ago
Earth and sky is very distance
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[ ]Dodo_Avenger 1 point 3 hours ago
Watch out for Shoggoths.
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[ ]spartaniz 1 point 3 hours ago
Luckily it wasn't a stupid phone.
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[ ]Milain 1 point 3 hours ago
Wow! Are you on Instagram? I would love to see more pics
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[ ]Floyd_Pink 1 point 3 hours ago
Yeah, but do they have WiFi?
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[ ]xcode18 1 point 2 hours ago

Stunning
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[ ]xcode18 1 point 2 hours ago
Stunning
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[ ]xcode18 1 point 2 hours ago
Stunning
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[ ]Inekar 1 point 2 hours ago
Beautiful picture, any idea of the height of the mountains you shot ?
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[ ]BrickLorca 1 point 2 hours ago
paradise harbor, Antarctica
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[ ]Son-of-iiReland 1 point 2 hours ago
It looks 'Daaame Cold' out there..
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[ ]organic_mango 1 point 2 hours ago
What phone brah
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[ ]Freeheel10 1 point 2 hours ago
That is a great picture!
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[ ]BadWoolf_ 1 point an hour ago
How does one get to travel to Antarctica? Im interested..
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[ ]robertthabruce 1 point an hour ago
Sounds like a resort, paradise harbour.
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[ ]Xorondras 1 point an hour ago
You are going to Antarctica and bring along a smartphone camera? oO
Awesome picture though.
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[ ]ChemicalRemedy 1 point an hour ago
That ice just looks delicious
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[ ]Nguyenist 34 minutes ago
My parents are on a boat cruise around Antarctica atm! This is them posing to pu
ll the ship into ice flow where they were able to come down the gangplank and th
en wander about with the seals and penguins!
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[ ]ludman101 21 minutes ago
Awesome!... So still!
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[ ]Revenesis 2 points 7 hours ago
Maybe I'm an idiot, but all I can see is Modest Mouse's The Moon and Antarctica
reissue album cover
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[ ]bri2fi 0 points an hour ago
Beautiful picture but when people visit Antarctica, they're destroying Antarctic
a. It isn't a biome that supports human activity.
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[ ]Shitty_filter -1 points 11 hours ago
Even with a shitty filter it looks good
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[ ]itjeff 0 points 7 hours ago
Beautiful! 50bits /u/changetip
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[ ]Ouroboratika 0 points 5 hours ago

I had a buddy just get back from Antarctica. Do you know a Mike N?
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[ ]marquettemi -1 points 5 hours ago
It's weird. I could take that same picture pretty much here on Lake Superior, bu
t that picture is so much cooler knowing that it is in Antarctica. [Seriously]
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[ ]johncopter 1 point 4 hours ago
No you couldn't, not even close.
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[ ]Michaellogan76 -1 points 5 hours ago
I cannot stop laughing.many many Thanks
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[ ]kjoro 0 points 4 hours ago
I literally said out loud "God damn!"
Excellent shot
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[ ]kissmyassdracula -2 points 7 hours ago
Antarctica in December..
My brain froze just thinking that.
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[ ]thebiggiantbrain 7 points 7 hours ago
its summer in Antarctica in December.
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[ ]orthodoxbee -3 points 2 hours ago
Dont go to Antartica you are destroying the envoriment
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I went to Antarctica in December and thought you might enjoy this picture I took
with my smart phone shortly before landing at Paradise Harbour. [OC] [2448 x 18
36] (imgur.com)
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[ ]LocalReachMktg 128 points 11 hours ago
Wow this is absolutely astonishing. Thanks for the share.
What the heck were you doing in Antarctica if you don't mind my asking?
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[ ]LucifersDolphin 73 points 8 hours ago
Probably tickling penguins.

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[ ]AerialAces 27 points 8 hours ago
I would guess research I don't know how many people want to visit a barren ice l
and for the hell of it
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[ ]Yiolut 67 points 8 hours ago
Apparently it's pretty popular for tourism, you can take ships there from South
America. Pricey though.
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[ ]mandlebaum0000 38 points 8 hours ago
It seems to be blowing up right now. I read a recent article about how it was ac
tually getting so much tourism, its threatening the ecosystem there, which is pr
etty tragic.
Having said that, I know a girl who works as the hospitality manager for a mediu
m sized boat that takes tourists to Antarctica and I would love to have her job.
Article
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[ ]Aww_Shucks 9 points 8 hours ago
Time to hit the clubs!
heading toward the door
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qz2SeEzxMuE
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[ ]Poondoggie 5 points 7 hours ago
You monster.
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[ ]MracyTordan 46 points 7 hours ago
John Oliver actually shows how tourism to Antarctica is obliterating local speci
es, please don't go. Just look at that picture for 30 seconds, and enjoy it.
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[ ]specialtreatforme 5 points 3 hours ago
Would it be detrimental if I looked at the picture for 45 seconds? Maybe even fo
r a full minute?
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[ ]ItsDarts 12 points 3 hours ago*
I think "obliterating" is a bit harsh considering Antarctica is the largest cont
inent on the planet with the least amount of human interaction. Alarmist much? I
know this will be the unpopular, most down voted opinion, but I don't care, as
you can see, I'm not a karma whore. Tourism should be allowed, but I would agree
that it should be regulated. But according to who's regulations? American? Russ
ian? Argentinian? It's a continent without a governing country. Maybe there shou
ld be a consortium of countries that can agree on how to best regulate tourism,
but I don't think it should be stopped.
Edit 5th largest.
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[ ]Wildwoodywoodpecker 8 points 2 hours ago
So you're saying we should invade Antartica?
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[ ]Sentenced2Burn 2 points 2 hours ago
Sharpening my axe as we speak
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[ ]ItsDarts 4 points 2 hours ago
Not at all and I also don't think it's a highly sought after destination. Consid
ering the size, there should be at least some small are set aside strictly for t
ourism with some kind of regulation to minimize damage.
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[ ]funfwf 5 points an hour ago
You've made a compelling point and I agree, we should definitely declare war on
Antarctica.
Democracy in 3, 2, 1...
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Nice try, Obama.
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[ ]sahan12 2 points 2 hours ago
How could you forget Australia?
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[ ]ItsDarts 2 points 2 hours ago
Ok, them too, didn't mean to leave anyone out, sorry.
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[ ]ConnaX 31 minutes ago
Don't Australia own the most?/Regulate the most
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[ ]PM_ME_UR_FAV_SCENERY 2 points an hour ago
It's also worth remembering the value of tourism. If people can experience the p
lace and share that experience with others then we will build a collective will
to preserve the place. This is the same reason we let people into national parks
: without the ability to visit, we would forget their value in a generation, and
would cease to bother protecting them.
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[ ]connor9 3 points an hour ago
The Antarctic Treaty (http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/about_antarctica/geopolitical/
treaty/) nations already set limits on numbers of ships and numbers of tourists
to antarctica. This is regulated through an association of tour operators called
IAATO - http://iaato.org/home
You can read a reasonable summary about tourism operations here: http://www.anta
rctica.ac.uk/about_antarctica/tourism/faq.php The reports on that page are from
2008 but the give an overview of how the process works. For up-to-date stats you
can get them straight from IAATO http://iaato.org/en_GB/tourism-statistics
The main issue about impact from tourism is that there are very few spots in the
Antarctic where ships can make landings. While the continent is quite large the
areas where tourism happens is actually quite small and they obviously target t
he interesting bits like penguin colonies, historic huts and interesting geograp
hical features. The tour operators do try to take the environmental consideratio
ns seriously as they market Antarctica as a pristine and untouched place. It's h
ard to sell that when things are trampled. As part of the Antarctic Treaty parti
cipating nations do inspections of facilities and tour operators all the time bu
t it's very difficult to enforce. Other than the birds and mammals, most life in
Antarctic grows very slowly due to the cold conditions. The bit John Oliver was
talking about in terms of treading on moss is a real concern as the damage take
s ages to repair.
John Oliver didn't cover it but the research that was being talked about was sta
ting that the current regulations on limits to tourism aren't enough. They need
to be scaled back. The antarctic tour operators obviously don't want to do that
as it would reduce their business but they are trying to implement environmental
regulations. The point the australian study was trying to make is that the self
-regulation doesn't seem to be enough. The idea isn't to stop completely but to
continue increasing the environmental protections that the tour operators follow
and reduce the numbers of landings and visitors. That's the part that could be
hard to do.
I don't know the exact paper the news clip was talking about but Australian is b
ig into the human impacts in antarctica research - http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/b
itstream/97469/2/WP%20173.pdf, http://www.antarctica.gov.au/environment/human-im
pacts-in-antarctica
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[ ]ItsDarts 11 minutes ago
All very good points, thanks for this.
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[ ]draggoon 27 minutes ago
Yeah. I wouldn't go around believing John Oliver. He sorta lost his credibility
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[ ]bear_next_door 26 minutes ago
Antarctica is the largest continent on the planet
Uhh no it's not- even with ice counted as land.
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[ ]ItsDarts 14 minutes ago
Oops, sorry, forgot the "5th" part.
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[ ]Euracil -1 points 5 hours ago
Beat me to the draw!
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[ ]Slimbopboogie 0 points 3 hours ago
You've just convinced me to watch his show lol
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[ ]unsweetenedsoymilk 4 points 7 hours ago
They should only allow sail ships to go there for tourism.
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[ ]Thjoth 4 points 6 hours ago
The tall ship Europa sails there every year and is there right now, live tweetin
g their days. It's pretty fantastic.
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[ ]pletentious_asshore 4 points 6 hours ago
yea I really want to go! but im going to do alaska first to see if I can get I o
ut of my system.
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[ ]MayorOfBellona 4 points 7 hours ago
I spent my 21st birthday off the coast of Argentina on way to Antartica. It was
a Russian ship operated by a Canadian tour company. My grandma asked me if I wan
ted to go and it didn't sound like an experience I would have many chances at. A
lso, it was an elder hostel trip. That part was weird. This was more than 15 yea
rs ago so the tourism thing has been going on for a while.
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[ ]Drunkstrider 2 points 8 hours ago
My parents are taking a cruise and visiting south america. There was an option f
or a helicopter ride to Antarctica. But it was like 3000 dollars per person.
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[ ]Iamnotvicki 5 points 7 hours ago*
You can take a honeymoon cruise to Antarctica. Why not? It's cuddle weather. htt
p://www.imaginehoneymoons.com/latin-america-honeymoons/antarctica-honeymoons/
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[ ]Drunkstrider 2 points 7 hours ago
Very interesting.
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[ ]obscure123456789 7 points 5 hours ago*
It's very zen.
People vacate to places like Vegas to get more stimulation as an escape from som
e numbing day to day life.
Other would rathar go to more quiet places where they can hear themselves think
and escape the constant pull of others who want their time and energy.
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[ ]strummingmusic 6 minutes ago
It ends up being a strange mix of quasi-solitude and social interaction though,
since you will spend time stuck within ~25m of everyone else on a ship to get th
ere and back, and once you arrive your shore visits are highly regulated...basic
ally hiking in a line and snapping the same photos as everyone else in your grou
p. I was a wildlife guide in Antarctica for a few years. I love your comment tho
ugh (and think it's very important for people to spend time in quiet places). Ev
en with the strict regulation aspect of Antarctic tourism people are given the c
hance to visit the complete opposite of where they live, and that can only help
by giving them perspective. On my trips I'd always try to do "a few minutes of s

ilence" as a group while onshore so they could experience the weight of true pea
ce & quiet.
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[ ]atxy89 3 points 3 hours ago
I would totally visit Antarctica just for the hell of it. Some pictures of the p
lace are out of this world.
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[ ]NiteTiger 3 points 3 hours ago
Met a guy when I was doing electrical work that spent some time as one of McMurd
o's resident fixits. He mentioned it one day at lunch, and no one believed him.
Then he broke out the pictures... including him at the South Pole. He got a free
lunch from everyone who'd laughed at him. Fucker didn't pay for lunch for almos
t two weeks.
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[ ]mr_jrt 27 minutes ago
Interstellar teaches us why that's a bad idea
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[ ]ghostbackwards 2 points 8 hours ago
Uh, I would love to. I'll never be able to afford it but it's something I've wan
ted to do for years.
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[ ]Sunprofactor 1 point 8 hours ago
Never say never! If you truly want to go give yourself a date that you need to h
ave the resources by, and make it happen! :-)
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[ ]Dininiful 1 point 2 hours ago
I would!
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[ ]pjhsv 41 minutes ago
I know a few people that have been for tourism
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[ ]Amphibialrabies69 1 point 8 hours ago
If I was traveling on my own and had a choice between Antarctica and the Dominic
an I think I'd choose Antarctica. If I was traveling with my gf we'd compromise
and choose Dominican.
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[ ]sklite 3 points 4 hours ago
Chilling
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[ ]KCCory84 1 point 7 hours ago
A old buddy of mine was just down there recently for work. I don't know much abo
ut what he does, something to do with communication satellites.
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[ ]simplexand 59 minutes ago
Possibly something to do with the receivers. Read an article before about it as
their primary link method to the Internet. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teleco
mmunications_in_Antarctica#Internet
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Got a question or see an error? PM us.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Antarctica#Internet
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[ ]WiggyHD 1 point 5 hours ago
OP probably lives up north and wanted to vacation in a southern continent since
it would be summer in December
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[ ]shweelay 1 point 2 hours ago
Facepalm.... was totally wondering why someone go in December since it's colder
then. Haha I'm a dummy!

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[ ]pookiespy 21 points 6 hours ago
We went in January and I found that "black" water so haunting. http://imgur.com/
doPgZ8A,AdZttqV,dYgiFHu#2 http://imgur.com/doPgZ8A,AdZttqV,dYgiFHu#1
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[ ]Targaryen-ish 4 points 4 hours ago
That black water is absolutely terrifying.
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[ ]Bricci 6 points 3 hours ago
But it's nothing compared to the even more scary and menacing, BLACK ICE.
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[ ]Dininiful 5 points 2 hours ago
Psshh, racist...
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[ ]minusthedrifter 2 points 3 hours ago
ELI5: Why is it black?
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[ ]bear_next_door 21 minutes ago
The sun's light hits the water at a shallower angle, making it appear dark (like
water at sunset/sunrise).
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[ ]PatriotsFTW 16 points 8 hours ago
The thumbnail wasn't loading for me, so instead it just showed a blank white spa
ce where a picture should've been. Thought you were making a cheeky little joke
for a second there OP
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[ ]Jewish_jesus 45 points 9 hours ago
What phone do you have?
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[ ]stumblemuffin 38 points 8 hours ago
A smart one apparently
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[ ]wutaboutme 4 points 6 hours ago
Damn, and all I've got is this dumb one.
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[ ]Kim_Jong_Goon 5 points 5 hours ago
Mines a C student.
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[ ]97th_factory 13 minutes ago
C's get degrees...and phone contracts.
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[ ]Nevek117 16 points 7 hours ago
I'm kinda glad OP didn't post the type of phone or else r/HailCorporate would be
all over it. No disrespect.
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[ ]phydeaux70 3 points 7 hours ago
They need to buy that picture from him for advertising.
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[ ]simplexand 56 minutes ago
Either a Sony, Samsung, LG, Motorola, Asus or Apple. (etc)
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[ ]Gliste 12 points 5 hours ago
I like how OP hasn't responded to anyone...
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[ ]Orc_ 1 point 2 hours ago
Hate those OPs...
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[ ]Cuntrabanned 21 points 8 hours ago

Alright, not to get all /r/HailCorporate up in here, but I seriously need to kno
w what kind of phone you have because them mega pixels are boner worthy
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[ ]simplexand 54 minutes ago
tbh though all decent cameras can manage such a well-lit scene.
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[ ]hatchetlock -2 points 4 hours ago
I'd say maybe a note 4, or possibly the 6 plus. Also ik there is some Nokia phon
e that takes a really nice picture.
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[ ]humorharp 4 points 3 hours ago
lumia 1020.
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[ ]organic_mango 2 points 2 hours ago
I hope everyone realizes that the 6+ and the 6 have same camera - the 6+ only us
es OIS for video, not for stills, so the pictures taken with either phone would
be identical.
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[ ]ihavenowisdom 2 points 4 hours ago
By the color saturation and over all picture i would guess the note 4
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[ ]stengebt 6 points 7 hours ago
Hey OP, please consider x-posting this in /r/AntarcticaPics. It's a brand new Na
tional Photography Sub that needs fantastic content just like yours!
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[ ]inkwellington 4 points 9 hours ago
I'll be going there on a geology research expedition, so excited! Beautiful pict
ure.
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[ ]__dilligaf__ 4 points 11 hours ago
Beautiful. That could easily be a postcard.
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[ ]martin519 3 points 9 hours ago
Where you part of the Students on Ice Expeditions? I read about that in my local
paper last month.
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[ ]realdoctorblaze 2 points 5 hours ago
It makes me sick to think that we are actually destroying those kind of places
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[ ]paredown 8 points 10 hours ago
Thumbnail looks like a TIE Interceptor.
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[ ]cormacpower 8 points 6 hours ago
ITT: Redditors linking to John Oliver talking about why you shouldn't go to Anta
rctica.
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[ ]demonquark 3 points 6 hours ago
He's the reason I decided not to go. :(
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[ ]Targaryen-ish 1 point 4 hours ago
Rly? Only one person did this that I've seen.
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[ ]savedbythehell 1 point 3 hours ago
also ITT: other redditors pointing out what other redditors are commenting.
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[ ]p_lett 3 points 11 hours ago
Nice photo. What boat were you on? I was in Antarctica on the MV Ushuaia over Ch
ristmas - maybe we were on the same boat!
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[ ]mhawk329 2 points 7 hours ago

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[ ]p_lett 1 point 3 hours ago
No, I was on the trip previous to theirs which was out over Christmas Day.
We did see the students though, as they were in the town of Ushuaia on the day w
e got off the boat. We passed them all walking up the mountain to the glacier wi
th their name tags on as we were walking down.
Are we about to find out that it's a very small world? :-)
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[ ]sirprem89 2 points 8 hours ago
Thats a cool picture bro, but Im thinking the bottom mountain has bad resolution
bro!
Lol, jk. Beautiful picture! The Reflection really adds to the serenity of it. We
re you on a glacier when you took this pic?
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[ ]DJFluffers115 2 points 5 hours ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8shW8Nv46k
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[ ]Aesthetic_Hipster 3 points 4 hours ago
meh. 7.8/10 too much water.
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[ ]TitsNGritz 2 points an hour ago
What exactly would drive someone to want to travel to Antarctica?
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[ ]I349Y 7 points 9 hours ago
brb going to Antarctica
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[ ]MracyTordan 8 points 7 hours ago
Please don't...
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[ ]Tfrey183 5 points 7 hours ago
Hey! i also went to Antarctica this past summer, where I took this picture; http
://imgur.com/lbLtHYT
Did you go with Quark Expeditions? I just got pack several days ago from my trip
that went over Christmas
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[ ]camdoodlebop 12 points 6 hours ago
Why did you even pack a tank top to a trip to antarctica
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[ ]NanoPaperPro 4 points 6 hours ago
The humidity is very low, so you don't feel the cold sometimes.
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[ ]Kim_Jong_Goon 1 point 5 hours ago
Our summer is winter down there. You telling me humidity matters when it's -70F?
Yes, average inland temp in July is -70F in antarctica. Coast is slightly warmer
but you'll absolutely feel that.
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[ ]breshecl 1 point 7 hours ago
I went with Quark in 2008! Had a blast. I have never stopped wanting to go back.
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[ ]zpressley 4 points 8 hours ago
This is relevant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8shW8Nv46k
Great Pic though.
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[ ]jsudekum 3 points 8 hours ago
And since cell phones capture so little majesty of a landscape, this had to be a
lmost frighteningly beautiful.
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[ ]goodolarchie 1 point 7 hours ago
With panorama and composite being really easy, and phones getting better image p

rocessing, i really like how much of the majesty is captured on mine. android 4.
x does a great job leveraging the hardware
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[ ]dubious_ian 3 points 10 hours ago
Went to Antarctica in December of 2013. What boat were you on?
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[ ]oh_mi_scusi 1 point 8 hours ago
I love this! I would LOVE to go down there! Did you go for business or are there
commercially available trips?
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[ ]Im_the_best_around 1 point 8 hours ago
You were correct.
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[ ]_OnlyCommentsOnName_ 1 point 6 hours ago
All of a sudden, I feel insignificant.
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[ ]isuckcock 1 point 4 hours ago
Anything I can do to make you feel better?
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[ ]Betruul 1 point 8 hours ago
..... Cherril???
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[ ]kuttymongoose 1 point 8 hours ago
It's a sound wave.
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[ ]JimboJones82 1 point 8 hours ago
That's awesome!!!
How did you get to Antarctica exactly, Did you leave from Argentina?
I've always wanted to go but was turned off the idea by a friend who went and sa
id the entire time it was rainy, windy, rough as guts and he didn't see much at
all.
Real downer that trip.
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[ ]meiasameias 1 point 8 hours ago
Thanks man. I wish i could go there.
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[ ]jessicahonig 1 point 8 hours ago
That looks cold as hell.
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[ ]kelstermass 1 point 7 hours ago
That is actually quite stunning. So beautiful that I can gaze upon it endlessly,
until I fall asleepppppppppppp
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[ ]Ashuvain 1 point 7 hours ago
At the mountains of madness (is the only thing I can think about every time I se
e pictures of mountains in Antarctica, thanks to Sir Lovecraft).
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[ ]Johnnypooper 1 point 7 hours ago
My brother and I have been trying to coordinate a 2-3 week trip through south am
erica with a closing in antarctica. I would love any and all details about your
trip, and if you don't mind the cost of the trip. We are trying to go in the nex
t 3-5 years. Thanks
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[ ]Lv16 1 point 7 hours ago
Antarctica photos are always my favorite. I wanna get there so bad!
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[ ]Ferl74 1 point 7 hours ago
How considerate of you, I don't even know you and here you are thinking about me
on vacation.
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[ ]CaptainAsshat 1 point 7 hours ago

I have no idea of the perspective. How big are those things?
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[ ]Strindberg 1 point 7 hours ago
What was the weather like?
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[ ]_OnlyCommentsOnName_ 1 point 6 hours ago
In so glad you you told us that it was with your smartphone.
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[ ]lightbrekkie 1 point 6 hours ago
Gorgeous image, thanks for sharing the privileged view.
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[ ]Ravetronics 1 point 6 hours ago
"Yup, we're here."
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[ ]Aidensamuel26 1 point 6 hours ago
earthpond is very cool
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[ ]Bobasaurus_Rex 1 point 6 hours ago
Penguins? :D
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[ ]sometimes_an_owl 1 point 6 hours ago
You have no idea how insanely jealous I am. Someday...
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[ ]rickyjoebobby 1 point 6 hours ago
i'm glad there's still ice in antarctica
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[ ]lightningrod14 1 point 6 hours ago
...the universe is shaped exactly like the earth...
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[ ]cynoclast 1 point 6 hours ago
Hmm. Summer in Antarctica, still fucking cold.
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[ ]Isaiahjayden69 1 point 6 hours ago
Very nice picture
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[ ]anon108 1 point 6 hours ago
Absolutely breathtaking!
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[ ]franksvalli 1 point 6 hours ago
I was going to make a stupid one-liner about the phone's battery going dead a mi
nute after being exposed to the frozen air. Seriously though, since you may know
, what are good ways to keep battery-powered gadgets working without succumbing
to the low temperatures?
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[ ]HeWhoMakesItRain 1 point 6 hours ago
Beautiful shot! How did you get all the way down to Antarctica? You've gone wher
e few men have been!
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[ ]monkeytubbies 1 point 6 hours ago
Yup! The less human beings there are, the more beautiful the place is.
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[ ]HappyValleySaturday 1 point 5 hours ago
I've wanted to go to Antarctica for years, and this is exactly why.
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[ ]phdoofus 2 points 5 hours ago
You went to Antarctica and just took a cell phone for a camera?
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[ ]ewest 1 point 5 hours ago
Looks like the cover of The Moon and Antarctica.

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[ ]Josephjayden15 1 point 5 hours ago
Thanks for share
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[ ]zewted 1 point 5 hours ago
I think its time we just call them phones.
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[ ]chemistry_teacher 1 point 5 hours ago
A few days ago, it snowed "heavily" on Mauna Kea, at over 12000 ft. Here we have
permanent snow and ice at sea level. Never stops to blow my mind, especially in
light of your amazingly awesome photo.
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[ ]letsgetogether 1 point 5 hours ago
did you go to Antarctica without a proper camera?
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[ ]re_builder 1 point 5 hours ago
gorgeous photo. somewhat related, you might want to check out 'endurance'; a bog
raphy of e. shackleton's expedition to antarctica. gives new context to your spe
ctacular pic.
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[ ]AhhhDamnit 1 point 5 hours ago
Shortly before landing? It looks like your plane is making a wake....
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[ ]godbois 1 point an hour ago
Doesn't a boat land when it comes ashore?
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[ ]isadanceaholic 1 point 5 hours ago
Beautiful... But what I want to know is why a place called paradise harbour is n
ear a giant floating rock of ice....?
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[ ]mrmeothews 1 point 5 hours ago
Your thoughts were correct!
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[ ]That-creepy-neighbor 0 points 5 hours ago
Didn't you get the memo that we're not suppose to go to Antarctica!?
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[ ]mintblue 1 point 5 hours ago
Lisa?
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[ ]kar86 1 point 5 hours ago
My mom went too last month. Maybe she was on your boat. She has the coolest pict
ures right now.
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[ ]timewaitsforsome 1 point 5 hours ago
lisa?
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[ ]inquire_ 1 point 4 hours ago
were you on a ship for the National Geographic that also happened to have a Geol
ogy professor on board?
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[ ]DiogenesTheHound 1 point 4 hours ago
I went to the Amazon rainforest and took my Gameboy Camera to record the trip
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[ ]dickwagdry 1 point 4 hours ago
Hey op.. please consider x-posting this in /r/antarcticapics: it's a brand new n
ational photography sub that needs fantastic content just like yours
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[ ]Ozi_izO 1 point 4 hours ago
Well you were right.
I enjoyed it.

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[ ]SuicideByYourMom 1 point 4 hours ago
That is a gorgeous shot. What brought you down there?
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[ ]Josephryan147 1 point 4 hours ago
Earth and sky is very distance
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[ ]Dodo_Avenger 1 point 3 hours ago
Watch out for Shoggoths.
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[ ]spartaniz 1 point 3 hours ago
Luckily it wasn't a stupid phone.
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[ ]Milain 1 point 3 hours ago
Wow! Are you on Instagram? I would love to see more pics
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[ ]Floyd_Pink 1 point 3 hours ago
Yeah, but do they have WiFi?
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[ ]xcode18 1 point 2 hours ago
Stunning
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[ ]xcode18 1 point 2 hours ago
Stunning
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[ ]xcode18 1 point 2 hours ago
Stunning
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[ ]Inekar 1 point 2 hours ago
Beautiful picture, any idea of the height of the mountains you shot ?
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[ ]BrickLorca 1 point 2 hours ago
paradise harbor, Antarctica
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[ ]Son-of-iiReland 1 point 2 hours ago
It looks 'Daaame Cold' out there..
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[ ]organic_mango 1 point 2 hours ago
What phone brah
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[ ]Freeheel10 1 point 2 hours ago
That is a great picture!
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[ ]BadWoolf_ 1 point an hour ago
How does one get to travel to Antarctica? Im interested..
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[ ]robertthabruce 1 point an hour ago
Sounds like a resort, paradise harbour.
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[ ]Xorondras 1 point an hour ago
You are going to Antarctica and bring along a smartphone camera? oO
Awesome picture though.
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[ ]ChemicalRemedy 1 point an hour ago
That ice just looks delicious
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[ ]Nguyenist 34 minutes ago
My parents are on a boat cruise around Antarctica atm! This is them posing to pu
ll the ship into ice flow where they were able to come down the gangplank and th
en wander about with the seals and penguins!

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[ ]ludman101 21 minutes ago
Awesome!... So still!
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[ ]Revenesis 2 points 7 hours ago
Maybe I'm an idiot, but all I can see is Modest Mouse's The Moon and Antarctica
reissue album cover
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[ ]bri2fi 0 points an hour ago
Beautiful picture but when people visit Antarctica, they're destroying Antarctic
a. It isn't a biome that supports human activity.
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[ ]Shitty_filter -1 points 11 hours ago
Even with a shitty filter it looks good
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[ ]itjeff 0 points 7 hours ago
Beautiful! 50bits /u/changetip
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[ ]Ouroboratika 0 points 5 hours ago
I had a buddy just get back from Antarctica. Do you know a Mike N?
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[ ]marquettemi -1 points 5 hours ago
It's weird. I could take that same picture pretty much here on Lake Superior, bu
t that picture is so much cooler knowing that it is in Antarctica. [Seriously]
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[ ]johncopter 1 point 4 hours ago
No you couldn't, not even close.
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[ ]Michaellogan76 -1 points 5 hours ago
I cannot stop laughing.many many Thanks
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[ ]kjoro 0 points 4 hours ago
I literally said out loud "God damn!"
Excellent shot
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[ ]kissmyassdracula -2 points 7 hours ago
Antarctica in December..
My brain froze just thinking that.
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[ ]thebiggiantbrain 7 points 7 hours ago
its summer in Antarctica in December.
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[ ]orthodoxbee -3 points 2 hours ago
Dont go to Antartica you are destroying the envoriment
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I went to Antarctica in December and thought you might enjoy this picture I took
with my smart phone shortly before landing at Paradise Harbour. [OC] [2448 x 18
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[ ]LocalReachMktg 128 points 11 hours ago
Wow this is absolutely astonishing. Thanks for the share.
What the heck were you doing in Antarctica if you don't mind my asking?
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[ ]LucifersDolphin 73 points 8 hours ago
Probably tickling penguins.
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[ ]AerialAces 27 points 8 hours ago
I would guess research I don't know how many people want to visit a barren ice l
and for the hell of it
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[ ]Yiolut 67 points 8 hours ago
Apparently it's pretty popular for tourism, you can take ships there from South
America. Pricey though.
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[ ]mandlebaum0000 38 points 8 hours ago
It seems to be blowing up right now. I read a recent article about how it was ac
tually getting so much tourism, its threatening the ecosystem there, which is pr
etty tragic.
Having said that, I know a girl who works as the hospitality manager for a mediu
m sized boat that takes tourists to Antarctica and I would love to have her job.
Article
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[ ]Aww_Shucks 9 points 8 hours ago
Time to hit the clubs!
heading toward the door
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qz2SeEzxMuE
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[ ]Poondoggie 5 points 7 hours ago
You monster.
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[ ]MracyTordan 46 points 7 hours ago

John Oliver actually shows how tourism to Antarctica is obliterating local speci
es, please don't go. Just look at that picture for 30 seconds, and enjoy it.
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[ ]specialtreatforme 5 points 3 hours ago
Would it be detrimental if I looked at the picture for 45 seconds? Maybe even fo
r a full minute?
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[ ]ItsDarts 12 points 3 hours ago*
I think "obliterating" is a bit harsh considering Antarctica is the largest cont
inent on the planet with the least amount of human interaction. Alarmist much? I
know this will be the unpopular, most down voted opinion, but I don't care, as
you can see, I'm not a karma whore. Tourism should be allowed, but I would agree
that it should be regulated. But according to who's regulations? American? Russ
ian? Argentinian? It's a continent without a governing country. Maybe there shou
ld be a consortium of countries that can agree on how to best regulate tourism,
but I don't think it should be stopped.
Edit 5th largest.
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[ ]Wildwoodywoodpecker 8 points 2 hours ago
So you're saying we should invade Antartica?
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[ ]Sentenced2Burn 2 points 2 hours ago
Sharpening my axe as we speak
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[ ]ItsDarts 4 points 2 hours ago
Not at all and I also don't think it's a highly sought after destination. Consid
ering the size, there should be at least some small are set aside strictly for t
ourism with some kind of regulation to minimize damage.
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[ ]funfwf 5 points an hour ago
You've made a compelling point and I agree, we should definitely declare war on
Antarctica.
Democracy in 3, 2, 1...
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[ ]meneedmorecoffee 2 points 2 hours ago
Nice try, Obama.
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[ ]sahan12 2 points 2 hours ago
How could you forget Australia?
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[ ]ItsDarts 2 points 2 hours ago
Ok, them too, didn't mean to leave anyone out, sorry.
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[ ]ConnaX 31 minutes ago
Don't Australia own the most?/Regulate the most
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[ ]PM_ME_UR_FAV_SCENERY 2 points an hour ago
It's also worth remembering the value of tourism. If people can experience the p
lace and share that experience with others then we will build a collective will
to preserve the place. This is the same reason we let people into national parks
: without the ability to visit, we would forget their value in a generation, and
would cease to bother protecting them.
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[ ]connor9 3 points an hour ago
The Antarctic Treaty (http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/about_antarctica/geopolitical/
treaty/) nations already set limits on numbers of ships and numbers of tourists
to antarctica. This is regulated through an association of tour operators called
IAATO - http://iaato.org/home
You can read a reasonable summary about tourism operations here: http://www.anta
rctica.ac.uk/about_antarctica/tourism/faq.php The reports on that page are from

2008 but the give an overview of how the process works. For up-to-date stats you
can get them straight from IAATO http://iaato.org/en_GB/tourism-statistics
The main issue about impact from tourism is that there are very few spots in the
Antarctic where ships can make landings. While the continent is quite large the
areas where tourism happens is actually quite small and they obviously target t
he interesting bits like penguin colonies, historic huts and interesting geograp
hical features. The tour operators do try to take the environmental consideratio
ns seriously as they market Antarctica as a pristine and untouched place. It's h
ard to sell that when things are trampled. As part of the Antarctic Treaty parti
cipating nations do inspections of facilities and tour operators all the time bu
t it's very difficult to enforce. Other than the birds and mammals, most life in
Antarctic grows very slowly due to the cold conditions. The bit John Oliver was
talking about in terms of treading on moss is a real concern as the damage take
s ages to repair.
John Oliver didn't cover it but the research that was being talked about was sta
ting that the current regulations on limits to tourism aren't enough. They need
to be scaled back. The antarctic tour operators obviously don't want to do that
as it would reduce their business but they are trying to implement environmental
regulations. The point the australian study was trying to make is that the self
-regulation doesn't seem to be enough. The idea isn't to stop completely but to
continue increasing the environmental protections that the tour operators follow
and reduce the numbers of landings and visitors. That's the part that could be
hard to do.
I don't know the exact paper the news clip was talking about but Australian is b
ig into the human impacts in antarctica research - http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/b
itstream/97469/2/WP%20173.pdf, http://www.antarctica.gov.au/environment/human-im
pacts-in-antarctica
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[ ]ItsDarts 11 minutes ago
All very good points, thanks for this.
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[ ]draggoon 27 minutes ago
Yeah. I wouldn't go around believing John Oliver. He sorta lost his credibility
to me after the gender wage gap segment.
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[ ]bear_next_door 26 minutes ago
Antarctica is the largest continent on the planet
Uhh no it's not- even with ice counted as land.
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[ ]ItsDarts 14 minutes ago
Oops, sorry, forgot the "5th" part.
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[ ]Euracil -1 points 5 hours ago
Beat me to the draw!
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[ ]Slimbopboogie 0 points 3 hours ago
You've just convinced me to watch his show lol
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[ ]unsweetenedsoymilk 4 points 7 hours ago
They should only allow sail ships to go there for tourism.
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[ ]Thjoth 4 points 6 hours ago
The tall ship Europa sails there every year and is there right now, live tweetin
g their days. It's pretty fantastic.
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[ ]pletentious_asshore 4 points 6 hours ago
yea I really want to go! but im going to do alaska first to see if I can get I o
ut of my system.
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[ ]MayorOfBellona 4 points 7 hours ago

I spent my 21st birthday off the coast of Argentina on way to Antartica. It was
a Russian ship operated by a Canadian tour company. My grandma asked me if I wan
ted to go and it didn't sound like an experience I would have many chances at. A
lso, it was an elder hostel trip. That part was weird. This was more than 15 yea
rs ago so the tourism thing has been going on for a while.
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[ ]Drunkstrider 2 points 8 hours ago
My parents are taking a cruise and visiting south america. There was an option f
or a helicopter ride to Antarctica. But it was like 3000 dollars per person.
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[ ]Iamnotvicki 5 points 7 hours ago*
You can take a honeymoon cruise to Antarctica. Why not? It's cuddle weather. htt
p://www.imaginehoneymoons.com/latin-america-honeymoons/antarctica-honeymoons/
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[ ]Drunkstrider 2 points 7 hours ago
Very interesting.
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[ ]obscure123456789 7 points 5 hours ago*
It's very zen.
People vacate to places like Vegas to get more stimulation as an escape from som
e numbing day to day life.
Other would rathar go to more quiet places where they can hear themselves think
and escape the constant pull of others who want their time and energy.
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[ ]strummingmusic 6 minutes ago
It ends up being a strange mix of quasi-solitude and social interaction though,
since you will spend time stuck within ~25m of everyone else on a ship to get th
ere and back, and once you arrive your shore visits are highly regulated...basic
ally hiking in a line and snapping the same photos as everyone else in your grou
p. I was a wildlife guide in Antarctica for a few years. I love your comment tho
ugh (and think it's very important for people to spend time in quiet places). Ev
en with the strict regulation aspect of Antarctic tourism people are given the c
hance to visit the complete opposite of where they live, and that can only help
by giving them perspective. On my trips I'd always try to do "a few minutes of s
ilence" as a group while onshore so they could experience the weight of true pea
ce & quiet.
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[ ]atxy89 3 points 3 hours ago
I would totally visit Antarctica just for the hell of it. Some pictures of the p
lace are out of this world.
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[ ]NiteTiger 3 points 3 hours ago
Met a guy when I was doing electrical work that spent some time as one of McMurd
o's resident fixits. He mentioned it one day at lunch, and no one believed him.
Then he broke out the pictures... including him at the South Pole. He got a free
lunch from everyone who'd laughed at him. Fucker didn't pay for lunch for almos
t two weeks.
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[ ]mr_jrt 27 minutes ago
Interstellar teaches us why that's a bad idea
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[ ]ghostbackwards 2 points 8 hours ago
Uh, I would love to. I'll never be able to afford it but it's something I've wan
ted to do for years.
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[ ]Sunprofactor 1 point 8 hours ago
Never say never! If you truly want to go give yourself a date that you need to h
ave the resources by, and make it happen! :-)
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[ ]Dininiful 1 point 2 hours ago

I would!
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[ ]pjhsv 41 minutes ago
I know a few people that have been for tourism
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[ ]Amphibialrabies69 1 point 8 hours ago
If I was traveling on my own and had a choice between Antarctica and the Dominic
an I think I'd choose Antarctica. If I was traveling with my gf we'd compromise
and choose Dominican.
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[ ]sklite 3 points 4 hours ago
Chilling
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[ ]KCCory84 1 point 7 hours ago
A old buddy of mine was just down there recently for work. I don't know much abo
ut what he does, something to do with communication satellites.
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[ ]simplexand 59 minutes ago
Possibly something to do with the receivers. Read an article before about it as
their primary link method to the Internet. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teleco
mmunications_in_Antarctica#Internet
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[ ]demobile_bot 58 minutes ago
Hi there! I have detected a mobile link in your comment.
Got a question or see an error? PM us.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Antarctica#Internet
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[ ]WiggyHD 1 point 5 hours ago
OP probably lives up north and wanted to vacation in a southern continent since
it would be summer in December
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[ ]shweelay 1 point 2 hours ago
Facepalm.... was totally wondering why someone go in December since it's colder
then. Haha I'm a dummy!
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[ ]pookiespy 21 points 6 hours ago
We went in January and I found that "black" water so haunting. http://imgur.com/
doPgZ8A,AdZttqV,dYgiFHu#2 http://imgur.com/doPgZ8A,AdZttqV,dYgiFHu#1
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[ ]Targaryen-ish 4 points 4 hours ago
That black water is absolutely terrifying.
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[ ]Bricci 6 points 3 hours ago
But it's nothing compared to the even more scary and menacing, BLACK ICE.
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[ ]Dininiful 5 points 2 hours ago
Psshh, racist...
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[ ]minusthedrifter 2 points 3 hours ago
ELI5: Why is it black?
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[ ]bear_next_door 21 minutes ago
The sun's light hits the water at a shallower angle, making it appear dark (like
water at sunset/sunrise).
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[ ]PatriotsFTW 16 points 8 hours ago
The thumbnail wasn't loading for me, so instead it just showed a blank white spa
ce where a picture should've been. Thought you were making a cheeky little joke
for a second there OP

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[ ]Jewish_jesus 45 points 9 hours ago
What phone do you have?
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[ ]stumblemuffin 38 points 8 hours ago
A smart one apparently
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[ ]wutaboutme 4 points 6 hours ago
Damn, and all I've got is this dumb one.
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[ ]Kim_Jong_Goon 5 points 5 hours ago
Mines a C student.
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[ ]97th_factory 13 minutes ago
C's get degrees...and phone contracts.
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[ ]Nevek117 16 points 7 hours ago
I'm kinda glad OP didn't post the type of phone or else r/HailCorporate would be
all over it. No disrespect.
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[ ]phydeaux70 3 points 7 hours ago
They need to buy that picture from him for advertising.
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[ ]simplexand 56 minutes ago
Either a Sony, Samsung, LG, Motorola, Asus or Apple. (etc)
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[ ]Gliste 12 points 5 hours ago
I like how OP hasn't responded to anyone...
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[ ]Orc_ 1 point 2 hours ago
Hate those OPs...
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[ ]Cuntrabanned 21 points 8 hours ago
Alright, not to get all /r/HailCorporate up in here, but I seriously need to kno
w what kind of phone you have because them mega pixels are boner worthy
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[ ]simplexand 54 minutes ago
tbh though all decent cameras can manage such a well-lit scene.
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[ ]hatchetlock -2 points 4 hours ago
I'd say maybe a note 4, or possibly the 6 plus. Also ik there is some Nokia phon
e that takes a really nice picture.
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[ ]humorharp 4 points 3 hours ago
lumia 1020.
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[ ]organic_mango 2 points 2 hours ago
I hope everyone realizes that the 6+ and the 6 have same camera - the 6+ only us
es OIS for video, not for stills, so the pictures taken with either phone would
be identical.
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[ ]ihavenowisdom 2 points 4 hours ago
By the color saturation and over all picture i would guess the note 4
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[ ]stengebt 6 points 7 hours ago
Hey OP, please consider x-posting this in /r/AntarcticaPics. It's a brand new Na
tional Photography Sub that needs fantastic content just like yours!
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[ ]inkwellington 4 points 9 hours ago

I'll be going there on a geology research expedition, so excited! Beautiful pict

ure.
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[ ]__dilligaf__ 4 points 11 hours ago
Beautiful. That could easily be a postcard.
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[ ]martin519 3 points 9 hours ago
Where you part of the Students on Ice Expeditions? I read about that in my local
paper last month.
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[ ]realdoctorblaze 2 points 5 hours ago
It makes me sick to think that we are actually destroying those kind of places
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[ ]paredown 8 points 10 hours ago
Thumbnail looks like a TIE Interceptor.
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[ ]cormacpower 8 points 6 hours ago
ITT: Redditors linking to John Oliver talking about why you shouldn't go to Anta
rctica.
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[ ]demonquark 3 points 6 hours ago
He's the reason I decided not to go. :(
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[ ]Targaryen-ish 1 point 4 hours ago
Rly? Only one person did this that I've seen.
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[ ]savedbythehell 1 point 3 hours ago
also ITT: other redditors pointing out what other redditors are commenting.
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[ ]p_lett 3 points 11 hours ago
Nice photo. What boat were you on? I was in Antarctica on the MV Ushuaia over Ch
ristmas - maybe we were on the same boat!
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[ ]mhawk329 2 points 7 hours ago
Were you with the students on ice group??
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[ ]p_lett 1 point 3 hours ago
No, I was on the trip previous to theirs which was out over Christmas Day.
We did see the students though, as they were in the town of Ushuaia on the day w
e got off the boat. We passed them all walking up the mountain to the glacier wi
th their name tags on as we were walking down.
Are we about to find out that it's a very small world? :-)
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[ ]sirprem89 2 points 8 hours ago
Thats a cool picture bro, but Im thinking the bottom mountain has bad resolution
bro!
Lol, jk. Beautiful picture! The Reflection really adds to the serenity of it. We
re you on a glacier when you took this pic?
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[ ]DJFluffers115 2 points 5 hours ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8shW8Nv46k
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[ ]Aesthetic_Hipster 3 points 4 hours ago
meh. 7.8/10 too much water.
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[ ]TitsNGritz 2 points an hour ago
What exactly would drive someone to want to travel to Antarctica?
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[ ]I349Y 7 points 9 hours ago
brb going to Antarctica

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[ ]MracyTordan 8 points 7 hours ago
Please don't...
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[ ]Tfrey183 5 points 7 hours ago
Hey! i also went to Antarctica this past summer, where I took this picture; http
://imgur.com/lbLtHYT
Did you go with Quark Expeditions? I just got pack several days ago from my trip
that went over Christmas
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[ ]camdoodlebop 12 points 6 hours ago
Why did you even pack a tank top to a trip to antarctica
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[ ]NanoPaperPro 4 points 6 hours ago
The humidity is very low, so you don't feel the cold sometimes.
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[ ]Kim_Jong_Goon 1 point 5 hours ago
Our summer is winter down there. You telling me humidity matters when it's -70F?
Yes, average inland temp in July is -70F in antarctica. Coast is slightly warmer
but you'll absolutely feel that.
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[ ]breshecl 1 point 7 hours ago
I went with Quark in 2008! Had a blast. I have never stopped wanting to go back.
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[ ]zpressley 4 points 8 hours ago
This is relevant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8shW8Nv46k
Great Pic though.
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[ ]jsudekum 3 points 8 hours ago
And since cell phones capture so little majesty of a landscape, this had to be a
lmost frighteningly beautiful.
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[ ]goodolarchie 1 point 7 hours ago
With panorama and composite being really easy, and phones getting better image p
rocessing, i really like how much of the majesty is captured on mine. android 4.
x does a great job leveraging the hardware
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[ ]dubious_ian 3 points 10 hours ago
Went to Antarctica in December of 2013. What boat were you on?
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[ ]oh_mi_scusi 1 point 8 hours ago
I love this! I would LOVE to go down there! Did you go for business or are there
commercially available trips?
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[ ]Im_the_best_around 1 point 8 hours ago
You were correct.
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[ ]_OnlyCommentsOnName_ 1 point 6 hours ago
All of a sudden, I feel insignificant.
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[ ]isuckcock 1 point 4 hours ago
Anything I can do to make you feel better?
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[ ]Betruul 1 point 8 hours ago
..... Cherril???
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[ ]kuttymongoose 1 point 8 hours ago
It's a sound wave.
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[ ]JimboJones82 1 point 8 hours ago

That's awesome!!!
How did you get to Antarctica exactly, Did you leave from Argentina?
I've always wanted to go but was turned off the idea by a friend who went and sa
id the entire time it was rainy, windy, rough as guts and he didn't see much at
all.
Real downer that trip.
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[ ]meiasameias 1 point 8 hours ago
Thanks man. I wish i could go there.
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[ ]jessicahonig 1 point 8 hours ago
That looks cold as hell.
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[ ]kelstermass 1 point 7 hours ago
That is actually quite stunning. So beautiful that I can gaze upon it endlessly,
until I fall asleepppppppppppp
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[ ]Ashuvain 1 point 7 hours ago
At the mountains of madness (is the only thing I can think about every time I se
e pictures of mountains in Antarctica, thanks to Sir Lovecraft).
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[ ]Johnnypooper 1 point 7 hours ago
My brother and I have been trying to coordinate a 2-3 week trip through south am
erica with a closing in antarctica. I would love any and all details about your
trip, and if you don't mind the cost of the trip. We are trying to go in the nex
t 3-5 years. Thanks
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[ ]Lv16 1 point 7 hours ago
Antarctica photos are always my favorite. I wanna get there so bad!
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[ ]Ferl74 1 point 7 hours ago
How considerate of you, I don't even know you and here you are thinking about me
on vacation.
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[ ]CaptainAsshat 1 point 7 hours ago
I have no idea of the perspective. How big are those things?
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[ ]Strindberg 1 point 7 hours ago
What was the weather like?
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[ ]_OnlyCommentsOnName_ 1 point 6 hours ago
In so glad you you told us that it was with your smartphone.
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[ ]lightbrekkie 1 point 6 hours ago
Gorgeous image, thanks for sharing the privileged view.
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[ ]Ravetronics 1 point 6 hours ago
"Yup, we're here."
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[ ]Aidensamuel26 1 point 6 hours ago
earthpond is very cool
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[ ]Bobasaurus_Rex 1 point 6 hours ago
Penguins? :D
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[ ]sometimes_an_owl 1 point 6 hours ago
You have no idea how insanely jealous I am. Someday...
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[ ]rickyjoebobby 1 point 6 hours ago
i'm glad there's still ice in antarctica

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[ ]lightningrod14 1 point 6 hours ago
...the universe is shaped exactly like the earth...
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[ ]cynoclast 1 point 6 hours ago
Hmm. Summer in Antarctica, still fucking cold.
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[ ]Isaiahjayden69 1 point 6 hours ago
Very nice picture
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[ ]anon108 1 point 6 hours ago
Absolutely breathtaking!
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[ ]franksvalli 1 point 6 hours ago
I was going to make a stupid one-liner about the phone's battery going dead a mi
nute after being exposed to the frozen air. Seriously though, since you may know
, what are good ways to keep battery-powered gadgets working without succumbing
to the low temperatures?
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[ ]HeWhoMakesItRain 1 point 6 hours ago
Beautiful shot! How did you get all the way down to Antarctica? You've gone wher
e few men have been!
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[ ]monkeytubbies 1 point 6 hours ago
Yup! The less human beings there are, the more beautiful the place is.
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[ ]HappyValleySaturday 1 point 5 hours ago
I've wanted to go to Antarctica for years, and this is exactly why.
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[ ]phdoofus 2 points 5 hours ago
You went to Antarctica and just took a cell phone for a camera?
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[ ]ewest 1 point 5 hours ago
Looks like the cover of The Moon and Antarctica.
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[ ]Josephjayden15 1 point 5 hours ago
Thanks for share
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[ ]zewted 1 point 5 hours ago
I think its time we just call them phones.
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[ ]chemistry_teacher 1 point 5 hours ago
A few days ago, it snowed "heavily" on Mauna Kea, at over 12000 ft. Here we have
permanent snow and ice at sea level. Never stops to blow my mind, especially in
light of your amazingly awesome photo.
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[ ]letsgetogether 1 point 5 hours ago
did you go to Antarctica without a proper camera?
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[ ]re_builder 1 point 5 hours ago
gorgeous photo. somewhat related, you might want to check out 'endurance'; a bog
raphy of e. shackleton's expedition to antarctica. gives new context to your spe
ctacular pic.
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[ ]AhhhDamnit 1 point 5 hours ago
Shortly before landing? It looks like your plane is making a wake....
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[ ]godbois 1 point an hour ago
Doesn't a boat land when it comes ashore?
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[ ]isadanceaholic 1 point 5 hours ago

Beautiful... But what I want to know is why a place called paradise harbour is n
ear a giant floating rock of ice....?
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[ ]mrmeothews 1 point 5 hours ago
Your thoughts were correct!
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[ ]That-creepy-neighbor 0 points 5 hours ago
Didn't you get the memo that we're not suppose to go to Antarctica!?
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[ ]mintblue 1 point 5 hours ago
Lisa?
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[ ]kar86 1 point 5 hours ago
My mom went too last month. Maybe she was on your boat. She has the coolest pict
ures right now.
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[ ]timewaitsforsome 1 point 5 hours ago
lisa?
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[ ]inquire_ 1 point 4 hours ago
were you on a ship for the National Geographic that also happened to have a Geol
ogy professor on board?
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[ ]DiogenesTheHound 1 point 4 hours ago
I went to the Amazon rainforest and took my Gameboy Camera to record the trip
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[ ]dickwagdry 1 point 4 hours ago
Hey op.. please consider x-posting this in /r/antarcticapics: it's a brand new n
ational photography sub that needs fantastic content just like yours
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[ ]Ozi_izO 1 point 4 hours ago
Well you were right.
I enjoyed it.
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[ ]SuicideByYourMom 1 point 4 hours ago
That is a gorgeous shot. What brought you down there?
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[ ]Josephryan147 1 point 4 hours ago
Earth and sky is very distance
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[ ]Dodo_Avenger 1 point 3 hours ago
Watch out for Shoggoths.
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[ ]spartaniz 1 point 3 hours ago
Luckily it wasn't a stupid phone.
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[ ]Milain 1 point 3 hours ago
Wow! Are you on Instagram? I would love to see more pics
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[ ]Floyd_Pink 1 point 3 hours ago
Yeah, but do they have WiFi?
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[ ]xcode18 1 point 2 hours ago
Stunning
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[ ]xcode18 1 point 2 hours ago
Stunning
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[ ]xcode18 1 point 2 hours ago

Stunning
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[ ]Inekar 1 point 2 hours ago
Beautiful picture, any idea of the height of the mountains you shot ?
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[ ]BrickLorca 1 point 2 hours ago
paradise harbor, Antarctica
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[ ]Son-of-iiReland 1 point 2 hours ago
It looks 'Daaame Cold' out there..
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[ ]organic_mango 1 point 2 hours ago
What phone brah
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[ ]Freeheel10 1 point 2 hours ago
That is a great picture!
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[ ]BadWoolf_ 1 point an hour ago
How does one get to travel to Antarctica? Im interested..
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[ ]robertthabruce 1 point an hour ago
Sounds like a resort, paradise harbour.
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[ ]Xorondras 1 point an hour ago
You are going to Antarctica and bring along a smartphone camera? oO
Awesome picture though.
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[ ]ChemicalRemedy 1 point an hour ago
That ice just looks delicious
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[ ]Nguyenist 34 minutes ago
My parents are on a boat cruise around Antarctica atm! This is them posing to pu
ll the ship into ice flow where they were able to come down the gangplank and th
en wander about with the seals and penguins!
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[ ]ludman101 21 minutes ago
Awesome!... So still!
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[ ]Revenesis 2 points 7 hours ago
Maybe I'm an idiot, but all I can see is Modest Mouse's The Moon and Antarctica
reissue album cover
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[ ]bri2fi 0 points an hour ago
Beautiful picture but when people visit Antarctica, they're destroying Antarctic
a. It isn't a biome that supports human activity.
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[ ]Shitty_filter -1 points 11 hours ago
Even with a shitty filter it looks good
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[ ]itjeff 0 points 7 hours ago
Beautiful! 50bits /u/changetip
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[ ]Ouroboratika 0 points 5 hours ago
I had a buddy just get back from Antarctica. Do you know a Mike N?
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[ ]marquettemi -1 points 5 hours ago
It's weird. I could take that same picture pretty much here on Lake Superior, bu
t that picture is so much cooler knowing that it is in Antarctica. [Seriously]
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[ ]johncopter 1 point 4 hours ago

No you couldn't, not even close.
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[ ]Michaellogan76 -1 points 5 hours ago
I cannot stop laughing.many many Thanks
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[ ]kjoro 0 points 4 hours ago
I literally said out loud "God damn!"
Excellent shot
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[ ]kissmyassdracula -2 points 7 hours ago
Antarctica in December..
My brain froze just thinking that.
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[ ]thebiggiantbrain 7 points 7 hours ago
its summer in Antarctica in December.
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[ ]orthodoxbee -3 points 2 hours ago
Dont go to Antartica you are destroying the envoriment
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I went to Antarctica in December and thought you might enjoy this picture I took
with my smart phone shortly before landing at Paradise Harbour. [OC] [2448 x 18
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[ ]LocalReachMktg 128 points 11 hours ago
Wow this is absolutely astonishing. Thanks for the share.
What the heck were you doing in Antarctica if you don't mind my asking?
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[ ]LucifersDolphin 73 points 8 hours ago
Probably tickling penguins.
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[ ]AerialAces 27 points 8 hours ago
I would guess research I don't know how many people want to visit a barren ice l
and for the hell of it
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[ ]Yiolut 67 points 8 hours ago
Apparently it's pretty popular for tourism, you can take ships there from South
America. Pricey though.
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[ ]mandlebaum0000 38 points 8 hours ago
It seems to be blowing up right now. I read a recent article about how it was ac
tually getting so much tourism, its threatening the ecosystem there, which is pr
etty tragic.
Having said that, I know a girl who works as the hospitality manager for a mediu
m sized boat that takes tourists to Antarctica and I would love to have her job.
Article
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[ ]Aww_Shucks 9 points 8 hours ago
Time to hit the clubs!
heading toward the door
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qz2SeEzxMuE
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[ ]Poondoggie 5 points 7 hours ago
You monster.
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[ ]MracyTordan 46 points 7 hours ago
John Oliver actually shows how tourism to Antarctica is obliterating local speci
es, please don't go. Just look at that picture for 30 seconds, and enjoy it.
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[ ]specialtreatforme 5 points 3 hours ago
Would it be detrimental if I looked at the picture for 45 seconds? Maybe even fo
r a full minute?
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[ ]ItsDarts 12 points 3 hours ago*
I think "obliterating" is a bit harsh considering Antarctica is the largest cont
inent on the planet with the least amount of human interaction. Alarmist much? I
know this will be the unpopular, most down voted opinion, but I don't care, as
you can see, I'm not a karma whore. Tourism should be allowed, but I would agree
that it should be regulated. But according to who's regulations? American? Russ
ian? Argentinian? It's a continent without a governing country. Maybe there shou
ld be a consortium of countries that can agree on how to best regulate tourism,
but I don't think it should be stopped.
Edit 5th largest.
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[ ]Wildwoodywoodpecker 8 points 2 hours ago
So you're saying we should invade Antartica?
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[ ]Sentenced2Burn 2 points 2 hours ago
Sharpening my axe as we speak
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[ ]ItsDarts 4 points 2 hours ago
Not at all and I also don't think it's a highly sought after destination. Consid

ering the size, there should be at least some small are set aside strictly for t
ourism with some kind of regulation to minimize damage.
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[ ]funfwf 5 points an hour ago
You've made a compelling point and I agree, we should definitely declare war on
Antarctica.
Democracy in 3, 2, 1...
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[ ]meneedmorecoffee 2 points 2 hours ago
Nice try, Obama.
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[ ]sahan12 2 points 2 hours ago
How could you forget Australia?
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[ ]ItsDarts 2 points 2 hours ago
Ok, them too, didn't mean to leave anyone out, sorry.
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[ ]ConnaX 31 minutes ago
Don't Australia own the most?/Regulate the most
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[ ]PM_ME_UR_FAV_SCENERY 2 points an hour ago
It's also worth remembering the value of tourism. If people can experience the p
lace and share that experience with others then we will build a collective will
to preserve the place. This is the same reason we let people into national parks
: without the ability to visit, we would forget their value in a generation, and
would cease to bother protecting them.
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[ ]connor9 3 points an hour ago
The Antarctic Treaty (http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/about_antarctica/geopolitical/
treaty/) nations already set limits on numbers of ships and numbers of tourists
to antarctica. This is regulated through an association of tour operators called
IAATO - http://iaato.org/home
You can read a reasonable summary about tourism operations here: http://www.anta
rctica.ac.uk/about_antarctica/tourism/faq.php The reports on that page are from
2008 but the give an overview of how the process works. For up-to-date stats you
can get them straight from IAATO http://iaato.org/en_GB/tourism-statistics
The main issue about impact from tourism is that there are very few spots in the
Antarctic where ships can make landings. While the continent is quite large the
areas where tourism happens is actually quite small and they obviously target t
he interesting bits like penguin colonies, historic huts and interesting geograp
hical features. The tour operators do try to take the environmental consideratio
ns seriously as they market Antarctica as a pristine and untouched place. It's h
ard to sell that when things are trampled. As part of the Antarctic Treaty parti
cipating nations do inspections of facilities and tour operators all the time bu
t it's very difficult to enforce. Other than the birds and mammals, most life in
Antarctic grows very slowly due to the cold conditions. The bit John Oliver was
talking about in terms of treading on moss is a real concern as the damage take
s ages to repair.
John Oliver didn't cover it but the research that was being talked about was sta
ting that the current regulations on limits to tourism aren't enough. They need
to be scaled back. The antarctic tour operators obviously don't want to do that
as it would reduce their business but they are trying to implement environmental
regulations. The point the australian study was trying to make is that the self
-regulation doesn't seem to be enough. The idea isn't to stop completely but to
continue increasing the environmental protections that the tour operators follow
and reduce the numbers of landings and visitors. That's the part that could be
hard to do.
I don't know the exact paper the news clip was talking about but Australian is b
ig into the human impacts in antarctica research - http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/b
itstream/97469/2/WP%20173.pdf, http://www.antarctica.gov.au/environment/human-im

pacts-in-antarctica
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[ ]ItsDarts 11 minutes ago
All very good points, thanks for this.
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[ ]draggoon 27 minutes ago
Yeah. I wouldn't go around believing John Oliver. He sorta lost his credibility
to me after the gender wage gap segment.
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[ ]bear_next_door 26 minutes ago
Antarctica is the largest continent on the planet
Uhh no it's not- even with ice counted as land.
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[ ]ItsDarts 14 minutes ago
Oops, sorry, forgot the "5th" part.
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[ ]Euracil -1 points 5 hours ago
Beat me to the draw!
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[ ]Slimbopboogie 0 points 3 hours ago
You've just convinced me to watch his show lol
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[ ]unsweetenedsoymilk 4 points 7 hours ago
They should only allow sail ships to go there for tourism.
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[ ]Thjoth 4 points 6 hours ago
The tall ship Europa sails there every year and is there right now, live tweetin
g their days. It's pretty fantastic.
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[ ]pletentious_asshore 4 points 6 hours ago
yea I really want to go! but im going to do alaska first to see if I can get I o
ut of my system.
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[ ]MayorOfBellona 4 points 7 hours ago
I spent my 21st birthday off the coast of Argentina on way to Antartica. It was
a Russian ship operated by a Canadian tour company. My grandma asked me if I wan
ted to go and it didn't sound like an experience I would have many chances at. A
lso, it was an elder hostel trip. That part was weird. This was more than 15 yea
rs ago so the tourism thing has been going on for a while.
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[ ]Drunkstrider 2 points 8 hours ago
My parents are taking a cruise and visiting south america. There was an option f
or a helicopter ride to Antarctica. But it was like 3000 dollars per person.
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[ ]Iamnotvicki 5 points 7 hours ago*
You can take a honeymoon cruise to Antarctica. Why not? It's cuddle weather. htt
p://www.imaginehoneymoons.com/latin-america-honeymoons/antarctica-honeymoons/
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[ ]Drunkstrider 2 points 7 hours ago
Very interesting.
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[ ]obscure123456789 7 points 5 hours ago*
It's very zen.
People vacate to places like Vegas to get more stimulation as an escape from som
e numbing day to day life.
Other would rathar go to more quiet places where they can hear themselves think
and escape the constant pull of others who want their time and energy.
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[ ]strummingmusic 6 minutes ago
It ends up being a strange mix of quasi-solitude and social interaction though,

since you will spend time stuck within ~25m of everyone else on a ship to get th
ere and back, and once you arrive your shore visits are highly regulated...basic
ally hiking in a line and snapping the same photos as everyone else in your grou
p. I was a wildlife guide in Antarctica for a few years. I love your comment tho
ugh (and think it's very important for people to spend time in quiet places). Ev
en with the strict regulation aspect of Antarctic tourism people are given the c
hance to visit the complete opposite of where they live, and that can only help
by giving them perspective. On my trips I'd always try to do "a few minutes of s
ilence" as a group while onshore so they could experience the weight of true pea
ce & quiet.
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[ ]atxy89 3 points 3 hours ago
I would totally visit Antarctica just for the hell of it. Some pictures of the p
lace are out of this world.
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[ ]NiteTiger 3 points 3 hours ago
Met a guy when I was doing electrical work that spent some time as one of McMurd
o's resident fixits. He mentioned it one day at lunch, and no one believed him.
Then he broke out the pictures... including him at the South Pole. He got a free
lunch from everyone who'd laughed at him. Fucker didn't pay for lunch for almos
t two weeks.
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[ ]mr_jrt 27 minutes ago
Interstellar teaches us why that's a bad idea
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[ ]ghostbackwards 2 points 8 hours ago
Uh, I would love to. I'll never be able to afford it but it's something I've wan
ted to do for years.
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[ ]Sunprofactor 1 point 8 hours ago
Never say never! If you truly want to go give yourself a date that you need to h
ave the resources by, and make it happen! :-)
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[ ]Dininiful 1 point 2 hours ago
I would!
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[ ]pjhsv 41 minutes ago
I know a few people that have been for tourism
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[ ]Amphibialrabies69 1 point 8 hours ago
If I was traveling on my own and had a choice between Antarctica and the Dominic
an I think I'd choose Antarctica. If I was traveling with my gf we'd compromise
and choose Dominican.
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[ ]sklite 3 points 4 hours ago
Chilling
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[ ]KCCory84 1 point 7 hours ago
A old buddy of mine was just down there recently for work. I don't know much abo
ut what he does, something to do with communication satellites.
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[ ]simplexand 59 minutes ago
Possibly something to do with the receivers. Read an article before about it as
their primary link method to the Internet. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teleco
mmunications_in_Antarctica#Internet
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[ ]WiggyHD 1 point 5 hours ago
OP probably lives up north and wanted to vacation in a southern continent since
it would be summer in December
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[ ]shweelay 1 point 2 hours ago
Facepalm.... was totally wondering why someone go in December since it's colder
then. Haha I'm a dummy!
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[ ]pookiespy 21 points 6 hours ago
We went in January and I found that "black" water so haunting. http://imgur.com/
doPgZ8A,AdZttqV,dYgiFHu#2 http://imgur.com/doPgZ8A,AdZttqV,dYgiFHu#1
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[ ]Targaryen-ish 4 points 4 hours ago
That black water is absolutely terrifying.
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[ ]Bricci 6 points 3 hours ago
But it's nothing compared to the even more scary and menacing, BLACK ICE.
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[ ]Dininiful 5 points 2 hours ago
Psshh, racist...
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[ ]minusthedrifter 2 points 3 hours ago
ELI5: Why is it black?
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[ ]bear_next_door 21 minutes ago
The sun's light hits the water at a shallower angle, making it appear dark (like
water at sunset/sunrise).
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[ ]PatriotsFTW 16 points 8 hours ago
The thumbnail wasn't loading for me, so instead it just showed a blank white spa
ce where a picture should've been. Thought you were making a cheeky little joke
for a second there OP
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[ ]Jewish_jesus 45 points 9 hours ago
What phone do you have?
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[ ]stumblemuffin 38 points 8 hours ago
A smart one apparently
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[ ]wutaboutme 4 points 6 hours ago
Damn, and all I've got is this dumb one.
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[ ]Kim_Jong_Goon 5 points 5 hours ago
Mines a C student.
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[ ]97th_factory 13 minutes ago
C's get degrees...and phone contracts.
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[ ]Nevek117 16 points 7 hours ago
I'm kinda glad OP didn't post the type of phone or else r/HailCorporate would be
all over it. No disrespect.
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[ ]phydeaux70 3 points 7 hours ago
They need to buy that picture from him for advertising.
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[ ]simplexand 56 minutes ago
Either a Sony, Samsung, LG, Motorola, Asus or Apple. (etc)
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[ ]Gliste 12 points 5 hours ago
I like how OP hasn't responded to anyone...
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[ ]Orc_ 1 point 2 hours ago
Hate those OPs...
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[ ]Cuntrabanned 21 points 8 hours ago
Alright, not to get all /r/HailCorporate up in here, but I seriously need to kno
w what kind of phone you have because them mega pixels are boner worthy
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[ ]simplexand 54 minutes ago
tbh though all decent cameras can manage such a well-lit scene.
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[ ]hatchetlock -2 points 4 hours ago
I'd say maybe a note 4, or possibly the 6 plus. Also ik there is some Nokia phon
e that takes a really nice picture.
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[ ]humorharp 4 points 3 hours ago
lumia 1020.
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[ ]organic_mango 2 points 2 hours ago
I hope everyone realizes that the 6+ and the 6 have same camera - the 6+ only us
es OIS for video, not for stills, so the pictures taken with either phone would
be identical.
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[ ]ihavenowisdom 2 points 4 hours ago
By the color saturation and over all picture i would guess the note 4
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[ ]stengebt 6 points 7 hours ago
Hey OP, please consider x-posting this in /r/AntarcticaPics. It's a brand new Na
tional Photography Sub that needs fantastic content just like yours!
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[ ]inkwellington 4 points 9 hours ago
I'll be going there on a geology research expedition, so excited! Beautiful pict
ure.
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[ ]__dilligaf__ 4 points 11 hours ago
Beautiful. That could easily be a postcard.
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[ ]martin519 3 points 9 hours ago
Where you part of the Students on Ice Expeditions? I read about that in my local
paper last month.
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[ ]realdoctorblaze 2 points 5 hours ago
It makes me sick to think that we are actually destroying those kind of places
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[ ]paredown 8 points 10 hours ago
Thumbnail looks like a TIE Interceptor.
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[ ]cormacpower 8 points 6 hours ago
ITT: Redditors linking to John Oliver talking about why you shouldn't go to Anta
rctica.
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[ ]demonquark 3 points 6 hours ago
He's the reason I decided not to go. :(
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[ ]Targaryen-ish 1 point 4 hours ago
Rly? Only one person did this that I've seen.
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[ ]savedbythehell 1 point 3 hours ago

also ITT: other redditors pointing out what other redditors are commenting.
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[ ]p_lett 3 points 11 hours ago
Nice photo. What boat were you on? I was in Antarctica on the MV Ushuaia over Ch
ristmas - maybe we were on the same boat!
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[ ]mhawk329 2 points 7 hours ago
Were you with the students on ice group??
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[ ]p_lett 1 point 3 hours ago
No, I was on the trip previous to theirs which was out over Christmas Day.
We did see the students though, as they were in the town of Ushuaia on the day w
e got off the boat. We passed them all walking up the mountain to the glacier wi
th their name tags on as we were walking down.
Are we about to find out that it's a very small world? :-)
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[ ]sirprem89 2 points 8 hours ago
Thats a cool picture bro, but Im thinking the bottom mountain has bad resolution
bro!
Lol, jk. Beautiful picture! The Reflection really adds to the serenity of it. We
re you on a glacier when you took this pic?
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[ ]DJFluffers115 2 points 5 hours ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8shW8Nv46k
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[ ]Aesthetic_Hipster 3 points 4 hours ago
meh. 7.8/10 too much water.
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[ ]TitsNGritz 2 points an hour ago
What exactly would drive someone to want to travel to Antarctica?
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[ ]I349Y 7 points 9 hours ago
brb going to Antarctica
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[ ]MracyTordan 8 points 7 hours ago
Please don't...
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[ ]Tfrey183 5 points 7 hours ago
Hey! i also went to Antarctica this past summer, where I took this picture; http
://imgur.com/lbLtHYT
Did you go with Quark Expeditions? I just got pack several days ago from my trip
that went over Christmas
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[ ]camdoodlebop 12 points 6 hours ago
Why did you even pack a tank top to a trip to antarctica
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[ ]NanoPaperPro 4 points 6 hours ago
The humidity is very low, so you don't feel the cold sometimes.
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[ ]Kim_Jong_Goon 1 point 5 hours ago
Our summer is winter down there. You telling me humidity matters when it's -70F?
Yes, average inland temp in July is -70F in antarctica. Coast is slightly warmer
but you'll absolutely feel that.
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[ ]breshecl 1 point 7 hours ago
I went with Quark in 2008! Had a blast. I have never stopped wanting to go back.
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[ ]zpressley 4 points 8 hours ago
This is relevant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8shW8Nv46k

Great Pic though.

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[ ]jsudekum 3 points 8 hours ago
And since cell phones capture so little majesty of a landscape, this had to be a
lmost frighteningly beautiful.
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[ ]goodolarchie 1 point 7 hours ago
With panorama and composite being really easy, and phones getting better image p
rocessing, i really like how much of the majesty is captured on mine. android 4.
x does a great job leveraging the hardware
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[ ]dubious_ian 3 points 10 hours ago
Went to Antarctica in December of 2013. What boat were you on?
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[ ]oh_mi_scusi 1 point 8 hours ago
I love this! I would LOVE to go down there! Did you go for business or are there
commercially available trips?
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[ ]Im_the_best_around 1 point 8 hours ago
You were correct.
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[ ]_OnlyCommentsOnName_ 1 point 6 hours ago
All of a sudden, I feel insignificant.
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[ ]isuckcock 1 point 4 hours ago
Anything I can do to make you feel better?
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[ ]Betruul 1 point 8 hours ago
..... Cherril???
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[ ]kuttymongoose 1 point 8 hours ago
It's a sound wave.
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[ ]JimboJones82 1 point 8 hours ago
That's awesome!!!
How did you get to Antarctica exactly, Did you leave from Argentina?
I've always wanted to go but was turned off the idea by a friend who went and sa
id the entire time it was rainy, windy, rough as guts and he didn't see much at
all.
Real downer that trip.
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[ ]meiasameias 1 point 8 hours ago
Thanks man. I wish i could go there.
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[ ]jessicahonig 1 point 8 hours ago
That looks cold as hell.
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[ ]kelstermass 1 point 7 hours ago
That is actually quite stunning. So beautiful that I can gaze upon it endlessly,
until I fall asleepppppppppppp
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[ ]Ashuvain 1 point 7 hours ago
At the mountains of madness (is the only thing I can think about every time I se
e pictures of mountains in Antarctica, thanks to Sir Lovecraft).
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[ ]Johnnypooper 1 point 7 hours ago
My brother and I have been trying to coordinate a 2-3 week trip through south am
erica with a closing in antarctica. I would love any and all details about your
trip, and if you don't mind the cost of the trip. We are trying to go in the nex
t 3-5 years. Thanks

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[ ]Lv16 1 point 7 hours ago
Antarctica photos are always my favorite. I wanna get there so bad!
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[ ]Ferl74 1 point 7 hours ago
How considerate of you, I don't even know you and here you are thinking about me
on vacation.
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[ ]CaptainAsshat 1 point 7 hours ago
I have no idea of the perspective. How big are those things?
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[ ]Strindberg 1 point 7 hours ago
What was the weather like?
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[ ]_OnlyCommentsOnName_ 1 point 6 hours ago
In so glad you you told us that it was with your smartphone.
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[ ]lightbrekkie 1 point 6 hours ago
Gorgeous image, thanks for sharing the privileged view.
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[ ]Ravetronics 1 point 6 hours ago
"Yup, we're here."
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[ ]Aidensamuel26 1 point 6 hours ago
earthpond is very cool
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[ ]Bobasaurus_Rex 1 point 6 hours ago
Penguins? :D
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[ ]sometimes_an_owl 1 point 6 hours ago
You have no idea how insanely jealous I am. Someday...
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[ ]rickyjoebobby 1 point 6 hours ago
i'm glad there's still ice in antarctica
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[ ]lightningrod14 1 point 6 hours ago
...the universe is shaped exactly like the earth...
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[ ]cynoclast 1 point 6 hours ago
Hmm. Summer in Antarctica, still fucking cold.
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[ ]Isaiahjayden69 1 point 6 hours ago
Very nice picture
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[ ]anon108 1 point 6 hours ago
Absolutely breathtaking!
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[ ]franksvalli 1 point 6 hours ago
I was going to make a stupid one-liner about the phone's battery going dead a mi
nute after being exposed to the frozen air. Seriously though, since you may know
, what are good ways to keep battery-powered gadgets working without succumbing
to the low temperatures?
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[ ]HeWhoMakesItRain 1 point 6 hours ago
Beautiful shot! How did you get all the way down to Antarctica? You've gone wher
e few men have been!
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[ ]monkeytubbies 1 point 6 hours ago
Yup! The less human beings there are, the more beautiful the place is.
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[ ]HappyValleySaturday 1 point 5 hours ago

I've wanted to go to Antarctica for years, and this is exactly why.
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[ ]phdoofus 2 points 5 hours ago
You went to Antarctica and just took a cell phone for a camera?
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[ ]ewest 1 point 5 hours ago
Looks like the cover of The Moon and Antarctica.
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[ ]Josephjayden15 1 point 5 hours ago
Thanks for share
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[ ]zewted 1 point 5 hours ago
I think its time we just call them phones.
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[ ]chemistry_teacher 1 point 5 hours ago
A few days ago, it snowed "heavily" on Mauna Kea, at over 12000 ft. Here we have
permanent snow and ice at sea level. Never stops to blow my mind, especially in
light of your amazingly awesome photo.
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[ ]letsgetogether 1 point 5 hours ago
did you go to Antarctica without a proper camera?
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[ ]re_builder 1 point 5 hours ago
gorgeous photo. somewhat related, you might want to check out 'endurance'; a bog
raphy of e. shackleton's expedition to antarctica. gives new context to your spe
ctacular pic.
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[ ]AhhhDamnit 1 point 5 hours ago
Shortly before landing? It looks like your plane is making a wake....
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[ ]godbois 1 point an hour ago
Doesn't a boat land when it comes ashore?
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[ ]isadanceaholic 1 point 5 hours ago
Beautiful... But what I want to know is why a place called paradise harbour is n
ear a giant floating rock of ice....?
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[ ]mrmeothews 1 point 5 hours ago
Your thoughts were correct!
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[ ]That-creepy-neighbor 0 points 5 hours ago
Didn't you get the memo that we're not suppose to go to Antarctica!?
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[ ]mintblue 1 point 5 hours ago
Lisa?
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[ ]kar86 1 point 5 hours ago
My mom went too last month. Maybe she was on your boat. She has the coolest pict
ures right now.
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[ ]timewaitsforsome 1 point 5 hours ago
lisa?
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[ ]inquire_ 1 point 4 hours ago
were you on a ship for the National Geographic that also happened to have a Geol
ogy professor on board?
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[ ]DiogenesTheHound 1 point 4 hours ago
I went to the Amazon rainforest and took my Gameboy Camera to record the trip

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[ ]dickwagdry 1 point 4 hours ago
Hey op.. please consider x-posting this in /r/antarcticapics: it's a brand new n
ational photography sub that needs fantastic content just like yours
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[ ]Ozi_izO 1 point 4 hours ago
Well you were right.
I enjoyed it.
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[ ]SuicideByYourMom 1 point 4 hours ago
That is a gorgeous shot. What brought you down there?
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[ ]Josephryan147 1 point 4 hours ago
Earth and sky is very distance
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[ ]Dodo_Avenger 1 point 3 hours ago
Watch out for Shoggoths.
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[ ]spartaniz 1 point 3 hours ago
Luckily it wasn't a stupid phone.
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[ ]Milain 1 point 3 hours ago
Wow! Are you on Instagram? I would love to see more pics
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[ ]Floyd_Pink 1 point 3 hours ago
Yeah, but do they have WiFi?
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[ ]xcode18 1 point 2 hours ago
Stunning
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[ ]xcode18 1 point 2 hours ago
Stunning
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[ ]xcode18 1 point 2 hours ago
Stunning
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[ ]Inekar 1 point 2 hours ago
Beautiful picture, any idea of the height of the mountains you shot ?
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[ ]BrickLorca 1 point 2 hours ago
paradise harbor, Antarctica
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[ ]Son-of-iiReland 1 point 2 hours ago
It looks 'Daaame Cold' out there..
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[ ]organic_mango 1 point 2 hours ago
What phone brah
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[ ]Freeheel10 1 point 2 hours ago
That is a great picture!
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[ ]BadWoolf_ 1 point an hour ago
How does one get to travel to Antarctica? Im interested..
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[ ]robertthabruce 1 point an hour ago
Sounds like a resort, paradise harbour.
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[ ]Xorondras 1 point an hour ago
You are going to Antarctica and bring along a smartphone camera? oO
Awesome picture though.

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[ ]ChemicalRemedy 1 point an hour ago
That ice just looks delicious
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[ ]Nguyenist 34 minutes ago
My parents are on a boat cruise around Antarctica atm! This is them posing to pu
ll the ship into ice flow where they were able to come down the gangplank and th
en wander about with the seals and penguins!
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[ ]ludman101 21 minutes ago
Awesome!... So still!
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[ ]Revenesis 2 points 7 hours ago
Maybe I'm an idiot, but all I can see is Modest Mouse's The Moon and Antarctica
reissue album cover
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[ ]bri2fi 0 points an hour ago
Beautiful picture but when people visit Antarctica, they're destroying Antarctic
a. It isn't a biome that supports human activity.
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[ ]Shitty_filter -1 points 11 hours ago
Even with a shitty filter it looks good
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[ ]itjeff 0 points 7 hours ago
Beautiful! 50bits /u/changetip
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[ ]Ouroboratika 0 points 5 hours ago
I had a buddy just get back from Antarctica. Do you know a Mike N?
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[ ]marquettemi -1 points 5 hours ago
It's weird. I could take that same picture pretty much here on Lake Superior, bu
t that picture is so much cooler knowing that it is in Antarctica. [Seriously]
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[ ]johncopter 1 point 4 hours ago
No you couldn't, not even close.
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[ ]Michaellogan76 -1 points 5 hours ago
I cannot stop laughing.many many Thanks
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[ ]kjoro 0 points 4 hours ago
I literally said out loud "God damn!"
Excellent shot
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[ ]kissmyassdracula -2 points 7 hours ago
Antarctica in December..
My brain froze just thinking that.
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[ ]thebiggiantbrain 7 points 7 hours ago
its summer in Antarctica in December.
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[ ]orthodoxbee -3 points 2 hours ago
Dont go to Antartica you are destroying the envoriment
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I went to Antarctica in December and thought you might enjoy this picture I took
with my smart phone shortly before landing at Paradise Harbour. [OC] [2448 x 18
36] (imgur.com)
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[ ]LocalReachMktg 128 points 11 hours ago
Wow this is absolutely astonishing. Thanks for the share.
What the heck were you doing in Antarctica if you don't mind my asking?
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[ ]LucifersDolphin 73 points 8 hours ago
Probably tickling penguins.
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[ ]AerialAces 27 points 8 hours ago
I would guess research I don't know how many people want to visit a barren ice l
and for the hell of it
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[ ]Yiolut 67 points 8 hours ago
Apparently it's pretty popular for tourism, you can take ships there from South
America. Pricey though.
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[ ]mandlebaum0000 38 points 8 hours ago
It seems to be blowing up right now. I read a recent article about how it was ac
tually getting so much tourism, its threatening the ecosystem there, which is pr
etty tragic.
Having said that, I know a girl who works as the hospitality manager for a mediu
m sized boat that takes tourists to Antarctica and I would love to have her job.
Article
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[ ]Aww_Shucks 9 points 8 hours ago

Time to hit the clubs!

heading toward the door
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qz2SeEzxMuE
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[ ]Poondoggie 5 points 7 hours ago
You monster.
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[ ]MracyTordan 46 points 7 hours ago
John Oliver actually shows how tourism to Antarctica is obliterating local speci
es, please don't go. Just look at that picture for 30 seconds, and enjoy it.
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[ ]specialtreatforme 5 points 3 hours ago
Would it be detrimental if I looked at the picture for 45 seconds? Maybe even fo
r a full minute?
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[ ]ItsDarts 12 points 3 hours ago*
I think "obliterating" is a bit harsh considering Antarctica is the largest cont
inent on the planet with the least amount of human interaction. Alarmist much? I
know this will be the unpopular, most down voted opinion, but I don't care, as
you can see, I'm not a karma whore. Tourism should be allowed, but I would agree
that it should be regulated. But according to who's regulations? American? Russ
ian? Argentinian? It's a continent without a governing country. Maybe there shou
ld be a consortium of countries that can agree on how to best regulate tourism,
but I don't think it should be stopped.
Edit 5th largest.
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[ ]Wildwoodywoodpecker 8 points 2 hours ago
So you're saying we should invade Antartica?
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[ ]Sentenced2Burn 2 points 2 hours ago
Sharpening my axe as we speak
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[ ]ItsDarts 4 points 2 hours ago
Not at all and I also don't think it's a highly sought after destination. Consid
ering the size, there should be at least some small are set aside strictly for t
ourism with some kind of regulation to minimize damage.
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[ ]funfwf 5 points an hour ago
You've made a compelling point and I agree, we should definitely declare war on
Antarctica.
Democracy in 3, 2, 1...
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[ ]meneedmorecoffee 2 points 2 hours ago
Nice try, Obama.
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[ ]sahan12 2 points 2 hours ago
How could you forget Australia?
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[ ]ItsDarts 2 points 2 hours ago
Ok, them too, didn't mean to leave anyone out, sorry.
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[ ]ConnaX 31 minutes ago
Don't Australia own the most?/Regulate the most
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[ ]PM_ME_UR_FAV_SCENERY 2 points an hour ago
It's also worth remembering the value of tourism. If people can experience the p
lace and share that experience with others then we will build a collective will
to preserve the place. This is the same reason we let people into national parks
: without the ability to visit, we would forget their value in a generation, and
would cease to bother protecting them.

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[ ]connor9 3 points an hour ago
The Antarctic Treaty (http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/about_antarctica/geopolitical/
treaty/) nations already set limits on numbers of ships and numbers of tourists
to antarctica. This is regulated through an association of tour operators called
IAATO - http://iaato.org/home
You can read a reasonable summary about tourism operations here: http://www.anta
rctica.ac.uk/about_antarctica/tourism/faq.php The reports on that page are from
2008 but the give an overview of how the process works. For up-to-date stats you
can get them straight from IAATO http://iaato.org/en_GB/tourism-statistics
The main issue about impact from tourism is that there are very few spots in the
Antarctic where ships can make landings. While the continent is quite large the
areas where tourism happens is actually quite small and they obviously target t
he interesting bits like penguin colonies, historic huts and interesting geograp
hical features. The tour operators do try to take the environmental consideratio
ns seriously as they market Antarctica as a pristine and untouched place. It's h
ard to sell that when things are trampled. As part of the Antarctic Treaty parti
cipating nations do inspections of facilities and tour operators all the time bu
t it's very difficult to enforce. Other than the birds and mammals, most life in
Antarctic grows very slowly due to the cold conditions. The bit John Oliver was
talking about in terms of treading on moss is a real concern as the damage take
s ages to repair.
John Oliver didn't cover it but the research that was being talked about was sta
ting that the current regulations on limits to tourism aren't enough. They need
to be scaled back. The antarctic tour operators obviously don't want to do that
as it would reduce their business but they are trying to implement environmental
regulations. The point the australian study was trying to make is that the self
-regulation doesn't seem to be enough. The idea isn't to stop completely but to
continue increasing the environmental protections that the tour operators follow
and reduce the numbers of landings and visitors. That's the part that could be
hard to do.
I don't know the exact paper the news clip was talking about but Australian is b
ig into the human impacts in antarctica research - http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/b
itstream/97469/2/WP%20173.pdf, http://www.antarctica.gov.au/environment/human-im
pacts-in-antarctica
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[ ]ItsDarts 11 minutes ago
All very good points, thanks for this.
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[ ]draggoon 27 minutes ago
Yeah. I wouldn't go around believing John Oliver. He sorta lost his credibility
to me after the gender wage gap segment.
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[ ]bear_next_door 26 minutes ago
Antarctica is the largest continent on the planet
Uhh no it's not- even with ice counted as land.
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[ ]ItsDarts 14 minutes ago
Oops, sorry, forgot the "5th" part.
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[ ]Euracil -1 points 5 hours ago
Beat me to the draw!
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[ ]Slimbopboogie 0 points 3 hours ago
You've just convinced me to watch his show lol
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[ ]unsweetenedsoymilk 4 points 7 hours ago
They should only allow sail ships to go there for tourism.
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[ ]Thjoth 4 points 6 hours ago

The tall ship Europa sails there every year and is there right now, live tweetin
g their days. It's pretty fantastic.
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[ ]pletentious_asshore 4 points 6 hours ago
yea I really want to go! but im going to do alaska first to see if I can get I o
ut of my system.
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[ ]MayorOfBellona 4 points 7 hours ago
I spent my 21st birthday off the coast of Argentina on way to Antartica. It was
a Russian ship operated by a Canadian tour company. My grandma asked me if I wan
ted to go and it didn't sound like an experience I would have many chances at. A
lso, it was an elder hostel trip. That part was weird. This was more than 15 yea
rs ago so the tourism thing has been going on for a while.
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[ ]Drunkstrider 2 points 8 hours ago
My parents are taking a cruise and visiting south america. There was an option f
or a helicopter ride to Antarctica. But it was like 3000 dollars per person.
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[ ]Iamnotvicki 5 points 7 hours ago*
You can take a honeymoon cruise to Antarctica. Why not? It's cuddle weather. htt
p://www.imaginehoneymoons.com/latin-america-honeymoons/antarctica-honeymoons/
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[ ]Drunkstrider 2 points 7 hours ago
Very interesting.
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[ ]obscure123456789 7 points 5 hours ago*
It's very zen.
People vacate to places like Vegas to get more stimulation as an escape from som
e numbing day to day life.
Other would rathar go to more quiet places where they can hear themselves think
and escape the constant pull of others who want their time and energy.
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[ ]strummingmusic 6 minutes ago
It ends up being a strange mix of quasi-solitude and social interaction though,
since you will spend time stuck within ~25m of everyone else on a ship to get th
ere and back, and once you arrive your shore visits are highly regulated...basic
ally hiking in a line and snapping the same photos as everyone else in your grou
p. I was a wildlife guide in Antarctica for a few years. I love your comment tho
ugh (and think it's very important for people to spend time in quiet places). Ev
en with the strict regulation aspect of Antarctic tourism people are given the c
hance to visit the complete opposite of where they live, and that can only help
by giving them perspective. On my trips I'd always try to do "a few minutes of s
ilence" as a group while onshore so they could experience the weight of true pea
ce & quiet.
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[ ]atxy89 3 points 3 hours ago
I would totally visit Antarctica just for the hell of it. Some pictures of the p
lace are out of this world.
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[ ]NiteTiger 3 points 3 hours ago
Met a guy when I was doing electrical work that spent some time as one of McMurd
o's resident fixits. He mentioned it one day at lunch, and no one believed him.
Then he broke out the pictures... including him at the South Pole. He got a free
lunch from everyone who'd laughed at him. Fucker didn't pay for lunch for almos
t two weeks.
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[ ]mr_jrt 27 minutes ago
Interstellar teaches us why that's a bad idea
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[ ]ghostbackwards 2 points 8 hours ago

Uh, I would love to. I'll never be able to afford it but it's something I've wan
ted to do for years.
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[ ]Sunprofactor 1 point 8 hours ago
Never say never! If you truly want to go give yourself a date that you need to h
ave the resources by, and make it happen! :-)
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[ ]Dininiful 1 point 2 hours ago
I would!
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[ ]pjhsv 41 minutes ago
I know a few people that have been for tourism
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[ ]Amphibialrabies69 1 point 8 hours ago
If I was traveling on my own and had a choice between Antarctica and the Dominic
an I think I'd choose Antarctica. If I was traveling with my gf we'd compromise
and choose Dominican.
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[ ]sklite 3 points 4 hours ago
Chilling
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[ ]KCCory84 1 point 7 hours ago
A old buddy of mine was just down there recently for work. I don't know much abo
ut what he does, something to do with communication satellites.
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[ ]simplexand 59 minutes ago
Possibly something to do with the receivers. Read an article before about it as
their primary link method to the Internet. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teleco
mmunications_in_Antarctica#Internet
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[ ]WiggyHD 1 point 5 hours ago
OP probably lives up north and wanted to vacation in a southern continent since
it would be summer in December
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[ ]shweelay 1 point 2 hours ago
Facepalm.... was totally wondering why someone go in December since it's colder
then. Haha I'm a dummy!
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[ ]pookiespy 21 points 6 hours ago
We went in January and I found that "black" water so haunting. http://imgur.com/
doPgZ8A,AdZttqV,dYgiFHu#2 http://imgur.com/doPgZ8A,AdZttqV,dYgiFHu#1
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[ ]Targaryen-ish 4 points 4 hours ago
That black water is absolutely terrifying.
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[ ]Bricci 6 points 3 hours ago
But it's nothing compared to the even more scary and menacing, BLACK ICE.
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[ ]Dininiful 5 points 2 hours ago
Psshh, racist...
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[ ]minusthedrifter 2 points 3 hours ago
ELI5: Why is it black?
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[ ]bear_next_door 21 minutes ago

The sun's light hits the water at a shallower angle, making it appear dark (like
water at sunset/sunrise).
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[ ]PatriotsFTW 16 points 8 hours ago
The thumbnail wasn't loading for me, so instead it just showed a blank white spa
ce where a picture should've been. Thought you were making a cheeky little joke
for a second there OP
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[ ]Jewish_jesus 45 points 9 hours ago
What phone do you have?
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[ ]stumblemuffin 38 points 8 hours ago
A smart one apparently
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[ ]wutaboutme 4 points 6 hours ago
Damn, and all I've got is this dumb one.
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[ ]Kim_Jong_Goon 5 points 5 hours ago
Mines a C student.
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[ ]97th_factory 13 minutes ago
C's get degrees...and phone contracts.
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[ ]Nevek117 16 points 7 hours ago
I'm kinda glad OP didn't post the type of phone or else r/HailCorporate would be
all over it. No disrespect.
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[ ]phydeaux70 3 points 7 hours ago
They need to buy that picture from him for advertising.
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[ ]simplexand 56 minutes ago
Either a Sony, Samsung, LG, Motorola, Asus or Apple. (etc)
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[ ]Gliste 12 points 5 hours ago
I like how OP hasn't responded to anyone...
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[ ]Orc_ 1 point 2 hours ago
Hate those OPs...
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[ ]Cuntrabanned 21 points 8 hours ago
Alright, not to get all /r/HailCorporate up in here, but I seriously need to kno
w what kind of phone you have because them mega pixels are boner worthy
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[ ]simplexand 54 minutes ago
tbh though all decent cameras can manage such a well-lit scene.
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[ ]hatchetlock -2 points 4 hours ago
I'd say maybe a note 4, or possibly the 6 plus. Also ik there is some Nokia phon
e that takes a really nice picture.
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[ ]humorharp 4 points 3 hours ago
lumia 1020.
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[ ]organic_mango 2 points 2 hours ago
I hope everyone realizes that the 6+ and the 6 have same camera - the 6+ only us
es OIS for video, not for stills, so the pictures taken with either phone would
be identical.
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[ ]ihavenowisdom 2 points 4 hours ago

By the color saturation and over all picture i would guess the note 4
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[ ]stengebt 6 points 7 hours ago
Hey OP, please consider x-posting this in /r/AntarcticaPics. It's a brand new Na
tional Photography Sub that needs fantastic content just like yours!
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[ ]inkwellington 4 points 9 hours ago
I'll be going there on a geology research expedition, so excited! Beautiful pict
ure.
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[ ]__dilligaf__ 4 points 11 hours ago
Beautiful. That could easily be a postcard.
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[ ]martin519 3 points 9 hours ago
Where you part of the Students on Ice Expeditions? I read about that in my local
paper last month.
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[ ]realdoctorblaze 2 points 5 hours ago
It makes me sick to think that we are actually destroying those kind of places
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[ ]paredown 8 points 10 hours ago
Thumbnail looks like a TIE Interceptor.
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[ ]cormacpower 8 points 6 hours ago
ITT: Redditors linking to John Oliver talking about why you shouldn't go to Anta
rctica.
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[ ]demonquark 3 points 6 hours ago
He's the reason I decided not to go. :(
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[ ]Targaryen-ish 1 point 4 hours ago
Rly? Only one person did this that I've seen.
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[ ]savedbythehell 1 point 3 hours ago
also ITT: other redditors pointing out what other redditors are commenting.
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[ ]p_lett 3 points 11 hours ago
Nice photo. What boat were you on? I was in Antarctica on the MV Ushuaia over Ch
ristmas - maybe we were on the same boat!
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[ ]mhawk329 2 points 7 hours ago
Were you with the students on ice group??
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[ ]p_lett 1 point 3 hours ago
No, I was on the trip previous to theirs which was out over Christmas Day.
We did see the students though, as they were in the town of Ushuaia on the day w
e got off the boat. We passed them all walking up the mountain to the glacier wi
th their name tags on as we were walking down.
Are we about to find out that it's a very small world? :-)
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[ ]sirprem89 2 points 8 hours ago
Thats a cool picture bro, but Im thinking the bottom mountain has bad resolution
bro!
Lol, jk. Beautiful picture! The Reflection really adds to the serenity of it. We
re you on a glacier when you took this pic?
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[ ]DJFluffers115 2 points 5 hours ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8shW8Nv46k
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[ ]Aesthetic_Hipster 3 points 4 hours ago

meh. 7.8/10 too much water.
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[ ]TitsNGritz 2 points an hour ago
What exactly would drive someone to want to travel to Antarctica?
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[ ]I349Y 7 points 9 hours ago
brb going to Antarctica
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[ ]MracyTordan 8 points 7 hours ago
Please don't...
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[ ]Tfrey183 5 points 7 hours ago
Hey! i also went to Antarctica this past summer, where I took this picture; http
://imgur.com/lbLtHYT
Did you go with Quark Expeditions? I just got pack several days ago from my trip
that went over Christmas
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[ ]camdoodlebop 12 points 6 hours ago
Why did you even pack a tank top to a trip to antarctica
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[ ]NanoPaperPro 4 points 6 hours ago
The humidity is very low, so you don't feel the cold sometimes.
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[ ]Kim_Jong_Goon 1 point 5 hours ago
Our summer is winter down there. You telling me humidity matters when it's -70F?
Yes, average inland temp in July is -70F in antarctica. Coast is slightly warmer
but you'll absolutely feel that.
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[ ]breshecl 1 point 7 hours ago
I went with Quark in 2008! Had a blast. I have never stopped wanting to go back.
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[ ]zpressley 4 points 8 hours ago
This is relevant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8shW8Nv46k
Great Pic though.
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[ ]jsudekum 3 points 8 hours ago
And since cell phones capture so little majesty of a landscape, this had to be a
lmost frighteningly beautiful.
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[ ]goodolarchie 1 point 7 hours ago
With panorama and composite being really easy, and phones getting better image p
rocessing, i really like how much of the majesty is captured on mine. android 4.
x does a great job leveraging the hardware
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[ ]dubious_ian 3 points 10 hours ago
Went to Antarctica in December of 2013. What boat were you on?
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[ ]oh_mi_scusi 1 point 8 hours ago
I love this! I would LOVE to go down there! Did you go for business or are there
commercially available trips?
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[ ]Im_the_best_around 1 point 8 hours ago
You were correct.
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[ ]_OnlyCommentsOnName_ 1 point 6 hours ago
All of a sudden, I feel insignificant.
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[ ]isuckcock 1 point 4 hours ago
Anything I can do to make you feel better?

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[ ]Betruul 1 point 8 hours ago
..... Cherril???
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[ ]kuttymongoose 1 point 8 hours ago
It's a sound wave.
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[ ]JimboJones82 1 point 8 hours ago
That's awesome!!!
How did you get to Antarctica exactly, Did you leave from Argentina?
I've always wanted to go but was turned off the idea by a friend who went and sa
id the entire time it was rainy, windy, rough as guts and he didn't see much at
all.
Real downer that trip.
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[ ]meiasameias 1 point 8 hours ago
Thanks man. I wish i could go there.
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[ ]jessicahonig 1 point 8 hours ago
That looks cold as hell.
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[ ]kelstermass 1 point 7 hours ago
That is actually quite stunning. So beautiful that I can gaze upon it endlessly,
until I fall asleepppppppppppp
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[ ]Ashuvain 1 point 7 hours ago
At the mountains of madness (is the only thing I can think about every time I se
e pictures of mountains in Antarctica, thanks to Sir Lovecraft).
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[ ]Johnnypooper 1 point 7 hours ago
My brother and I have been trying to coordinate a 2-3 week trip through south am
erica with a closing in antarctica. I would love any and all details about your
trip, and if you don't mind the cost of the trip. We are trying to go in the nex
t 3-5 years. Thanks
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[ ]Lv16 1 point 7 hours ago
Antarctica photos are always my favorite. I wanna get there so bad!
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[ ]Ferl74 1 point 7 hours ago
How considerate of you, I don't even know you and here you are thinking about me
on vacation.
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[ ]CaptainAsshat 1 point 7 hours ago
I have no idea of the perspective. How big are those things?
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[ ]Strindberg 1 point 7 hours ago
What was the weather like?
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[ ]_OnlyCommentsOnName_ 1 point 6 hours ago
In so glad you you told us that it was with your smartphone.
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[ ]lightbrekkie 1 point 6 hours ago
Gorgeous image, thanks for sharing the privileged view.
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[ ]Ravetronics 1 point 6 hours ago
"Yup, we're here."
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[ ]Aidensamuel26 1 point 6 hours ago
earthpond is very cool
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[ ]Bobasaurus_Rex 1 point 6 hours ago

Penguins? :D
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[ ]sometimes_an_owl 1 point 6 hours ago
You have no idea how insanely jealous I am. Someday...
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[ ]rickyjoebobby 1 point 6 hours ago
i'm glad there's still ice in antarctica
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[ ]lightningrod14 1 point 6 hours ago
...the universe is shaped exactly like the earth...
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[ ]cynoclast 1 point 6 hours ago
Hmm. Summer in Antarctica, still fucking cold.
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[ ]Isaiahjayden69 1 point 6 hours ago
Very nice picture
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[ ]anon108 1 point 6 hours ago
Absolutely breathtaking!
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[ ]franksvalli 1 point 6 hours ago
I was going to make a stupid one-liner about the phone's battery going dead a mi
nute after being exposed to the frozen air. Seriously though, since you may know
, what are good ways to keep battery-powered gadgets working without succumbing
to the low temperatures?
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[ ]HeWhoMakesItRain 1 point 6 hours ago
Beautiful shot! How did you get all the way down to Antarctica? You've gone wher
e few men have been!
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[ ]monkeytubbies 1 point 6 hours ago
Yup! The less human beings there are, the more beautiful the place is.
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[ ]HappyValleySaturday 1 point 5 hours ago
I've wanted to go to Antarctica for years, and this is exactly why.
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[ ]phdoofus 2 points 5 hours ago
You went to Antarctica and just took a cell phone for a camera?
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[ ]ewest 1 point 5 hours ago
Looks like the cover of The Moon and Antarctica.
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[ ]Josephjayden15 1 point 5 hours ago
Thanks for share
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[ ]zewted 1 point 5 hours ago
I think its time we just call them phones.
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[ ]chemistry_teacher 1 point 5 hours ago
A few days ago, it snowed "heavily" on Mauna Kea, at over 12000 ft. Here we have
permanent snow and ice at sea level. Never stops to blow my mind, especially in
light of your amazingly awesome photo.
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[ ]letsgetogether 1 point 5 hours ago
did you go to Antarctica without a proper camera?
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[ ]re_builder 1 point 5 hours ago
gorgeous photo. somewhat related, you might want to check out 'endurance'; a bog
raphy of e. shackleton's expedition to antarctica. gives new context to your spe

ctacular pic.
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[ ]AhhhDamnit 1 point 5 hours ago
Shortly before landing? It looks like your plane is making a wake....
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[ ]godbois 1 point an hour ago
Doesn't a boat land when it comes ashore?
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[ ]isadanceaholic 1 point 5 hours ago
Beautiful... But what I want to know is why a place called paradise harbour is n
ear a giant floating rock of ice....?
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[ ]mrmeothews 1 point 5 hours ago
Your thoughts were correct!
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[ ]That-creepy-neighbor 0 points 5 hours ago
Didn't you get the memo that we're not suppose to go to Antarctica!?
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[ ]mintblue 1 point 5 hours ago
Lisa?
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[ ]kar86 1 point 5 hours ago
My mom went too last month. Maybe she was on your boat. She has the coolest pict
ures right now.
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[ ]timewaitsforsome 1 point 5 hours ago
lisa?
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[ ]inquire_ 1 point 4 hours ago
were you on a ship for the National Geographic that also happened to have a Geol
ogy professor on board?
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[ ]DiogenesTheHound 1 point 4 hours ago
I went to the Amazon rainforest and took my Gameboy Camera to record the trip
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[ ]dickwagdry 1 point 4 hours ago
Hey op.. please consider x-posting this in /r/antarcticapics: it's a brand new n
ational photography sub that needs fantastic content just like yours
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[ ]Ozi_izO 1 point 4 hours ago
Well you were right.
I enjoyed it.
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[ ]SuicideByYourMom 1 point 4 hours ago
That is a gorgeous shot. What brought you down there?
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[ ]Josephryan147 1 point 4 hours ago
Earth and sky is very distance
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[ ]Dodo_Avenger 1 point 3 hours ago
Watch out for Shoggoths.
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[ ]spartaniz 1 point 3 hours ago
Luckily it wasn't a stupid phone.
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[ ]Milain 1 point 3 hours ago
Wow! Are you on Instagram? I would love to see more pics
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[ ]Floyd_Pink 1 point 3 hours ago
Yeah, but do they have WiFi?

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[ ]xcode18 1 point 2 hours ago
Stunning
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[ ]xcode18 1 point 2 hours ago
Stunning
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[ ]xcode18 1 point 2 hours ago
Stunning
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[ ]Inekar 1 point 2 hours ago
Beautiful picture, any idea of the height of the mountains you shot ?
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[ ]BrickLorca 1 point 2 hours ago
paradise harbor, Antarctica
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[ ]Son-of-iiReland 1 point 2 hours ago
It looks 'Daaame Cold' out there..
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[ ]organic_mango 1 point 2 hours ago
What phone brah
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[ ]Freeheel10 1 point 2 hours ago
That is a great picture!
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[ ]BadWoolf_ 1 point an hour ago
How does one get to travel to Antarctica? Im interested..
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[ ]robertthabruce 1 point an hour ago
Sounds like a resort, paradise harbour.
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[ ]Xorondras 1 point an hour ago
You are going to Antarctica and bring along a smartphone camera? oO
Awesome picture though.
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[ ]ChemicalRemedy 1 point an hour ago
That ice just looks delicious
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[ ]Nguyenist 34 minutes ago
My parents are on a boat cruise around Antarctica atm! This is them posing to pu
ll the ship into ice flow where they were able to come down the gangplank and th
en wander about with the seals and penguins!
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[ ]ludman101 21 minutes ago
Awesome!... So still!
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[ ]Revenesis 2 points 7 hours ago
Maybe I'm an idiot, but all I can see is Modest Mouse's The Moon and Antarctica
reissue album cover
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[ ]bri2fi 0 points an hour ago
Beautiful picture but when people visit Antarctica, they're destroying Antarctic
a. It isn't a biome that supports human activity.
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[ ]Shitty_filter -1 points 11 hours ago
Even with a shitty filter it looks good
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[ ]itjeff 0 points 7 hours ago
Beautiful! 50bits /u/changetip

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[ ]Ouroboratika 0 points 5 hours ago
I had a buddy just get back from Antarctica. Do you know a Mike N?
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[ ]marquettemi -1 points 5 hours ago
It's weird. I could take that same picture pretty much here on Lake Superior, bu
t that picture is so much cooler knowing that it is in Antarctica. [Seriously]
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[ ]johncopter 1 point 4 hours ago
No you couldn't, not even close.
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[ ]Michaellogan76 -1 points 5 hours ago
I cannot stop laughing.many many Thanks
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[ ]kjoro 0 points 4 hours ago
I literally said out loud "God damn!"
Excellent shot
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[ ]kissmyassdracula -2 points 7 hours ago
Antarctica in December..
My brain froze just thinking that.
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[ ]thebiggiantbrain 7 points 7 hours ago
its summer in Antarctica in December.
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[ ]orthodoxbee -3 points 2 hours ago
Dont go to Antartica you are destroying the envoriment
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I went to Antarctica in December and thought you might enjoy this picture I took
with my smart phone shortly before landing at Paradise Harbour. [OC] [2448 x 18
36] (imgur.com)
submitted 12 hours ago by 1r5e
198 commentsshare
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[ ]LocalReachMktg 128 points 11 hours ago
Wow this is absolutely astonishing. Thanks for the share.
What the heck were you doing in Antarctica if you don't mind my asking?
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[ ]LucifersDolphin 73 points 8 hours ago
Probably tickling penguins.
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[ ]AerialAces 27 points 8 hours ago
I would guess research I don't know how many people want to visit a barren ice l
and for the hell of it
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[ ]Yiolut 67 points 8 hours ago
Apparently it's pretty popular for tourism, you can take ships there from South
America. Pricey though.
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[ ]mandlebaum0000 38 points 8 hours ago
It seems to be blowing up right now. I read a recent article about how it was ac
tually getting so much tourism, its threatening the ecosystem there, which is pr
etty tragic.
Having said that, I know a girl who works as the hospitality manager for a mediu
m sized boat that takes tourists to Antarctica and I would love to have her job.
Article
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[ ]Aww_Shucks 9 points 8 hours ago
Time to hit the clubs!
heading toward the door
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qz2SeEzxMuE
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[ ]Poondoggie 5 points 7 hours ago
You monster.
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[ ]MracyTordan 46 points 7 hours ago
John Oliver actually shows how tourism to Antarctica is obliterating local speci
es, please don't go. Just look at that picture for 30 seconds, and enjoy it.
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[ ]specialtreatforme 5 points 3 hours ago
Would it be detrimental if I looked at the picture for 45 seconds? Maybe even fo
r a full minute?
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[ ]ItsDarts 12 points 3 hours ago*
I think "obliterating" is a bit harsh considering Antarctica is the largest cont
inent on the planet with the least amount of human interaction. Alarmist much? I
know this will be the unpopular, most down voted opinion, but I don't care, as
you can see, I'm not a karma whore. Tourism should be allowed, but I would agree
that it should be regulated. But according to who's regulations? American? Russ
ian? Argentinian? It's a continent without a governing country. Maybe there shou
ld be a consortium of countries that can agree on how to best regulate tourism,
but I don't think it should be stopped.
Edit 5th largest.
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[ ]Wildwoodywoodpecker 8 points 2 hours ago

So you're saying we should invade Antartica?
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[ ]Sentenced2Burn 2 points 2 hours ago
Sharpening my axe as we speak
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[ ]ItsDarts 4 points 2 hours ago
Not at all and I also don't think it's a highly sought after destination. Consid
ering the size, there should be at least some small are set aside strictly for t
ourism with some kind of regulation to minimize damage.
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[ ]funfwf 5 points an hour ago
You've made a compelling point and I agree, we should definitely declare war on
Antarctica.
Democracy in 3, 2, 1...
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[ ]meneedmorecoffee 2 points 2 hours ago
Nice try, Obama.
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[ ]sahan12 2 points 2 hours ago
How could you forget Australia?
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[ ]ItsDarts 2 points 2 hours ago
Ok, them too, didn't mean to leave anyone out, sorry.
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[ ]ConnaX 31 minutes ago
Don't Australia own the most?/Regulate the most
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[ ]PM_ME_UR_FAV_SCENERY 2 points an hour ago
It's also worth remembering the value of tourism. If people can experience the p
lace and share that experience with others then we will build a collective will
to preserve the place. This is the same reason we let people into national parks
: without the ability to visit, we would forget their value in a generation, and
would cease to bother protecting them.
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[ ]connor9 3 points an hour ago
The Antarctic Treaty (http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/about_antarctica/geopolitical/
treaty/) nations already set limits on numbers of ships and numbers of tourists
to antarctica. This is regulated through an association of tour operators called
IAATO - http://iaato.org/home
You can read a reasonable summary about tourism operations here: http://www.anta
rctica.ac.uk/about_antarctica/tourism/faq.php The reports on that page are from
2008 but the give an overview of how the process works. For up-to-date stats you
can get them straight from IAATO http://iaato.org/en_GB/tourism-statistics
The main issue about impact from tourism is that there are very few spots in the
Antarctic where ships can make landings. While the continent is quite large the
areas where tourism happens is actually quite small and they obviously target t
he interesting bits like penguin colonies, historic huts and interesting geograp
hical features. The tour operators do try to take the environmental consideratio
ns seriously as they market Antarctica as a pristine and untouched place. It's h
ard to sell that when things are trampled. As part of the Antarctic Treaty parti
cipating nations do inspections of facilities and tour operators all the time bu
t it's very difficult to enforce. Other than the birds and mammals, most life in
Antarctic grows very slowly due to the cold conditions. The bit John Oliver was
talking about in terms of treading on moss is a real concern as the damage take
s ages to repair.
John Oliver didn't cover it but the research that was being talked about was sta
ting that the current regulations on limits to tourism aren't enough. They need
to be scaled back. The antarctic tour operators obviously don't want to do that
as it would reduce their business but they are trying to implement environmental

regulations. The point the australian study was trying to make is that the self
-regulation doesn't seem to be enough. The idea isn't to stop completely but to
continue increasing the environmental protections that the tour operators follow
and reduce the numbers of landings and visitors. That's the part that could be
hard to do.
I don't know the exact paper the news clip was talking about but Australian is b
ig into the human impacts in antarctica research - http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/b
itstream/97469/2/WP%20173.pdf, http://www.antarctica.gov.au/environment/human-im
pacts-in-antarctica
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[ ]ItsDarts 11 minutes ago
All very good points, thanks for this.
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[ ]draggoon 27 minutes ago
Yeah. I wouldn't go around believing John Oliver. He sorta lost his credibility
to me after the gender wage gap segment.
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[ ]bear_next_door 26 minutes ago
Antarctica is the largest continent on the planet
Uhh no it's not- even with ice counted as land.
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[ ]ItsDarts 14 minutes ago
Oops, sorry, forgot the "5th" part.
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[ ]Euracil -1 points 5 hours ago
Beat me to the draw!
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[ ]Slimbopboogie 0 points 3 hours ago
You've just convinced me to watch his show lol
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[ ]unsweetenedsoymilk 4 points 7 hours ago
They should only allow sail ships to go there for tourism.
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[ ]Thjoth 4 points 6 hours ago
The tall ship Europa sails there every year and is there right now, live tweetin
g their days. It's pretty fantastic.
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[ ]pletentious_asshore 4 points 6 hours ago
yea I really want to go! but im going to do alaska first to see if I can get I o
ut of my system.
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[ ]MayorOfBellona 4 points 7 hours ago
I spent my 21st birthday off the coast of Argentina on way to Antartica. It was
a Russian ship operated by a Canadian tour company. My grandma asked me if I wan
ted to go and it didn't sound like an experience I would have many chances at. A
lso, it was an elder hostel trip. That part was weird. This was more than 15 yea
rs ago so the tourism thing has been going on for a while.
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[ ]Drunkstrider 2 points 8 hours ago
My parents are taking a cruise and visiting south america. There was an option f
or a helicopter ride to Antarctica. But it was like 3000 dollars per person.
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[ ]Iamnotvicki 5 points 7 hours ago*
You can take a honeymoon cruise to Antarctica. Why not? It's cuddle weather. htt
p://www.imaginehoneymoons.com/latin-america-honeymoons/antarctica-honeymoons/
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[ ]Drunkstrider 2 points 7 hours ago
Very interesting.
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[ ]obscure123456789 7 points 5 hours ago*

It's very zen.

People vacate to places like Vegas to get more stimulation as an escape from som
e numbing day to day life.
Other would rathar go to more quiet places where they can hear themselves think
and escape the constant pull of others who want their time and energy.
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[ ]strummingmusic 6 minutes ago
It ends up being a strange mix of quasi-solitude and social interaction though,
since you will spend time stuck within ~25m of everyone else on a ship to get th
ere and back, and once you arrive your shore visits are highly regulated...basic
ally hiking in a line and snapping the same photos as everyone else in your grou
p. I was a wildlife guide in Antarctica for a few years. I love your comment tho
ugh (and think it's very important for people to spend time in quiet places). Ev
en with the strict regulation aspect of Antarctic tourism people are given the c
hance to visit the complete opposite of where they live, and that can only help
by giving them perspective. On my trips I'd always try to do "a few minutes of s
ilence" as a group while onshore so they could experience the weight of true pea
ce & quiet.
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[ ]atxy89 3 points 3 hours ago
I would totally visit Antarctica just for the hell of it. Some pictures of the p
lace are out of this world.
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[ ]NiteTiger 3 points 3 hours ago
Met a guy when I was doing electrical work that spent some time as one of McMurd
o's resident fixits. He mentioned it one day at lunch, and no one believed him.
Then he broke out the pictures... including him at the South Pole. He got a free
lunch from everyone who'd laughed at him. Fucker didn't pay for lunch for almos
t two weeks.
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[ ]mr_jrt 27 minutes ago
Interstellar teaches us why that's a bad idea
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[ ]ghostbackwards 2 points 8 hours ago
Uh, I would love to. I'll never be able to afford it but it's something I've wan
ted to do for years.
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[ ]Sunprofactor 1 point 8 hours ago
Never say never! If you truly want to go give yourself a date that you need to h
ave the resources by, and make it happen! :-)
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[ ]Dininiful 1 point 2 hours ago
I would!
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[ ]pjhsv 41 minutes ago
I know a few people that have been for tourism
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[ ]Amphibialrabies69 1 point 8 hours ago
If I was traveling on my own and had a choice between Antarctica and the Dominic
an I think I'd choose Antarctica. If I was traveling with my gf we'd compromise
and choose Dominican.
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[ ]sklite 3 points 4 hours ago
Chilling
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[ ]KCCory84 1 point 7 hours ago
A old buddy of mine was just down there recently for work. I don't know much abo
ut what he does, something to do with communication satellites.
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[ ]simplexand 59 minutes ago

Possibly something to do with the receivers. Read an article before about it as

their primary link method to the Internet. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teleco
mmunications_in_Antarctica#Internet
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[ ]demobile_bot 58 minutes ago
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Got a question or see an error? PM us.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Antarctica#Internet
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[ ]WiggyHD 1 point 5 hours ago
OP probably lives up north and wanted to vacation in a southern continent since
it would be summer in December
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[ ]shweelay 1 point 2 hours ago
Facepalm.... was totally wondering why someone go in December since it's colder
then. Haha I'm a dummy!
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[ ]pookiespy 21 points 6 hours ago
We went in January and I found that "black" water so haunting. http://imgur.com/
doPgZ8A,AdZttqV,dYgiFHu#2 http://imgur.com/doPgZ8A,AdZttqV,dYgiFHu#1
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[ ]Targaryen-ish 4 points 4 hours ago
That black water is absolutely terrifying.
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[ ]Bricci 6 points 3 hours ago
But it's nothing compared to the even more scary and menacing, BLACK ICE.
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[ ]Dininiful 5 points 2 hours ago
Psshh, racist...
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[ ]minusthedrifter 2 points 3 hours ago
ELI5: Why is it black?
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[ ]bear_next_door 21 minutes ago
The sun's light hits the water at a shallower angle, making it appear dark (like
water at sunset/sunrise).
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[ ]PatriotsFTW 16 points 8 hours ago
The thumbnail wasn't loading for me, so instead it just showed a blank white spa
ce where a picture should've been. Thought you were making a cheeky little joke
for a second there OP
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[ ]Jewish_jesus 45 points 9 hours ago
What phone do you have?
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[ ]stumblemuffin 38 points 8 hours ago
A smart one apparently
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[ ]wutaboutme 4 points 6 hours ago
Damn, and all I've got is this dumb one.
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[ ]Kim_Jong_Goon 5 points 5 hours ago
Mines a C student.
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[ ]97th_factory 13 minutes ago
C's get degrees...and phone contracts.
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[ ]Nevek117 16 points 7 hours ago
I'm kinda glad OP didn't post the type of phone or else r/HailCorporate would be

all over it. No disrespect.

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[ ]phydeaux70 3 points 7 hours ago
They need to buy that picture from him for advertising.
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[ ]simplexand 56 minutes ago
Either a Sony, Samsung, LG, Motorola, Asus or Apple. (etc)
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[ ]Gliste 12 points 5 hours ago
I like how OP hasn't responded to anyone...
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[ ]Orc_ 1 point 2 hours ago
Hate those OPs...
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[ ]Cuntrabanned 21 points 8 hours ago
Alright, not to get all /r/HailCorporate up in here, but I seriously need to kno
w what kind of phone you have because them mega pixels are boner worthy
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[ ]simplexand 54 minutes ago
tbh though all decent cameras can manage such a well-lit scene.
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[ ]hatchetlock -2 points 4 hours ago
I'd say maybe a note 4, or possibly the 6 plus. Also ik there is some Nokia phon
e that takes a really nice picture.
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[ ]humorharp 4 points 3 hours ago
lumia 1020.
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[ ]organic_mango 2 points 2 hours ago
I hope everyone realizes that the 6+ and the 6 have same camera - the 6+ only us
es OIS for video, not for stills, so the pictures taken with either phone would
be identical.
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[ ]ihavenowisdom 2 points 4 hours ago
By the color saturation and over all picture i would guess the note 4
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[ ]stengebt 6 points 7 hours ago
Hey OP, please consider x-posting this in /r/AntarcticaPics. It's a brand new Na
tional Photography Sub that needs fantastic content just like yours!
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[ ]inkwellington 4 points 9 hours ago
I'll be going there on a geology research expedition, so excited! Beautiful pict
ure.
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[ ]__dilligaf__ 4 points 11 hours ago
Beautiful. That could easily be a postcard.
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[ ]martin519 3 points 9 hours ago
Where you part of the Students on Ice Expeditions? I read about that in my local
paper last month.
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[ ]realdoctorblaze 2 points 5 hours ago
It makes me sick to think that we are actually destroying those kind of places
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[ ]paredown 8 points 10 hours ago
Thumbnail looks like a TIE Interceptor.
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[ ]cormacpower 8 points 6 hours ago
ITT: Redditors linking to John Oliver talking about why you shouldn't go to Anta

rctica.
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[ ]demonquark 3 points 6 hours ago
He's the reason I decided not to go. :(
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[ ]Targaryen-ish 1 point 4 hours ago
Rly? Only one person did this that I've seen.
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[ ]savedbythehell 1 point 3 hours ago
also ITT: other redditors pointing out what other redditors are commenting.
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[ ]p_lett 3 points 11 hours ago
Nice photo. What boat were you on? I was in Antarctica on the MV Ushuaia over Ch
ristmas - maybe we were on the same boat!
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[ ]mhawk329 2 points 7 hours ago
Were you with the students on ice group??
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[ ]p_lett 1 point 3 hours ago
No, I was on the trip previous to theirs which was out over Christmas Day.
We did see the students though, as they were in the town of Ushuaia on the day w
e got off the boat. We passed them all walking up the mountain to the glacier wi
th their name tags on as we were walking down.
Are we about to find out that it's a very small world? :-)
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[ ]sirprem89 2 points 8 hours ago
Thats a cool picture bro, but Im thinking the bottom mountain has bad resolution
bro!
Lol, jk. Beautiful picture! The Reflection really adds to the serenity of it. We
re you on a glacier when you took this pic?
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[ ]DJFluffers115 2 points 5 hours ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8shW8Nv46k
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[ ]Aesthetic_Hipster 3 points 4 hours ago
meh. 7.8/10 too much water.
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[ ]TitsNGritz 2 points an hour ago
What exactly would drive someone to want to travel to Antarctica?
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[ ]I349Y 7 points 9 hours ago
brb going to Antarctica
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[ ]MracyTordan 8 points 7 hours ago
Please don't...
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[ ]Tfrey183 5 points 7 hours ago
Hey! i also went to Antarctica this past summer, where I took this picture; http
://imgur.com/lbLtHYT
Did you go with Quark Expeditions? I just got pack several days ago from my trip
that went over Christmas
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[ ]camdoodlebop 12 points 6 hours ago
Why did you even pack a tank top to a trip to antarctica
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[ ]NanoPaperPro 4 points 6 hours ago
The humidity is very low, so you don't feel the cold sometimes.
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[ ]Kim_Jong_Goon 1 point 5 hours ago
Our summer is winter down there. You telling me humidity matters when it's -70F?

Yes, average inland temp in July is -70F in antarctica. Coast is slightly warmer
but you'll absolutely feel that.
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[ ]breshecl 1 point 7 hours ago
I went with Quark in 2008! Had a blast. I have never stopped wanting to go back.
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[ ]zpressley 4 points 8 hours ago
This is relevant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8shW8Nv46k
Great Pic though.
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[ ]jsudekum 3 points 8 hours ago
And since cell phones capture so little majesty of a landscape, this had to be a
lmost frighteningly beautiful.
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[ ]goodolarchie 1 point 7 hours ago
With panorama and composite being really easy, and phones getting better image p
rocessing, i really like how much of the majesty is captured on mine. android 4.
x does a great job leveraging the hardware
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[ ]dubious_ian 3 points 10 hours ago
Went to Antarctica in December of 2013. What boat were you on?
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[ ]oh_mi_scusi 1 point 8 hours ago
I love this! I would LOVE to go down there! Did you go for business or are there
commercially available trips?
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[ ]Im_the_best_around 1 point 8 hours ago
You were correct.
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[ ]_OnlyCommentsOnName_ 1 point 6 hours ago
All of a sudden, I feel insignificant.
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[ ]isuckcock 1 point 4 hours ago
Anything I can do to make you feel better?
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[ ]Betruul 1 point 8 hours ago
..... Cherril???
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[ ]kuttymongoose 1 point 8 hours ago
It's a sound wave.
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[ ]JimboJones82 1 point 8 hours ago
That's awesome!!!
How did you get to Antarctica exactly, Did you leave from Argentina?
I've always wanted to go but was turned off the idea by a friend who went and sa
id the entire time it was rainy, windy, rough as guts and he didn't see much at
all.
Real downer that trip.
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[ ]meiasameias 1 point 8 hours ago
Thanks man. I wish i could go there.
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[ ]jessicahonig 1 point 8 hours ago
That looks cold as hell.
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[ ]kelstermass 1 point 7 hours ago
That is actually quite stunning. So beautiful that I can gaze upon it endlessly,
until I fall asleepppppppppppp
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[ ]Ashuvain 1 point 7 hours ago

At the mountains of madness (is the only thing I can think about every time I se
e pictures of mountains in Antarctica, thanks to Sir Lovecraft).
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[ ]Johnnypooper 1 point 7 hours ago
My brother and I have been trying to coordinate a 2-3 week trip through south am
erica with a closing in antarctica. I would love any and all details about your
trip, and if you don't mind the cost of the trip. We are trying to go in the nex
t 3-5 years. Thanks
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[ ]Lv16 1 point 7 hours ago
Antarctica photos are always my favorite. I wanna get there so bad!
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[ ]Ferl74 1 point 7 hours ago
How considerate of you, I don't even know you and here you are thinking about me
on vacation.
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[ ]CaptainAsshat 1 point 7 hours ago
I have no idea of the perspective. How big are those things?
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[ ]Strindberg 1 point 7 hours ago
What was the weather like?
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[ ]_OnlyCommentsOnName_ 1 point 6 hours ago
In so glad you you told us that it was with your smartphone.
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[ ]lightbrekkie 1 point 6 hours ago
Gorgeous image, thanks for sharing the privileged view.
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[ ]Ravetronics 1 point 6 hours ago
"Yup, we're here."
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[ ]Aidensamuel26 1 point 6 hours ago
earthpond is very cool
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[ ]Bobasaurus_Rex 1 point 6 hours ago
Penguins? :D
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[ ]sometimes_an_owl 1 point 6 hours ago
You have no idea how insanely jealous I am. Someday...
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[ ]rickyjoebobby 1 point 6 hours ago
i'm glad there's still ice in antarctica
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[ ]lightningrod14 1 point 6 hours ago
...the universe is shaped exactly like the earth...
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[ ]cynoclast 1 point 6 hours ago
Hmm. Summer in Antarctica, still fucking cold.
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[ ]Isaiahjayden69 1 point 6 hours ago
Very nice picture
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[ ]anon108 1 point 6 hours ago
Absolutely breathtaking!
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[ ]franksvalli 1 point 6 hours ago
I was going to make a stupid one-liner about the phone's battery going dead a mi
nute after being exposed to the frozen air. Seriously though, since you may know
, what are good ways to keep battery-powered gadgets working without succumbing
to the low temperatures?

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[ ]HeWhoMakesItRain 1 point 6 hours ago
Beautiful shot! How did you get all the way down to Antarctica? You've gone wher
e few men have been!
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[ ]monkeytubbies 1 point 6 hours ago
Yup! The less human beings there are, the more beautiful the place is.
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[ ]HappyValleySaturday 1 point 5 hours ago
I've wanted to go to Antarctica for years, and this is exactly why.
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[ ]phdoofus 2 points 5 hours ago
You went to Antarctica and just took a cell phone for a camera?
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[ ]ewest 1 point 5 hours ago
Looks like the cover of The Moon and Antarctica.
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[ ]Josephjayden15 1 point 5 hours ago
Thanks for share
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[ ]zewted 1 point 5 hours ago
I think its time we just call them phones.
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[ ]chemistry_teacher 1 point 5 hours ago
A few days ago, it snowed "heavily" on Mauna Kea, at over 12000 ft. Here we have
permanent snow and ice at sea level. Never stops to blow my mind, especially in
light of your amazingly awesome photo.
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[ ]letsgetogether 1 point 5 hours ago
did you go to Antarctica without a proper camera?
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[ ]re_builder 1 point 5 hours ago
gorgeous photo. somewhat related, you might want to check out 'endurance'; a bog
raphy of e. shackleton's expedition to antarctica. gives new context to your spe
ctacular pic.
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[ ]AhhhDamnit 1 point 5 hours ago
Shortly before landing? It looks like your plane is making a wake....
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[ ]godbois 1 point an hour ago
Doesn't a boat land when it comes ashore?
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[ ]isadanceaholic 1 point 5 hours ago
Beautiful... But what I want to know is why a place called paradise harbour is n
ear a giant floating rock of ice....?
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[ ]mrmeothews 1 point 5 hours ago
Your thoughts were correct!
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[ ]That-creepy-neighbor 0 points 5 hours ago
Didn't you get the memo that we're not suppose to go to Antarctica!?
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[ ]mintblue 1 point 5 hours ago
Lisa?
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[ ]kar86 1 point 5 hours ago
My mom went too last month. Maybe she was on your boat. She has the coolest pict
ures right now.
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[ ]timewaitsforsome 1 point 5 hours ago

lisa?
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[ ]inquire_ 1 point 4 hours ago
were you on a ship for the National Geographic that also happened to have a Geol
ogy professor on board?
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[ ]DiogenesTheHound 1 point 4 hours ago
I went to the Amazon rainforest and took my Gameboy Camera to record the trip
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[ ]dickwagdry 1 point 4 hours ago
Hey op.. please consider x-posting this in /r/antarcticapics: it's a brand new n
ational photography sub that needs fantastic content just like yours
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[ ]Ozi_izO 1 point 4 hours ago
Well you were right.
I enjoyed it.
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[ ]SuicideByYourMom 1 point 4 hours ago
That is a gorgeous shot. What brought you down there?
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[ ]Josephryan147 1 point 4 hours ago
Earth and sky is very distance
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[ ]Dodo_Avenger 1 point 3 hours ago
Watch out for Shoggoths.
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[ ]spartaniz 1 point 3 hours ago
Luckily it wasn't a stupid phone.
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[ ]Milain 1 point 3 hours ago
Wow! Are you on Instagram? I would love to see more pics
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[ ]Floyd_Pink 1 point 3 hours ago
Yeah, but do they have WiFi?
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[ ]xcode18 1 point 2 hours ago
Stunning
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[ ]xcode18 1 point 2 hours ago
Stunning
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[ ]xcode18 1 point 2 hours ago
Stunning
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[ ]Inekar 1 point 2 hours ago
Beautiful picture, any idea of the height of the mountains you shot ?
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[ ]BrickLorca 1 point 2 hours ago
paradise harbor, Antarctica
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[ ]Son-of-iiReland 1 point 2 hours ago
It looks 'Daaame Cold' out there..
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[ ]organic_mango 1 point 2 hours ago
What phone brah
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[ ]Freeheel10 1 point 2 hours ago
That is a great picture!
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[ ]BadWoolf_ 1 point an hour ago

How does one get to travel to Antarctica? Im interested..

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[ ]robertthabruce 1 point an hour ago
Sounds like a resort, paradise harbour.
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[ ]Xorondras 1 point an hour ago
You are going to Antarctica and bring along a smartphone camera? oO
Awesome picture though.
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[ ]ChemicalRemedy 1 point an hour ago
That ice just looks delicious
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[ ]Nguyenist 34 minutes ago
My parents are on a boat cruise around Antarctica atm! This is them posing to pu
ll the ship into ice flow where they were able to come down the gangplank and th
en wander about with the seals and penguins!
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[ ]ludman101 21 minutes ago
Awesome!... So still!
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[ ]Revenesis 2 points 7 hours ago
Maybe I'm an idiot, but all I can see is Modest Mouse's The Moon and Antarctica
reissue album cover
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[ ]bri2fi 0 points an hour ago
Beautiful picture but when people visit Antarctica, they're destroying Antarctic
a. It isn't a biome that supports human activity.
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[ ]Shitty_filter -1 points 11 hours ago
Even with a shitty filter it looks good
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[ ]itjeff 0 points 7 hours ago
Beautiful! 50bits /u/changetip
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[ ]Ouroboratika 0 points 5 hours ago
I had a buddy just get back from Antarctica. Do you know a Mike N?
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[ ]marquettemi -1 points 5 hours ago
It's weird. I could take that same picture pretty much here on Lake Superior, bu
t that picture is so much cooler knowing that it is in Antarctica. [Seriously]
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[ ]johncopter 1 point 4 hours ago
No you couldn't, not even close.
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[ ]Michaellogan76 -1 points 5 hours ago
I cannot stop laughing.many many Thanks
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[ ]kjoro 0 points 4 hours ago
I literally said out loud "God damn!"
Excellent shot
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[ ]kissmyassdracula -2 points 7 hours ago
Antarctica in December..
My brain froze just thinking that.
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[ ]thebiggiantbrain 7 points 7 hours ago
its summer in Antarctica in December.
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[ ]orthodoxbee -3 points 2 hours ago

Dont go to Antartica you are destroying the envoriment

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I went to Antarctica in December and thought you might enjoy this picture I took
with my smart phone shortly before landing at Paradise Harbour. [OC] [2448 x 18
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[ ]LocalReachMktg 128 points 11 hours ago
Wow this is absolutely astonishing. Thanks for the share.
What the heck were you doing in Antarctica if you don't mind my asking?
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[ ]LucifersDolphin 73 points 8 hours ago
Probably tickling penguins.
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[ ]AerialAces 27 points 8 hours ago
I would guess research I don't know how many people want to visit a barren ice l
and for the hell of it
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[ ]Yiolut 67 points 8 hours ago
Apparently it's pretty popular for tourism, you can take ships there from South
America. Pricey though.
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[ ]mandlebaum0000 38 points 8 hours ago

It seems to be blowing up right now. I read a recent article about how it was ac
tually getting so much tourism, its threatening the ecosystem there, which is pr
etty tragic.
Having said that, I know a girl who works as the hospitality manager for a mediu
m sized boat that takes tourists to Antarctica and I would love to have her job.
Article
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[ ]Aww_Shucks 9 points 8 hours ago
Time to hit the clubs!
heading toward the door
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qz2SeEzxMuE
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[ ]Poondoggie 5 points 7 hours ago
You monster.
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[ ]MracyTordan 46 points 7 hours ago
John Oliver actually shows how tourism to Antarctica is obliterating local speci
es, please don't go. Just look at that picture for 30 seconds, and enjoy it.
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[ ]specialtreatforme 5 points 3 hours ago
Would it be detrimental if I looked at the picture for 45 seconds? Maybe even fo
r a full minute?
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[ ]ItsDarts 12 points 3 hours ago*
I think "obliterating" is a bit harsh considering Antarctica is the largest cont
inent on the planet with the least amount of human interaction. Alarmist much? I
know this will be the unpopular, most down voted opinion, but I don't care, as
you can see, I'm not a karma whore. Tourism should be allowed, but I would agree
that it should be regulated. But according to who's regulations? American? Russ
ian? Argentinian? It's a continent without a governing country. Maybe there shou
ld be a consortium of countries that can agree on how to best regulate tourism,
but I don't think it should be stopped.
Edit 5th largest.
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[ ]Wildwoodywoodpecker 8 points 2 hours ago
So you're saying we should invade Antartica?
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[ ]Sentenced2Burn 2 points 2 hours ago
Sharpening my axe as we speak
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[ ]ItsDarts 4 points 2 hours ago
Not at all and I also don't think it's a highly sought after destination. Consid
ering the size, there should be at least some small are set aside strictly for t
ourism with some kind of regulation to minimize damage.
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[ ]funfwf 5 points an hour ago
You've made a compelling point and I agree, we should definitely declare war on
Antarctica.
Democracy in 3, 2, 1...
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[ ]meneedmorecoffee 2 points 2 hours ago
Nice try, Obama.
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[ ]sahan12 2 points 2 hours ago
How could you forget Australia?
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[ ]ItsDarts 2 points 2 hours ago
Ok, them too, didn't mean to leave anyone out, sorry.
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[ ]ConnaX 31 minutes ago

Don't Australia own the most?/Regulate the most

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[ ]PM_ME_UR_FAV_SCENERY 2 points an hour ago
It's also worth remembering the value of tourism. If people can experience the p
lace and share that experience with others then we will build a collective will
to preserve the place. This is the same reason we let people into national parks
: without the ability to visit, we would forget their value in a generation, and
would cease to bother protecting them.
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[ ]connor9 3 points an hour ago
The Antarctic Treaty (http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/about_antarctica/geopolitical/
treaty/) nations already set limits on numbers of ships and numbers of tourists
to antarctica. This is regulated through an association of tour operators called
IAATO - http://iaato.org/home
You can read a reasonable summary about tourism operations here: http://www.anta
rctica.ac.uk/about_antarctica/tourism/faq.php The reports on that page are from
2008 but the give an overview of how the process works. For up-to-date stats you
can get them straight from IAATO http://iaato.org/en_GB/tourism-statistics
The main issue about impact from tourism is that there are very few spots in the
Antarctic where ships can make landings. While the continent is quite large the
areas where tourism happens is actually quite small and they obviously target t
he interesting bits like penguin colonies, historic huts and interesting geograp
hical features. The tour operators do try to take the environmental consideratio
ns seriously as they market Antarctica as a pristine and untouched place. It's h
ard to sell that when things are trampled. As part of the Antarctic Treaty parti
cipating nations do inspections of facilities and tour operators all the time bu
t it's very difficult to enforce. Other than the birds and mammals, most life in
Antarctic grows very slowly due to the cold conditions. The bit John Oliver was
talking about in terms of treading on moss is a real concern as the damage take
s ages to repair.
John Oliver didn't cover it but the research that was being talked about was sta
ting that the current regulations on limits to tourism aren't enough. They need
to be scaled back. The antarctic tour operators obviously don't want to do that
as it would reduce their business but they are trying to implement environmental
regulations. The point the australian study was trying to make is that the self
-regulation doesn't seem to be enough. The idea isn't to stop completely but to
continue increasing the environmental protections that the tour operators follow
and reduce the numbers of landings and visitors. That's the part that could be
hard to do.
I don't know the exact paper the news clip was talking about but Australian is b
ig into the human impacts in antarctica research - http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/b
itstream/97469/2/WP%20173.pdf, http://www.antarctica.gov.au/environment/human-im
pacts-in-antarctica
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[ ]ItsDarts 11 minutes ago
All very good points, thanks for this.
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[ ]draggoon 27 minutes ago
Yeah. I wouldn't go around believing John Oliver. He sorta lost his credibility
to me after the gender wage gap segment.
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[ ]bear_next_door 26 minutes ago
Antarctica is the largest continent on the planet
Uhh no it's not- even with ice counted as land.
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[ ]ItsDarts 14 minutes ago
Oops, sorry, forgot the "5th" part.
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[ ]Euracil -1 points 5 hours ago
Beat me to the draw!

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[ ]Slimbopboogie 0 points 3 hours ago
You've just convinced me to watch his show lol
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[ ]unsweetenedsoymilk 4 points 7 hours ago
They should only allow sail ships to go there for tourism.
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[ ]Thjoth 4 points 6 hours ago
The tall ship Europa sails there every year and is there right now, live tweetin
g their days. It's pretty fantastic.
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[ ]pletentious_asshore 4 points 6 hours ago
yea I really want to go! but im going to do alaska first to see if I can get I o
ut of my system.
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[ ]MayorOfBellona 4 points 7 hours ago
I spent my 21st birthday off the coast of Argentina on way to Antartica. It was
a Russian ship operated by a Canadian tour company. My grandma asked me if I wan
ted to go and it didn't sound like an experience I would have many chances at. A
lso, it was an elder hostel trip. That part was weird. This was more than 15 yea
rs ago so the tourism thing has been going on for a while.
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[ ]Drunkstrider 2 points 8 hours ago
My parents are taking a cruise and visiting south america. There was an option f
or a helicopter ride to Antarctica. But it was like 3000 dollars per person.
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[ ]Iamnotvicki 5 points 7 hours ago*
You can take a honeymoon cruise to Antarctica. Why not? It's cuddle weather. htt
p://www.imaginehoneymoons.com/latin-america-honeymoons/antarctica-honeymoons/
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[ ]Drunkstrider 2 points 7 hours ago
Very interesting.
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[ ]obscure123456789 7 points 5 hours ago*
It's very zen.
People vacate to places like Vegas to get more stimulation as an escape from som
e numbing day to day life.
Other would rathar go to more quiet places where they can hear themselves think
and escape the constant pull of others who want their time and energy.
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[ ]strummingmusic 6 minutes ago
It ends up being a strange mix of quasi-solitude and social interaction though,
since you will spend time stuck within ~25m of everyone else on a ship to get th
ere and back, and once you arrive your shore visits are highly regulated...basic
ally hiking in a line and snapping the same photos as everyone else in your grou
p. I was a wildlife guide in Antarctica for a few years. I love your comment tho
ugh (and think it's very important for people to spend time in quiet places). Ev
en with the strict regulation aspect of Antarctic tourism people are given the c
hance to visit the complete opposite of where they live, and that can only help
by giving them perspective. On my trips I'd always try to do "a few minutes of s
ilence" as a group while onshore so they could experience the weight of true pea
ce & quiet.
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[ ]atxy89 3 points 3 hours ago
I would totally visit Antarctica just for the hell of it. Some pictures of the p
lace are out of this world.
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[ ]NiteTiger 3 points 3 hours ago
Met a guy when I was doing electrical work that spent some time as one of McMurd
o's resident fixits. He mentioned it one day at lunch, and no one believed him.

Then he broke out the pictures... including him at the South Pole. He got a free
lunch from everyone who'd laughed at him. Fucker didn't pay for lunch for almos
t two weeks.
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[ ]mr_jrt 27 minutes ago
Interstellar teaches us why that's a bad idea
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[ ]ghostbackwards 2 points 8 hours ago
Uh, I would love to. I'll never be able to afford it but it's something I've wan
ted to do for years.
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[ ]Sunprofactor 1 point 8 hours ago
Never say never! If you truly want to go give yourself a date that you need to h
ave the resources by, and make it happen! :-)
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[ ]Dininiful 1 point 2 hours ago
I would!
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[ ]pjhsv 41 minutes ago
I know a few people that have been for tourism
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[ ]Amphibialrabies69 1 point 8 hours ago
If I was traveling on my own and had a choice between Antarctica and the Dominic
an I think I'd choose Antarctica. If I was traveling with my gf we'd compromise
and choose Dominican.
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[ ]sklite 3 points 4 hours ago
Chilling
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[ ]KCCory84 1 point 7 hours ago
A old buddy of mine was just down there recently for work. I don't know much abo
ut what he does, something to do with communication satellites.
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[ ]simplexand 59 minutes ago
Possibly something to do with the receivers. Read an article before about it as
their primary link method to the Internet. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teleco
mmunications_in_Antarctica#Internet
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[ ]demobile_bot 58 minutes ago
Hi there! I have detected a mobile link in your comment.
Got a question or see an error? PM us.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Antarctica#Internet
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[ ]WiggyHD 1 point 5 hours ago
OP probably lives up north and wanted to vacation in a southern continent since
it would be summer in December
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[ ]shweelay 1 point 2 hours ago
Facepalm.... was totally wondering why someone go in December since it's colder
then. Haha I'm a dummy!
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[ ]pookiespy 21 points 6 hours ago
We went in January and I found that "black" water so haunting. http://imgur.com/
doPgZ8A,AdZttqV,dYgiFHu#2 http://imgur.com/doPgZ8A,AdZttqV,dYgiFHu#1
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[ ]Targaryen-ish 4 points 4 hours ago
That black water is absolutely terrifying.
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[ ]Bricci 6 points 3 hours ago
But it's nothing compared to the even more scary and menacing, BLACK ICE.

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[ ]Dininiful 5 points 2 hours ago
Psshh, racist...
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[ ]minusthedrifter 2 points 3 hours ago
ELI5: Why is it black?
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[ ]bear_next_door 21 minutes ago
The sun's light hits the water at a shallower angle, making it appear dark (like
water at sunset/sunrise).
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[ ]PatriotsFTW 16 points 8 hours ago
The thumbnail wasn't loading for me, so instead it just showed a blank white spa
ce where a picture should've been. Thought you were making a cheeky little joke
for a second there OP
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[ ]Jewish_jesus 45 points 9 hours ago
What phone do you have?
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[ ]stumblemuffin 38 points 8 hours ago
A smart one apparently
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[ ]wutaboutme 4 points 6 hours ago
Damn, and all I've got is this dumb one.
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[ ]Kim_Jong_Goon 5 points 5 hours ago
Mines a C student.
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[ ]97th_factory 13 minutes ago
C's get degrees...and phone contracts.
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[ ]Nevek117 16 points 7 hours ago
I'm kinda glad OP didn't post the type of phone or else r/HailCorporate would be
all over it. No disrespect.
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[ ]phydeaux70 3 points 7 hours ago
They need to buy that picture from him for advertising.
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[ ]simplexand 56 minutes ago
Either a Sony, Samsung, LG, Motorola, Asus or Apple. (etc)
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[ ]Gliste 12 points 5 hours ago
I like how OP hasn't responded to anyone...
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[ ]Orc_ 1 point 2 hours ago
Hate those OPs...
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[ ]Cuntrabanned 21 points 8 hours ago
Alright, not to get all /r/HailCorporate up in here, but I seriously need to kno
w what kind of phone you have because them mega pixels are boner worthy
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[ ]simplexand 54 minutes ago
tbh though all decent cameras can manage such a well-lit scene.
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[ ]hatchetlock -2 points 4 hours ago
I'd say maybe a note 4, or possibly the 6 plus. Also ik there is some Nokia phon
e that takes a really nice picture.
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[ ]humorharp 4 points 3 hours ago

lumia 1020.
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[ ]organic_mango 2 points 2 hours ago
I hope everyone realizes that the 6+ and the 6 have same camera - the 6+ only us
es OIS for video, not for stills, so the pictures taken with either phone would
be identical.
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[ ]ihavenowisdom 2 points 4 hours ago
By the color saturation and over all picture i would guess the note 4
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[ ]stengebt 6 points 7 hours ago
Hey OP, please consider x-posting this in /r/AntarcticaPics. It's a brand new Na
tional Photography Sub that needs fantastic content just like yours!
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[ ]inkwellington 4 points 9 hours ago
I'll be going there on a geology research expedition, so excited! Beautiful pict
ure.
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[ ]__dilligaf__ 4 points 11 hours ago
Beautiful. That could easily be a postcard.
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[ ]martin519 3 points 9 hours ago
Where you part of the Students on Ice Expeditions? I read about that in my local
paper last month.
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[ ]realdoctorblaze 2 points 5 hours ago
It makes me sick to think that we are actually destroying those kind of places
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[ ]paredown 8 points 10 hours ago
Thumbnail looks like a TIE Interceptor.
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[ ]cormacpower 8 points 6 hours ago
ITT: Redditors linking to John Oliver talking about why you shouldn't go to Anta
rctica.
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[ ]demonquark 3 points 6 hours ago
He's the reason I decided not to go. :(
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[ ]Targaryen-ish 1 point 4 hours ago
Rly? Only one person did this that I've seen.
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[ ]savedbythehell 1 point 3 hours ago
also ITT: other redditors pointing out what other redditors are commenting.
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[ ]p_lett 3 points 11 hours ago
Nice photo. What boat were you on? I was in Antarctica on the MV Ushuaia over Ch
ristmas - maybe we were on the same boat!
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[ ]mhawk329 2 points 7 hours ago
Were you with the students on ice group??
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[ ]p_lett 1 point 3 hours ago
No, I was on the trip previous to theirs which was out over Christmas Day.
We did see the students though, as they were in the town of Ushuaia on the day w
e got off the boat. We passed them all walking up the mountain to the glacier wi
th their name tags on as we were walking down.
Are we about to find out that it's a very small world? :-)
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[ ]sirprem89 2 points 8 hours ago

Thats a cool picture bro, but Im thinking the bottom mountain has bad resolution
bro!
Lol, jk. Beautiful picture! The Reflection really adds to the serenity of it. We
re you on a glacier when you took this pic?
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[ ]DJFluffers115 2 points 5 hours ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8shW8Nv46k
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[ ]Aesthetic_Hipster 3 points 4 hours ago
meh. 7.8/10 too much water.
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[ ]TitsNGritz 2 points an hour ago
What exactly would drive someone to want to travel to Antarctica?
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[ ]I349Y 7 points 9 hours ago
brb going to Antarctica
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[ ]MracyTordan 8 points 7 hours ago
Please don't...
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[ ]Tfrey183 5 points 7 hours ago
Hey! i also went to Antarctica this past summer, where I took this picture; http
://imgur.com/lbLtHYT
Did you go with Quark Expeditions? I just got pack several days ago from my trip
that went over Christmas
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[ ]camdoodlebop 12 points 6 hours ago
Why did you even pack a tank top to a trip to antarctica
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[ ]NanoPaperPro 4 points 6 hours ago
The humidity is very low, so you don't feel the cold sometimes.
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[ ]Kim_Jong_Goon 1 point 5 hours ago
Our summer is winter down there. You telling me humidity matters when it's -70F?
Yes, average inland temp in July is -70F in antarctica. Coast is slightly warmer
but you'll absolutely feel that.
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[ ]breshecl 1 point 7 hours ago
I went with Quark in 2008! Had a blast. I have never stopped wanting to go back.
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[ ]zpressley 4 points 8 hours ago
This is relevant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8shW8Nv46k
Great Pic though.
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[ ]jsudekum 3 points 8 hours ago
And since cell phones capture so little majesty of a landscape, this had to be a
lmost frighteningly beautiful.
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[ ]goodolarchie 1 point 7 hours ago
With panorama and composite being really easy, and phones getting better image p
rocessing, i really like how much of the majesty is captured on mine. android 4.
x does a great job leveraging the hardware
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[ ]dubious_ian 3 points 10 hours ago
Went to Antarctica in December of 2013. What boat were you on?
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[ ]oh_mi_scusi 1 point 8 hours ago
I love this! I would LOVE to go down there! Did you go for business or are there
commercially available trips?
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[ ]Im_the_best_around 1 point 8 hours ago

You were correct.
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[ ]_OnlyCommentsOnName_ 1 point 6 hours ago
All of a sudden, I feel insignificant.
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[ ]isuckcock 1 point 4 hours ago
Anything I can do to make you feel better?
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[ ]Betruul 1 point 8 hours ago
..... Cherril???
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[ ]kuttymongoose 1 point 8 hours ago
It's a sound wave.
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[ ]JimboJones82 1 point 8 hours ago
That's awesome!!!
How did you get to Antarctica exactly, Did you leave from Argentina?
I've always wanted to go but was turned off the idea by a friend who went and sa
id the entire time it was rainy, windy, rough as guts and he didn't see much at
all.
Real downer that trip.
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[ ]meiasameias 1 point 8 hours ago
Thanks man. I wish i could go there.
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[ ]jessicahonig 1 point 8 hours ago
That looks cold as hell.
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[ ]kelstermass 1 point 7 hours ago
That is actually quite stunning. So beautiful that I can gaze upon it endlessly,
until I fall asleepppppppppppp
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[ ]Ashuvain 1 point 7 hours ago
At the mountains of madness (is the only thing I can think about every time I se
e pictures of mountains in Antarctica, thanks to Sir Lovecraft).
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[ ]Johnnypooper 1 point 7 hours ago
My brother and I have been trying to coordinate a 2-3 week trip through south am
erica with a closing in antarctica. I would love any and all details about your
trip, and if you don't mind the cost of the trip. We are trying to go in the nex
t 3-5 years. Thanks
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[ ]Lv16 1 point 7 hours ago
Antarctica photos are always my favorite. I wanna get there so bad!
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[ ]Ferl74 1 point 7 hours ago
How considerate of you, I don't even know you and here you are thinking about me
on vacation.
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[ ]CaptainAsshat 1 point 7 hours ago
I have no idea of the perspective. How big are those things?
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[ ]Strindberg 1 point 7 hours ago
What was the weather like?
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[ ]_OnlyCommentsOnName_ 1 point 6 hours ago
In so glad you you told us that it was with your smartphone.
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[ ]lightbrekkie 1 point 6 hours ago

Gorgeous image, thanks for sharing the privileged view.

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[ ]Ravetronics 1 point 6 hours ago
"Yup, we're here."
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[ ]Aidensamuel26 1 point 6 hours ago
earthpond is very cool
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[ ]Bobasaurus_Rex 1 point 6 hours ago
Penguins? :D
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[ ]sometimes_an_owl 1 point 6 hours ago
You have no idea how insanely jealous I am. Someday...
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[ ]rickyjoebobby 1 point 6 hours ago
i'm glad there's still ice in antarctica
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[ ]lightningrod14 1 point 6 hours ago
...the universe is shaped exactly like the earth...
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[ ]cynoclast 1 point 6 hours ago
Hmm. Summer in Antarctica, still fucking cold.
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[ ]Isaiahjayden69 1 point 6 hours ago
Very nice picture
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[ ]anon108 1 point 6 hours ago
Absolutely breathtaking!
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[ ]franksvalli 1 point 6 hours ago
I was going to make a stupid one-liner about the phone's battery going dead a mi
nute after being exposed to the frozen air. Seriously though, since you may know
, what are good ways to keep battery-powered gadgets working without succumbing
to the low temperatures?
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[ ]HeWhoMakesItRain 1 point 6 hours ago
Beautiful shot! How did you get all the way down to Antarctica? You've gone wher
e few men have been!
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[ ]monkeytubbies 1 point 6 hours ago
Yup! The less human beings there are, the more beautiful the place is.
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[ ]HappyValleySaturday 1 point 5 hours ago
I've wanted to go to Antarctica for years, and this is exactly why.
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[ ]phdoofus 2 points 5 hours ago
You went to Antarctica and just took a cell phone for a camera?
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[ ]ewest 1 point 5 hours ago
Looks like the cover of The Moon and Antarctica.
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[ ]Josephjayden15 1 point 5 hours ago
Thanks for share
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[ ]zewted 1 point 5 hours ago
I think its time we just call them phones.
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[ ]chemistry_teacher 1 point 5 hours ago
A few days ago, it snowed "heavily" on Mauna Kea, at over 12000 ft. Here we have
permanent snow and ice at sea level. Never stops to blow my mind, especially in

light of your amazingly awesome photo.

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[ ]letsgetogether 1 point 5 hours ago
did you go to Antarctica without a proper camera?
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[ ]re_builder 1 point 5 hours ago
gorgeous photo. somewhat related, you might want to check out 'endurance'; a bog
raphy of e. shackleton's expedition to antarctica. gives new context to your spe
ctacular pic.
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[ ]AhhhDamnit 1 point 5 hours ago
Shortly before landing? It looks like your plane is making a wake....
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[ ]godbois 1 point an hour ago
Doesn't a boat land when it comes ashore?
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[ ]isadanceaholic 1 point 5 hours ago
Beautiful... But what I want to know is why a place called paradise harbour is n
ear a giant floating rock of ice....?
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[ ]mrmeothews 1 point 5 hours ago
Your thoughts were correct!
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[ ]That-creepy-neighbor 0 points 5 hours ago
Didn't you get the memo that we're not suppose to go to Antarctica!?
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[ ]mintblue 1 point 5 hours ago
Lisa?
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[ ]kar86 1 point 5 hours ago
My mom went too last month. Maybe she was on your boat. She has the coolest pict
ures right now.
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[ ]timewaitsforsome 1 point 5 hours ago
lisa?
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[ ]inquire_ 1 point 4 hours ago
were you on a ship for the National Geographic that also happened to have a Geol
ogy professor on board?
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[ ]DiogenesTheHound 1 point 4 hours ago
I went to the Amazon rainforest and took my Gameboy Camera to record the trip
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[ ]dickwagdry 1 point 4 hours ago
Hey op.. please consider x-posting this in /r/antarcticapics: it's a brand new n
ational photography sub that needs fantastic content just like yours
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[ ]Ozi_izO 1 point 4 hours ago
Well you were right.
I enjoyed it.
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[ ]SuicideByYourMom 1 point 4 hours ago
That is a gorgeous shot. What brought you down there?
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[ ]Josephryan147 1 point 4 hours ago
Earth and sky is very distance
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[ ]Dodo_Avenger 1 point 3 hours ago
Watch out for Shoggoths.
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[ ]spartaniz 1 point 3 hours ago

Luckily it wasn't a stupid phone.
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[ ]Milain 1 point 3 hours ago
Wow! Are you on Instagram? I would love to see more pics
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[ ]Floyd_Pink 1 point 3 hours ago
Yeah, but do they have WiFi?
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[ ]xcode18 1 point 2 hours ago
Stunning
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[ ]xcode18 1 point 2 hours ago
Stunning
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[ ]xcode18 1 point 2 hours ago
Stunning
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[ ]Inekar 1 point 2 hours ago
Beautiful picture, any idea of the height of the mountains you shot ?
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[ ]BrickLorca 1 point 2 hours ago
paradise harbor, Antarctica
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[ ]Son-of-iiReland 1 point 2 hours ago
It looks 'Daaame Cold' out there..
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[ ]organic_mango 1 point 2 hours ago
What phone brah
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[ ]Freeheel10 1 point 2 hours ago
That is a great picture!
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[ ]BadWoolf_ 1 point an hour ago
How does one get to travel to Antarctica? Im interested..
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[ ]robertthabruce 1 point an hour ago
Sounds like a resort, paradise harbour.
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[ ]Xorondras 1 point an hour ago
You are going to Antarctica and bring along a smartphone camera? oO
Awesome picture though.
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[ ]ChemicalRemedy 1 point an hour ago
That ice just looks delicious
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[ ]Nguyenist 34 minutes ago
My parents are on a boat cruise around Antarctica atm! This is them posing to pu
ll the ship into ice flow where they were able to come down the gangplank and th
en wander about with the seals and penguins!
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[ ]ludman101 21 minutes ago
Awesome!... So still!
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[ ]Revenesis 2 points 7 hours ago
Maybe I'm an idiot, but all I can see is Modest Mouse's The Moon and Antarctica
reissue album cover
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[ ]bri2fi 0 points an hour ago
Beautiful picture but when people visit Antarctica, they're destroying Antarctic

a. It isn't a biome that supports human activity.

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[ ]Shitty_filter -1 points 11 hours ago
Even with a shitty filter it looks good
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[ ]itjeff 0 points 7 hours ago
Beautiful! 50bits /u/changetip
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[ ]Ouroboratika 0 points 5 hours ago
I had a buddy just get back from Antarctica. Do you know a Mike N?
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[ ]marquettemi -1 points 5 hours ago
It's weird. I could take that same picture pretty much here on Lake Superior, bu
t that picture is so much cooler knowing that it is in Antarctica. [Seriously]
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[ ]johncopter 1 point 4 hours ago
No you couldn't, not even close.
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[ ]Michaellogan76 -1 points 5 hours ago
I cannot stop laughing.many many Thanks
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[ ]kjoro 0 points 4 hours ago
I literally said out loud "God damn!"
Excellent shot
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[ ]kissmyassdracula -2 points 7 hours ago
Antarctica in December..
My brain froze just thinking that.
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[ ]thebiggiantbrain 7 points 7 hours ago
its summer in Antarctica in December.
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[ ]orthodoxbee -3 points 2 hours ago
Dont go to Antartica you are destroying the envoriment
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I went to Antarctica in December and thought you might enjoy this picture I took
with my smart phone shortly before landing at Paradise Harbour. [OC] [2448 x 18
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[ ]LocalReachMktg 128 points 11 hours ago
Wow this is absolutely astonishing. Thanks for the share.
What the heck were you doing in Antarctica if you don't mind my asking?
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[ ]LucifersDolphin 73 points 8 hours ago
Probably tickling penguins.
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[ ]AerialAces 27 points 8 hours ago
I would guess research I don't know how many people want to visit a barren ice l
and for the hell of it
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[ ]Yiolut 67 points 8 hours ago
Apparently it's pretty popular for tourism, you can take ships there from South
America. Pricey though.
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[ ]mandlebaum0000 38 points 8 hours ago
It seems to be blowing up right now. I read a recent article about how it was ac
tually getting so much tourism, its threatening the ecosystem there, which is pr
etty tragic.
Having said that, I know a girl who works as the hospitality manager for a mediu
m sized boat that takes tourists to Antarctica and I would love to have her job.
Article
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[ ]Aww_Shucks 9 points 8 hours ago
Time to hit the clubs!
heading toward the door
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qz2SeEzxMuE
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[ ]Poondoggie 5 points 7 hours ago
You monster.
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[ ]MracyTordan 46 points 7 hours ago
John Oliver actually shows how tourism to Antarctica is obliterating local speci
es, please don't go. Just look at that picture for 30 seconds, and enjoy it.
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[ ]specialtreatforme 5 points 3 hours ago
Would it be detrimental if I looked at the picture for 45 seconds? Maybe even fo
r a full minute?
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[ ]ItsDarts 12 points 3 hours ago*
I think "obliterating" is a bit harsh considering Antarctica is the largest cont
inent on the planet with the least amount of human interaction. Alarmist much? I

know this will be the unpopular, most down voted opinion, but I don't care, as
you can see, I'm not a karma whore. Tourism should be allowed, but I would agree
that it should be regulated. But according to who's regulations? American? Russ
ian? Argentinian? It's a continent without a governing country. Maybe there shou
ld be a consortium of countries that can agree on how to best regulate tourism,
but I don't think it should be stopped.
Edit 5th largest.
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[ ]Wildwoodywoodpecker 8 points 2 hours ago
So you're saying we should invade Antartica?
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[ ]Sentenced2Burn 2 points 2 hours ago
Sharpening my axe as we speak
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[ ]ItsDarts 4 points 2 hours ago
Not at all and I also don't think it's a highly sought after destination. Consid
ering the size, there should be at least some small are set aside strictly for t
ourism with some kind of regulation to minimize damage.
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[ ]funfwf 5 points an hour ago
You've made a compelling point and I agree, we should definitely declare war on
Antarctica.
Democracy in 3, 2, 1...
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[ ]meneedmorecoffee 2 points 2 hours ago
Nice try, Obama.
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[ ]sahan12 2 points 2 hours ago
How could you forget Australia?
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[ ]ItsDarts 2 points 2 hours ago
Ok, them too, didn't mean to leave anyone out, sorry.
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[ ]ConnaX 31 minutes ago
Don't Australia own the most?/Regulate the most
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[ ]PM_ME_UR_FAV_SCENERY 2 points an hour ago
It's also worth remembering the value of tourism. If people can experience the p
lace and share that experience with others then we will build a collective will
to preserve the place. This is the same reason we let people into national parks
: without the ability to visit, we would forget their value in a generation, and
would cease to bother protecting them.
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[ ]connor9 3 points an hour ago
The Antarctic Treaty (http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/about_antarctica/geopolitical/
treaty/) nations already set limits on numbers of ships and numbers of tourists
to antarctica. This is regulated through an association of tour operators called
IAATO - http://iaato.org/home
You can read a reasonable summary about tourism operations here: http://www.anta
rctica.ac.uk/about_antarctica/tourism/faq.php The reports on that page are from
2008 but the give an overview of how the process works. For up-to-date stats you
can get them straight from IAATO http://iaato.org/en_GB/tourism-statistics
The main issue about impact from tourism is that there are very few spots in the
Antarctic where ships can make landings. While the continent is quite large the
areas where tourism happens is actually quite small and they obviously target t
he interesting bits like penguin colonies, historic huts and interesting geograp
hical features. The tour operators do try to take the environmental consideratio
ns seriously as they market Antarctica as a pristine and untouched place. It's h
ard to sell that when things are trampled. As part of the Antarctic Treaty parti
cipating nations do inspections of facilities and tour operators all the time bu

t it's very difficult to enforce. Other than the birds and mammals, most life in
Antarctic grows very slowly due to the cold conditions. The bit John Oliver was
talking about in terms of treading on moss is a real concern as the damage take
s ages to repair.
John Oliver didn't cover it but the research that was being talked about was sta
ting that the current regulations on limits to tourism aren't enough. They need
to be scaled back. The antarctic tour operators obviously don't want to do that
as it would reduce their business but they are trying to implement environmental
regulations. The point the australian study was trying to make is that the self
-regulation doesn't seem to be enough. The idea isn't to stop completely but to
continue increasing the environmental protections that the tour operators follow
and reduce the numbers of landings and visitors. That's the part that could be
hard to do.
I don't know the exact paper the news clip was talking about but Australian is b
ig into the human impacts in antarctica research - http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/b
itstream/97469/2/WP%20173.pdf, http://www.antarctica.gov.au/environment/human-im
pacts-in-antarctica
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[ ]ItsDarts 11 minutes ago
All very good points, thanks for this.
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[ ]draggoon 27 minutes ago
Yeah. I wouldn't go around believing John Oliver. He sorta lost his credibility
to me after the gender wage gap segment.
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[ ]bear_next_door 26 minutes ago
Antarctica is the largest continent on the planet
Uhh no it's not- even with ice counted as land.
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[ ]ItsDarts 14 minutes ago
Oops, sorry, forgot the "5th" part.
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[ ]Euracil -1 points 5 hours ago
Beat me to the draw!
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[ ]Slimbopboogie 0 points 3 hours ago
You've just convinced me to watch his show lol
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[ ]unsweetenedsoymilk 4 points 7 hours ago
They should only allow sail ships to go there for tourism.
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[ ]Thjoth 4 points 6 hours ago
The tall ship Europa sails there every year and is there right now, live tweetin
g their days. It's pretty fantastic.
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[ ]pletentious_asshore 4 points 6 hours ago
yea I really want to go! but im going to do alaska first to see if I can get I o
ut of my system.
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[ ]MayorOfBellona 4 points 7 hours ago
I spent my 21st birthday off the coast of Argentina on way to Antartica. It was
a Russian ship operated by a Canadian tour company. My grandma asked me if I wan
ted to go and it didn't sound like an experience I would have many chances at. A
lso, it was an elder hostel trip. That part was weird. This was more than 15 yea
rs ago so the tourism thing has been going on for a while.
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[ ]Drunkstrider 2 points 8 hours ago
My parents are taking a cruise and visiting south america. There was an option f
or a helicopter ride to Antarctica. But it was like 3000 dollars per person.
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[ ]Iamnotvicki 5 points 7 hours ago*

You can take a honeymoon cruise to Antarctica. Why not? It's cuddle weather. htt
p://www.imaginehoneymoons.com/latin-america-honeymoons/antarctica-honeymoons/
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[ ]Drunkstrider 2 points 7 hours ago
Very interesting.
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[ ]obscure123456789 7 points 5 hours ago*
It's very zen.
People vacate to places like Vegas to get more stimulation as an escape from som
e numbing day to day life.
Other would rathar go to more quiet places where they can hear themselves think
and escape the constant pull of others who want their time and energy.
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[ ]strummingmusic 6 minutes ago
It ends up being a strange mix of quasi-solitude and social interaction though,
since you will spend time stuck within ~25m of everyone else on a ship to get th
ere and back, and once you arrive your shore visits are highly regulated...basic
ally hiking in a line and snapping the same photos as everyone else in your grou
p. I was a wildlife guide in Antarctica for a few years. I love your comment tho
ugh (and think it's very important for people to spend time in quiet places). Ev
en with the strict regulation aspect of Antarctic tourism people are given the c
hance to visit the complete opposite of where they live, and that can only help
by giving them perspective. On my trips I'd always try to do "a few minutes of s
ilence" as a group while onshore so they could experience the weight of true pea
ce & quiet.
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[ ]atxy89 3 points 3 hours ago
I would totally visit Antarctica just for the hell of it. Some pictures of the p
lace are out of this world.
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[ ]NiteTiger 3 points 3 hours ago
Met a guy when I was doing electrical work that spent some time as one of McMurd
o's resident fixits. He mentioned it one day at lunch, and no one believed him.
Then he broke out the pictures... including him at the South Pole. He got a free
lunch from everyone who'd laughed at him. Fucker didn't pay for lunch for almos
t two weeks.
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[ ]mr_jrt 27 minutes ago
Interstellar teaches us why that's a bad idea
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[ ]ghostbackwards 2 points 8 hours ago
Uh, I would love to. I'll never be able to afford it but it's something I've wan
ted to do for years.
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[ ]Sunprofactor 1 point 8 hours ago
Never say never! If you truly want to go give yourself a date that you need to h
ave the resources by, and make it happen! :-)
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[ ]Dininiful 1 point 2 hours ago
I would!
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[ ]pjhsv 41 minutes ago
I know a few people that have been for tourism
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[ ]Amphibialrabies69 1 point 8 hours ago
If I was traveling on my own and had a choice between Antarctica and the Dominic
an I think I'd choose Antarctica. If I was traveling with my gf we'd compromise
and choose Dominican.
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[ ]sklite 3 points 4 hours ago

Chilling
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[ ]KCCory84 1 point 7 hours ago
A old buddy of mine was just down there recently for work. I don't know much abo
ut what he does, something to do with communication satellites.
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[ ]simplexand 59 minutes ago
Possibly something to do with the receivers. Read an article before about it as
their primary link method to the Internet. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teleco
mmunications_in_Antarctica#Internet
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[ ]WiggyHD 1 point 5 hours ago
OP probably lives up north and wanted to vacation in a southern continent since
it would be summer in December
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[ ]shweelay 1 point 2 hours ago
Facepalm.... was totally wondering why someone go in December since it's colder
then. Haha I'm a dummy!
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[ ]pookiespy 21 points 6 hours ago
We went in January and I found that "black" water so haunting. http://imgur.com/
doPgZ8A,AdZttqV,dYgiFHu#2 http://imgur.com/doPgZ8A,AdZttqV,dYgiFHu#1
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[ ]Targaryen-ish 4 points 4 hours ago
That black water is absolutely terrifying.
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[ ]Bricci 6 points 3 hours ago
But it's nothing compared to the even more scary and menacing, BLACK ICE.
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[ ]Dininiful 5 points 2 hours ago
Psshh, racist...
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[ ]minusthedrifter 2 points 3 hours ago
ELI5: Why is it black?
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[ ]bear_next_door 21 minutes ago
The sun's light hits the water at a shallower angle, making it appear dark (like
water at sunset/sunrise).
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[ ]PatriotsFTW 16 points 8 hours ago
The thumbnail wasn't loading for me, so instead it just showed a blank white spa
ce where a picture should've been. Thought you were making a cheeky little joke
for a second there OP
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[ ]Jewish_jesus 45 points 9 hours ago
What phone do you have?
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[ ]stumblemuffin 38 points 8 hours ago
A smart one apparently
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[ ]wutaboutme 4 points 6 hours ago
Damn, and all I've got is this dumb one.
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[ ]Kim_Jong_Goon 5 points 5 hours ago

Mines a C student.
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[ ]97th_factory 13 minutes ago
C's get degrees...and phone contracts.
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[ ]Nevek117 16 points 7 hours ago
I'm kinda glad OP didn't post the type of phone or else r/HailCorporate would be
all over it. No disrespect.
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[ ]phydeaux70 3 points 7 hours ago
They need to buy that picture from him for advertising.
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[ ]simplexand 56 minutes ago
Either a Sony, Samsung, LG, Motorola, Asus or Apple. (etc)
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[ ]Gliste 12 points 5 hours ago
I like how OP hasn't responded to anyone...
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[ ]Orc_ 1 point 2 hours ago
Hate those OPs...
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[ ]Cuntrabanned 21 points 8 hours ago
Alright, not to get all /r/HailCorporate up in here, but I seriously need to kno
w what kind of phone you have because them mega pixels are boner worthy
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[ ]simplexand 54 minutes ago
tbh though all decent cameras can manage such a well-lit scene.
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[ ]hatchetlock -2 points 4 hours ago
I'd say maybe a note 4, or possibly the 6 plus. Also ik there is some Nokia phon
e that takes a really nice picture.
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[ ]humorharp 4 points 3 hours ago
lumia 1020.
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[ ]organic_mango 2 points 2 hours ago
I hope everyone realizes that the 6+ and the 6 have same camera - the 6+ only us
es OIS for video, not for stills, so the pictures taken with either phone would
be identical.
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[ ]ihavenowisdom 2 points 4 hours ago
By the color saturation and over all picture i would guess the note 4
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[ ]stengebt 6 points 7 hours ago
Hey OP, please consider x-posting this in /r/AntarcticaPics. It's a brand new Na
tional Photography Sub that needs fantastic content just like yours!
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[ ]inkwellington 4 points 9 hours ago
I'll be going there on a geology research expedition, so excited! Beautiful pict
ure.
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[ ]__dilligaf__ 4 points 11 hours ago
Beautiful. That could easily be a postcard.
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[ ]martin519 3 points 9 hours ago
Where you part of the Students on Ice Expeditions? I read about that in my local
paper last month.
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[ ]realdoctorblaze 2 points 5 hours ago

It makes me sick to think that we are actually destroying those kind of places
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[ ]paredown 8 points 10 hours ago
Thumbnail looks like a TIE Interceptor.
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[ ]cormacpower 8 points 6 hours ago
ITT: Redditors linking to John Oliver talking about why you shouldn't go to Anta
rctica.
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[ ]demonquark 3 points 6 hours ago
He's the reason I decided not to go. :(
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[ ]Targaryen-ish 1 point 4 hours ago
Rly? Only one person did this that I've seen.
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[ ]savedbythehell 1 point 3 hours ago
also ITT: other redditors pointing out what other redditors are commenting.
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[ ]p_lett 3 points 11 hours ago
Nice photo. What boat were you on? I was in Antarctica on the MV Ushuaia over Ch
ristmas - maybe we were on the same boat!
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[ ]mhawk329 2 points 7 hours ago
Were you with the students on ice group??
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[ ]p_lett 1 point 3 hours ago
No, I was on the trip previous to theirs which was out over Christmas Day.
We did see the students though, as they were in the town of Ushuaia on the day w
e got off the boat. We passed them all walking up the mountain to the glacier wi
th their name tags on as we were walking down.
Are we about to find out that it's a very small world? :-)
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[ ]sirprem89 2 points 8 hours ago
Thats a cool picture bro, but Im thinking the bottom mountain has bad resolution
bro!
Lol, jk. Beautiful picture! The Reflection really adds to the serenity of it. We
re you on a glacier when you took this pic?
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[ ]DJFluffers115 2 points 5 hours ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8shW8Nv46k
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[ ]Aesthetic_Hipster 3 points 4 hours ago
meh. 7.8/10 too much water.
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[ ]TitsNGritz 2 points an hour ago
What exactly would drive someone to want to travel to Antarctica?
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[ ]I349Y 7 points 9 hours ago
brb going to Antarctica
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[ ]MracyTordan 8 points 7 hours ago
Please don't...
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[ ]Tfrey183 5 points 7 hours ago
Hey! i also went to Antarctica this past summer, where I took this picture; http
://imgur.com/lbLtHYT
Did you go with Quark Expeditions? I just got pack several days ago from my trip
that went over Christmas
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[ ]camdoodlebop 12 points 6 hours ago

Why did you even pack a tank top to a trip to antarctica
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[ ]NanoPaperPro 4 points 6 hours ago
The humidity is very low, so you don't feel the cold sometimes.
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[ ]Kim_Jong_Goon 1 point 5 hours ago
Our summer is winter down there. You telling me humidity matters when it's -70F?
Yes, average inland temp in July is -70F in antarctica. Coast is slightly warmer
but you'll absolutely feel that.
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[ ]breshecl 1 point 7 hours ago
I went with Quark in 2008! Had a blast. I have never stopped wanting to go back.
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[ ]zpressley 4 points 8 hours ago
This is relevant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8shW8Nv46k
Great Pic though.
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[ ]jsudekum 3 points 8 hours ago
And since cell phones capture so little majesty of a landscape, this had to be a
lmost frighteningly beautiful.
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[ ]goodolarchie 1 point 7 hours ago
With panorama and composite being really easy, and phones getting better image p
rocessing, i really like how much of the majesty is captured on mine. android 4.
x does a great job leveraging the hardware
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[ ]dubious_ian 3 points 10 hours ago
Went to Antarctica in December of 2013. What boat were you on?
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[ ]oh_mi_scusi 1 point 8 hours ago
I love this! I would LOVE to go down there! Did you go for business or are there
commercially available trips?
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[ ]Im_the_best_around 1 point 8 hours ago
You were correct.
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[ ]_OnlyCommentsOnName_ 1 point 6 hours ago
All of a sudden, I feel insignificant.
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[ ]isuckcock 1 point 4 hours ago
Anything I can do to make you feel better?
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[ ]Betruul 1 point 8 hours ago
..... Cherril???
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[ ]kuttymongoose 1 point 8 hours ago
It's a sound wave.
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[ ]JimboJones82 1 point 8 hours ago
That's awesome!!!
How did you get to Antarctica exactly, Did you leave from Argentina?
I've always wanted to go but was turned off the idea by a friend who went and sa
id the entire time it was rainy, windy, rough as guts and he didn't see much at
all.
Real downer that trip.
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[ ]meiasameias 1 point 8 hours ago
Thanks man. I wish i could go there.
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[ ]jessicahonig 1 point 8 hours ago

That looks cold as hell.
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[ ]kelstermass 1 point 7 hours ago
That is actually quite stunning. So beautiful that I can gaze upon it endlessly,
until I fall asleepppppppppppp
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[ ]Ashuvain 1 point 7 hours ago
At the mountains of madness (is the only thing I can think about every time I se
e pictures of mountains in Antarctica, thanks to Sir Lovecraft).
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[ ]Johnnypooper 1 point 7 hours ago
My brother and I have been trying to coordinate a 2-3 week trip through south am
erica with a closing in antarctica. I would love any and all details about your
trip, and if you don't mind the cost of the trip. We are trying to go in the nex
t 3-5 years. Thanks
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[ ]Lv16 1 point 7 hours ago
Antarctica photos are always my favorite. I wanna get there so bad!
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[ ]Ferl74 1 point 7 hours ago
How considerate of you, I don't even know you and here you are thinking about me
on vacation.
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[ ]CaptainAsshat 1 point 7 hours ago
I have no idea of the perspective. How big are those things?
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[ ]Strindberg 1 point 7 hours ago
What was the weather like?
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[ ]_OnlyCommentsOnName_ 1 point 6 hours ago
In so glad you you told us that it was with your smartphone.
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[ ]lightbrekkie 1 point 6 hours ago
Gorgeous image, thanks for sharing the privileged view.
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[ ]Ravetronics 1 point 6 hours ago
"Yup, we're here."
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[ ]Aidensamuel26 1 point 6 hours ago
earthpond is very cool
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[ ]Bobasaurus_Rex 1 point 6 hours ago
Penguins? :D
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[ ]sometimes_an_owl 1 point 6 hours ago
You have no idea how insanely jealous I am. Someday...
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[ ]rickyjoebobby 1 point 6 hours ago
i'm glad there's still ice in antarctica
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[ ]lightningrod14 1 point 6 hours ago
...the universe is shaped exactly like the earth...
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[ ]cynoclast 1 point 6 hours ago
Hmm. Summer in Antarctica, still fucking cold.
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[ ]Isaiahjayden69 1 point 6 hours ago
Very nice picture
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[ ]anon108 1 point 6 hours ago

Absolutely breathtaking!
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[ ]franksvalli 1 point 6 hours ago
I was going to make a stupid one-liner about the phone's battery going dead a mi
nute after being exposed to the frozen air. Seriously though, since you may know
, what are good ways to keep battery-powered gadgets working without succumbing
to the low temperatures?
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[ ]HeWhoMakesItRain 1 point 6 hours ago
Beautiful shot! How did you get all the way down to Antarctica? You've gone wher
e few men have been!
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[ ]monkeytubbies 1 point 6 hours ago
Yup! The less human beings there are, the more beautiful the place is.
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[ ]HappyValleySaturday 1 point 5 hours ago
I've wanted to go to Antarctica for years, and this is exactly why.
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[ ]phdoofus 2 points 5 hours ago
You went to Antarctica and just took a cell phone for a camera?
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[ ]ewest 1 point 5 hours ago
Looks like the cover of The Moon and Antarctica.
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[ ]Josephjayden15 1 point 5 hours ago
Thanks for share
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[ ]zewted 1 point 5 hours ago
I think its time we just call them phones.
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[ ]chemistry_teacher 1 point 5 hours ago
A few days ago, it snowed "heavily" on Mauna Kea, at over 12000 ft. Here we have
permanent snow and ice at sea level. Never stops to blow my mind, especially in
light of your amazingly awesome photo.
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[ ]letsgetogether 1 point 5 hours ago
did you go to Antarctica without a proper camera?
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[ ]re_builder 1 point 5 hours ago
gorgeous photo. somewhat related, you might want to check out 'endurance'; a bog
raphy of e. shackleton's expedition to antarctica. gives new context to your spe
ctacular pic.
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[ ]AhhhDamnit 1 point 5 hours ago
Shortly before landing? It looks like your plane is making a wake....
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[ ]godbois 1 point an hour ago
Doesn't a boat land when it comes ashore?
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[ ]isadanceaholic 1 point 5 hours ago
Beautiful... But what I want to know is why a place called paradise harbour is n
ear a giant floating rock of ice....?
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[ ]mrmeothews 1 point 5 hours ago
Your thoughts were correct!
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[ ]That-creepy-neighbor 0 points 5 hours ago
Didn't you get the memo that we're not suppose to go to Antarctica!?
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[ ]mintblue 1 point 5 hours ago

Lisa?
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[ ]kar86 1 point 5 hours ago
My mom went too last month. Maybe she was on your boat. She has the coolest pict
ures right now.
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[ ]timewaitsforsome 1 point 5 hours ago
lisa?
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[ ]inquire_ 1 point 4 hours ago
were you on a ship for the National Geographic that also happened to have a Geol
ogy professor on board?
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[ ]DiogenesTheHound 1 point 4 hours ago
I went to the Amazon rainforest and took my Gameboy Camera to record the trip
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[ ]dickwagdry 1 point 4 hours ago
Hey op.. please consider x-posting this in /r/antarcticapics: it's a brand new n
ational photography sub that needs fantastic content just like yours
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[ ]Ozi_izO 1 point 4 hours ago
Well you were right.
I enjoyed it.
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[ ]SuicideByYourMom 1 point 4 hours ago
That is a gorgeous shot. What brought you down there?
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[ ]Josephryan147 1 point 4 hours ago
Earth and sky is very distance
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[ ]Dodo_Avenger 1 point 3 hours ago
Watch out for Shoggoths.
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[ ]spartaniz 1 point 3 hours ago
Luckily it wasn't a stupid phone.
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[ ]Milain 1 point 3 hours ago
Wow! Are you on Instagram? I would love to see more pics
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[ ]Floyd_Pink 1 point 3 hours ago
Yeah, but do they have WiFi?
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[ ]xcode18 1 point 2 hours ago
Stunning
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[ ]xcode18 1 point 2 hours ago
Stunning
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[ ]xcode18 1 point 2 hours ago
Stunning
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[ ]Inekar 1 point 2 hours ago
Beautiful picture, any idea of the height of the mountains you shot ?
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[ ]BrickLorca 1 point 2 hours ago
paradise harbor, Antarctica
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[ ]Son-of-iiReland 1 point 2 hours ago
It looks 'Daaame Cold' out there..

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[ ]organic_mango 1 point 2 hours ago
What phone brah
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[ ]Freeheel10 1 point 2 hours ago
That is a great picture!
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[ ]BadWoolf_ 1 point an hour ago
How does one get to travel to Antarctica? Im interested..
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[ ]robertthabruce 1 point an hour ago
Sounds like a resort, paradise harbour.
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[ ]Xorondras 1 point an hour ago
You are going to Antarctica and bring along a smartphone camera? oO
Awesome picture though.
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[ ]ChemicalRemedy 1 point an hour ago
That ice just looks delicious
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[ ]Nguyenist 34 minutes ago
My parents are on a boat cruise around Antarctica atm! This is them posing to pu
ll the ship into ice flow where they were able to come down the gangplank and th
en wander about with the seals and penguins!
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[ ]ludman101 21 minutes ago
Awesome!... So still!
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[ ]Revenesis 2 points 7 hours ago
Maybe I'm an idiot, but all I can see is Modest Mouse's The Moon and Antarctica
reissue album cover
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[ ]bri2fi 0 points an hour ago
Beautiful picture but when people visit Antarctica, they're destroying Antarctic
a. It isn't a biome that supports human activity.
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[ ]Shitty_filter -1 points 11 hours ago
Even with a shitty filter it looks good
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[ ]itjeff 0 points 7 hours ago
Beautiful! 50bits /u/changetip
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[ ]Ouroboratika 0 points 5 hours ago
I had a buddy just get back from Antarctica. Do you know a Mike N?
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[ ]marquettemi -1 points 5 hours ago
It's weird. I could take that same picture pretty much here on Lake Superior, bu
t that picture is so much cooler knowing that it is in Antarctica. [Seriously]
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[ ]johncopter 1 point 4 hours ago
No you couldn't, not even close.
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[ ]Michaellogan76 -1 points 5 hours ago
I cannot stop laughing.many many Thanks
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[ ]kjoro 0 points 4 hours ago
I literally said out loud "God damn!"
Excellent shot
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[ ]kissmyassdracula -2 points 7 hours ago

Antarctica in December..
My brain froze just thinking that.
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[ ]thebiggiantbrain 7 points 7 hours ago
its summer in Antarctica in December.
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[ ]orthodoxbee -3 points 2 hours ago
Dont go to Antartica you are destroying the envoriment
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I went to Antarctica in December and thought you might enjoy this picture I took
with my smart phone shortly before landing at Paradise Harbour. [OC] [2448 x 18
36] (imgur.com)
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[ ]LocalReachMktg 128 points 11 hours ago
Wow this is absolutely astonishing. Thanks for the share.
What the heck were you doing in Antarctica if you don't mind my asking?
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[ ]LucifersDolphin 73 points 8 hours ago
Probably tickling penguins.
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[ ]AerialAces 27 points 8 hours ago

I would guess research I don't know how many people want to visit a barren ice l
and for the hell of it
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[ ]Yiolut 67 points 8 hours ago
Apparently it's pretty popular for tourism, you can take ships there from South
America. Pricey though.
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[ ]mandlebaum0000 38 points 8 hours ago
It seems to be blowing up right now. I read a recent article about how it was ac
tually getting so much tourism, its threatening the ecosystem there, which is pr
etty tragic.
Having said that, I know a girl who works as the hospitality manager for a mediu
m sized boat that takes tourists to Antarctica and I would love to have her job.
Article
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[ ]Aww_Shucks 9 points 8 hours ago
Time to hit the clubs!
heading toward the door
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qz2SeEzxMuE
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[ ]Poondoggie 5 points 7 hours ago
You monster.
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[ ]MracyTordan 46 points 7 hours ago
John Oliver actually shows how tourism to Antarctica is obliterating local speci
es, please don't go. Just look at that picture for 30 seconds, and enjoy it.
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[ ]specialtreatforme 5 points 3 hours ago
Would it be detrimental if I looked at the picture for 45 seconds? Maybe even fo
r a full minute?
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[ ]ItsDarts 12 points 3 hours ago*
I think "obliterating" is a bit harsh considering Antarctica is the largest cont
inent on the planet with the least amount of human interaction. Alarmist much? I
know this will be the unpopular, most down voted opinion, but I don't care, as
you can see, I'm not a karma whore. Tourism should be allowed, but I would agree
that it should be regulated. But according to who's regulations? American? Russ
ian? Argentinian? It's a continent without a governing country. Maybe there shou
ld be a consortium of countries that can agree on how to best regulate tourism,
but I don't think it should be stopped.
Edit 5th largest.
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[ ]Wildwoodywoodpecker 8 points 2 hours ago
So you're saying we should invade Antartica?
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[ ]Sentenced2Burn 2 points 2 hours ago
Sharpening my axe as we speak
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[ ]ItsDarts 4 points 2 hours ago
Not at all and I also don't think it's a highly sought after destination. Consid
ering the size, there should be at least some small are set aside strictly for t
ourism with some kind of regulation to minimize damage.
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[ ]funfwf 5 points an hour ago
You've made a compelling point and I agree, we should definitely declare war on
Antarctica.
Democracy in 3, 2, 1...
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[ ]meneedmorecoffee 2 points 2 hours ago
Nice try, Obama.

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[ ]sahan12 2 points 2 hours ago
How could you forget Australia?
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[ ]ItsDarts 2 points 2 hours ago
Ok, them too, didn't mean to leave anyone out, sorry.
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[ ]ConnaX 31 minutes ago
Don't Australia own the most?/Regulate the most
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[ ]PM_ME_UR_FAV_SCENERY 2 points an hour ago
It's also worth remembering the value of tourism. If people can experience the p
lace and share that experience with others then we will build a collective will
to preserve the place. This is the same reason we let people into national parks
: without the ability to visit, we would forget their value in a generation, and
would cease to bother protecting them.
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[ ]connor9 3 points an hour ago
The Antarctic Treaty (http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/about_antarctica/geopolitical/
treaty/) nations already set limits on numbers of ships and numbers of tourists
to antarctica. This is regulated through an association of tour operators called
IAATO - http://iaato.org/home
You can read a reasonable summary about tourism operations here: http://www.anta
rctica.ac.uk/about_antarctica/tourism/faq.php The reports on that page are from
2008 but the give an overview of how the process works. For up-to-date stats you
can get them straight from IAATO http://iaato.org/en_GB/tourism-statistics
The main issue about impact from tourism is that there are very few spots in the
Antarctic where ships can make landings. While the continent is quite large the
areas where tourism happens is actually quite small and they obviously target t
he interesting bits like penguin colonies, historic huts and interesting geograp
hical features. The tour operators do try to take the environmental consideratio
ns seriously as they market Antarctica as a pristine and untouched place. It's h
ard to sell that when things are trampled. As part of the Antarctic Treaty parti
cipating nations do inspections of facilities and tour operators all the time bu
t it's very difficult to enforce. Other than the birds and mammals, most life in
Antarctic grows very slowly due to the cold conditions. The bit John Oliver was
talking about in terms of treading on moss is a real concern as the damage take
s ages to repair.
John Oliver didn't cover it but the research that was being talked about was sta
ting that the current regulations on limits to tourism aren't enough. They need
to be scaled back. The antarctic tour operators obviously don't want to do that
as it would reduce their business but they are trying to implement environmental
regulations. The point the australian study was trying to make is that the self
-regulation doesn't seem to be enough. The idea isn't to stop completely but to
continue increasing the environmental protections that the tour operators follow
and reduce the numbers of landings and visitors. That's the part that could be
hard to do.
I don't know the exact paper the news clip was talking about but Australian is b
ig into the human impacts in antarctica research - http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/b
itstream/97469/2/WP%20173.pdf, http://www.antarctica.gov.au/environment/human-im
pacts-in-antarctica
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[ ]ItsDarts 11 minutes ago
All very good points, thanks for this.
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[ ]draggoon 27 minutes ago
Yeah. I wouldn't go around believing John Oliver. He sorta lost his credibility
to me after the gender wage gap segment.
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[ ]bear_next_door 26 minutes ago

Antarctica is the largest continent on the planet

Uhh no it's not- even with ice counted as land.
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[ ]ItsDarts 14 minutes ago
Oops, sorry, forgot the "5th" part.
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[ ]Euracil -1 points 5 hours ago
Beat me to the draw!
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[ ]Slimbopboogie 0 points 3 hours ago
You've just convinced me to watch his show lol
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[ ]unsweetenedsoymilk 4 points 7 hours ago
They should only allow sail ships to go there for tourism.
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[ ]Thjoth 4 points 6 hours ago
The tall ship Europa sails there every year and is there right now, live tweetin
g their days. It's pretty fantastic.
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[ ]pletentious_asshore 4 points 6 hours ago
yea I really want to go! but im going to do alaska first to see if I can get I o
ut of my system.
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[ ]MayorOfBellona 4 points 7 hours ago
I spent my 21st birthday off the coast of Argentina on way to Antartica. It was
a Russian ship operated by a Canadian tour company. My grandma asked me if I wan
ted to go and it didn't sound like an experience I would have many chances at. A
lso, it was an elder hostel trip. That part was weird. This was more than 15 yea
rs ago so the tourism thing has been going on for a while.
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[ ]Drunkstrider 2 points 8 hours ago
My parents are taking a cruise and visiting south america. There was an option f
or a helicopter ride to Antarctica. But it was like 3000 dollars per person.
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[ ]Iamnotvicki 5 points 7 hours ago*
You can take a honeymoon cruise to Antarctica. Why not? It's cuddle weather. htt
p://www.imaginehoneymoons.com/latin-america-honeymoons/antarctica-honeymoons/
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[ ]Drunkstrider 2 points 7 hours ago
Very interesting.
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[ ]obscure123456789 7 points 5 hours ago*
It's very zen.
People vacate to places like Vegas to get more stimulation as an escape from som
e numbing day to day life.
Other would rathar go to more quiet places where they can hear themselves think
and escape the constant pull of others who want their time and energy.
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[ ]strummingmusic 6 minutes ago
It ends up being a strange mix of quasi-solitude and social interaction though,
since you will spend time stuck within ~25m of everyone else on a ship to get th
ere and back, and once you arrive your shore visits are highly regulated...basic
ally hiking in a line and snapping the same photos as everyone else in your grou
p. I was a wildlife guide in Antarctica for a few years. I love your comment tho
ugh (and think it's very important for people to spend time in quiet places). Ev
en with the strict regulation aspect of Antarctic tourism people are given the c
hance to visit the complete opposite of where they live, and that can only help
by giving them perspective. On my trips I'd always try to do "a few minutes of s
ilence" as a group while onshore so they could experience the weight of true pea
ce & quiet.

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[ ]atxy89 3 points 3 hours ago
I would totally visit Antarctica just for the hell of it. Some pictures of the p
lace are out of this world.
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[ ]NiteTiger 3 points 3 hours ago
Met a guy when I was doing electrical work that spent some time as one of McMurd
o's resident fixits. He mentioned it one day at lunch, and no one believed him.
Then he broke out the pictures... including him at the South Pole. He got a free
lunch from everyone who'd laughed at him. Fucker didn't pay for lunch for almos
t two weeks.
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[ ]mr_jrt 27 minutes ago
Interstellar teaches us why that's a bad idea
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[ ]ghostbackwards 2 points 8 hours ago
Uh, I would love to. I'll never be able to afford it but it's something I've wan
ted to do for years.
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[ ]Sunprofactor 1 point 8 hours ago
Never say never! If you truly want to go give yourself a date that you need to h
ave the resources by, and make it happen! :-)
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[ ]Dininiful 1 point 2 hours ago
I would!
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[ ]pjhsv 41 minutes ago
I know a few people that have been for tourism
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[ ]Amphibialrabies69 1 point 8 hours ago
If I was traveling on my own and had a choice between Antarctica and the Dominic
an I think I'd choose Antarctica. If I was traveling with my gf we'd compromise
and choose Dominican.
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[ ]sklite 3 points 4 hours ago
Chilling
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[ ]KCCory84 1 point 7 hours ago
A old buddy of mine was just down there recently for work. I don't know much abo
ut what he does, something to do with communication satellites.
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[ ]simplexand 59 minutes ago
Possibly something to do with the receivers. Read an article before about it as
their primary link method to the Internet. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teleco
mmunications_in_Antarctica#Internet
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[ ]WiggyHD 1 point 5 hours ago
OP probably lives up north and wanted to vacation in a southern continent since
it would be summer in December
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[ ]shweelay 1 point 2 hours ago
Facepalm.... was totally wondering why someone go in December since it's colder
then. Haha I'm a dummy!
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[ ]pookiespy 21 points 6 hours ago

We went in January and I found that "black" water so haunting. http://imgur.com/

doPgZ8A,AdZttqV,dYgiFHu#2 http://imgur.com/doPgZ8A,AdZttqV,dYgiFHu#1
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[ ]Targaryen-ish 4 points 4 hours ago
That black water is absolutely terrifying.
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[ ]Bricci 6 points 3 hours ago
But it's nothing compared to the even more scary and menacing, BLACK ICE.
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[ ]Dininiful 5 points 2 hours ago
Psshh, racist...
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[ ]minusthedrifter 2 points 3 hours ago
ELI5: Why is it black?
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[ ]bear_next_door 21 minutes ago
The sun's light hits the water at a shallower angle, making it appear dark (like
water at sunset/sunrise).
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[ ]PatriotsFTW 16 points 8 hours ago
The thumbnail wasn't loading for me, so instead it just showed a blank white spa
ce where a picture should've been. Thought you were making a cheeky little joke
for a second there OP
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[ ]Jewish_jesus 45 points 9 hours ago
What phone do you have?
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[ ]stumblemuffin 38 points 8 hours ago
A smart one apparently
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[ ]wutaboutme 4 points 6 hours ago
Damn, and all I've got is this dumb one.
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[ ]Kim_Jong_Goon 5 points 5 hours ago
Mines a C student.
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[ ]97th_factory 13 minutes ago
C's get degrees...and phone contracts.
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[ ]Nevek117 16 points 7 hours ago
I'm kinda glad OP didn't post the type of phone or else r/HailCorporate would be
all over it. No disrespect.
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[ ]phydeaux70 3 points 7 hours ago
They need to buy that picture from him for advertising.
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[ ]simplexand 56 minutes ago
Either a Sony, Samsung, LG, Motorola, Asus or Apple. (etc)
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[ ]Gliste 12 points 5 hours ago
I like how OP hasn't responded to anyone...
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[ ]Orc_ 1 point 2 hours ago
Hate those OPs...
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[ ]Cuntrabanned 21 points 8 hours ago
Alright, not to get all /r/HailCorporate up in here, but I seriously need to kno
w what kind of phone you have because them mega pixels are boner worthy

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[ ]simplexand 54 minutes ago
tbh though all decent cameras can manage such a well-lit scene.
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[ ]hatchetlock -2 points 4 hours ago
I'd say maybe a note 4, or possibly the 6 plus. Also ik there is some Nokia phon
e that takes a really nice picture.
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[ ]humorharp 4 points 3 hours ago
lumia 1020.
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[ ]organic_mango 2 points 2 hours ago
I hope everyone realizes that the 6+ and the 6 have same camera - the 6+ only us
es OIS for video, not for stills, so the pictures taken with either phone would
be identical.
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[ ]ihavenowisdom 2 points 4 hours ago
By the color saturation and over all picture i would guess the note 4
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[ ]stengebt 6 points 7 hours ago
Hey OP, please consider x-posting this in /r/AntarcticaPics. It's a brand new Na
tional Photography Sub that needs fantastic content just like yours!
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[ ]inkwellington 4 points 9 hours ago
I'll be going there on a geology research expedition, so excited! Beautiful pict
ure.
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[ ]__dilligaf__ 4 points 11 hours ago
Beautiful. That could easily be a postcard.
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[ ]martin519 3 points 9 hours ago
Where you part of the Students on Ice Expeditions? I read about that in my local
paper last month.
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[ ]realdoctorblaze 2 points 5 hours ago
It makes me sick to think that we are actually destroying those kind of places
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[ ]paredown 8 points 10 hours ago
Thumbnail looks like a TIE Interceptor.
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[ ]cormacpower 8 points 6 hours ago
ITT: Redditors linking to John Oliver talking about why you shouldn't go to Anta
rctica.
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[ ]demonquark 3 points 6 hours ago
He's the reason I decided not to go. :(
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[ ]Targaryen-ish 1 point 4 hours ago
Rly? Only one person did this that I've seen.
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[ ]savedbythehell 1 point 3 hours ago
also ITT: other redditors pointing out what other redditors are commenting.
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[ ]p_lett 3 points 11 hours ago
Nice photo. What boat were you on? I was in Antarctica on the MV Ushuaia over Ch
ristmas - maybe we were on the same boat!
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[ ]mhawk329 2 points 7 hours ago
Were you with the students on ice group??
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[ ]p_lett 1 point 3 hours ago

No, I was on the trip previous to theirs which was out over Christmas Day.
We did see the students though, as they were in the town of Ushuaia on the day w
e got off the boat. We passed them all walking up the mountain to the glacier wi
th their name tags on as we were walking down.
Are we about to find out that it's a very small world? :-)
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[ ]sirprem89 2 points 8 hours ago
Thats a cool picture bro, but Im thinking the bottom mountain has bad resolution
bro!
Lol, jk. Beautiful picture! The Reflection really adds to the serenity of it. We
re you on a glacier when you took this pic?
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[ ]DJFluffers115 2 points 5 hours ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8shW8Nv46k
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[ ]Aesthetic_Hipster 3 points 4 hours ago
meh. 7.8/10 too much water.
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[ ]TitsNGritz 2 points an hour ago
What exactly would drive someone to want to travel to Antarctica?
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[ ]I349Y 7 points 9 hours ago
brb going to Antarctica
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[ ]MracyTordan 8 points 7 hours ago
Please don't...
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[ ]Tfrey183 5 points 7 hours ago
Hey! i also went to Antarctica this past summer, where I took this picture; http
://imgur.com/lbLtHYT
Did you go with Quark Expeditions? I just got pack several days ago from my trip
that went over Christmas
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[ ]camdoodlebop 12 points 6 hours ago
Why did you even pack a tank top to a trip to antarctica
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[ ]NanoPaperPro 4 points 6 hours ago
The humidity is very low, so you don't feel the cold sometimes.
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[ ]Kim_Jong_Goon 1 point 5 hours ago
Our summer is winter down there. You telling me humidity matters when it's -70F?
Yes, average inland temp in July is -70F in antarctica. Coast is slightly warmer
but you'll absolutely feel that.
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[ ]breshecl 1 point 7 hours ago
I went with Quark in 2008! Had a blast. I have never stopped wanting to go back.
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[ ]zpressley 4 points 8 hours ago
This is relevant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8shW8Nv46k
Great Pic though.
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[ ]jsudekum 3 points 8 hours ago
And since cell phones capture so little majesty of a landscape, this had to be a
lmost frighteningly beautiful.
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[ ]goodolarchie 1 point 7 hours ago
With panorama and composite being really easy, and phones getting better image p
rocessing, i really like how much of the majesty is captured on mine. android 4.
x does a great job leveraging the hardware

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[ ]dubious_ian 3 points 10 hours ago
Went to Antarctica in December of 2013. What boat were you on?
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[ ]oh_mi_scusi 1 point 8 hours ago
I love this! I would LOVE to go down there! Did you go for business or are there
commercially available trips?
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[ ]Im_the_best_around 1 point 8 hours ago
You were correct.
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[ ]_OnlyCommentsOnName_ 1 point 6 hours ago
All of a sudden, I feel insignificant.
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[ ]isuckcock 1 point 4 hours ago
Anything I can do to make you feel better?
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[ ]Betruul 1 point 8 hours ago
..... Cherril???
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[ ]kuttymongoose 1 point 8 hours ago
It's a sound wave.
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[ ]JimboJones82 1 point 8 hours ago
That's awesome!!!
How did you get to Antarctica exactly, Did you leave from Argentina?
I've always wanted to go but was turned off the idea by a friend who went and sa
id the entire time it was rainy, windy, rough as guts and he didn't see much at
all.
Real downer that trip.
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[ ]meiasameias 1 point 8 hours ago
Thanks man. I wish i could go there.
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[ ]jessicahonig 1 point 8 hours ago
That looks cold as hell.
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[ ]kelstermass 1 point 7 hours ago
That is actually quite stunning. So beautiful that I can gaze upon it endlessly,
until I fall asleepppppppppppp
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[ ]Ashuvain 1 point 7 hours ago
At the mountains of madness (is the only thing I can think about every time I se
e pictures of mountains in Antarctica, thanks to Sir Lovecraft).
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[ ]Johnnypooper 1 point 7 hours ago
My brother and I have been trying to coordinate a 2-3 week trip through south am
erica with a closing in antarctica. I would love any and all details about your
trip, and if you don't mind the cost of the trip. We are trying to go in the nex
t 3-5 years. Thanks
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[ ]Lv16 1 point 7 hours ago
Antarctica photos are always my favorite. I wanna get there so bad!
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[ ]Ferl74 1 point 7 hours ago
How considerate of you, I don't even know you and here you are thinking about me
on vacation.
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[ ]CaptainAsshat 1 point 7 hours ago
I have no idea of the perspective. How big are those things?

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[ ]Strindberg 1 point 7 hours ago
What was the weather like?
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[ ]_OnlyCommentsOnName_ 1 point 6 hours ago
In so glad you you told us that it was with your smartphone.
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[ ]lightbrekkie 1 point 6 hours ago
Gorgeous image, thanks for sharing the privileged view.
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[ ]Ravetronics 1 point 6 hours ago
"Yup, we're here."
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[ ]Aidensamuel26 1 point 6 hours ago
earthpond is very cool
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[ ]Bobasaurus_Rex 1 point 6 hours ago
Penguins? :D
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[ ]sometimes_an_owl 1 point 6 hours ago
You have no idea how insanely jealous I am. Someday...
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[ ]rickyjoebobby 1 point 6 hours ago
i'm glad there's still ice in antarctica
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[ ]lightningrod14 1 point 6 hours ago
...the universe is shaped exactly like the earth...
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[ ]cynoclast 1 point 6 hours ago
Hmm. Summer in Antarctica, still fucking cold.
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[ ]Isaiahjayden69 1 point 6 hours ago
Very nice picture
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[ ]anon108 1 point 6 hours ago
Absolutely breathtaking!
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[ ]franksvalli 1 point 6 hours ago
I was going to make a stupid one-liner about the phone's battery going dead a mi
nute after being exposed to the frozen air. Seriously though, since you may know
, what are good ways to keep battery-powered gadgets working without succumbing
to the low temperatures?
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[ ]HeWhoMakesItRain 1 point 6 hours ago
Beautiful shot! How did you get all the way down to Antarctica? You've gone wher
e few men have been!
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[ ]monkeytubbies 1 point 6 hours ago
Yup! The less human beings there are, the more beautiful the place is.
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[ ]HappyValleySaturday 1 point 5 hours ago
I've wanted to go to Antarctica for years, and this is exactly why.
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[ ]phdoofus 2 points 5 hours ago
You went to Antarctica and just took a cell phone for a camera?
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[ ]ewest 1 point 5 hours ago
Looks like the cover of The Moon and Antarctica.
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[ ]Josephjayden15 1 point 5 hours ago

Thanks for share

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[ ]zewted 1 point 5 hours ago
I think its time we just call them phones.
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[ ]chemistry_teacher 1 point 5 hours ago
A few days ago, it snowed "heavily" on Mauna Kea, at over 12000 ft. Here we have
permanent snow and ice at sea level. Never stops to blow my mind, especially in
light of your amazingly awesome photo.
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[ ]letsgetogether 1 point 5 hours ago
did you go to Antarctica without a proper camera?
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[ ]re_builder 1 point 5 hours ago
gorgeous photo. somewhat related, you might want to check out 'endurance'; a bog
raphy of e. shackleton's expedition to antarctica. gives new context to your spe
ctacular pic.
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[ ]AhhhDamnit 1 point 5 hours ago
Shortly before landing? It looks like your plane is making a wake....
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[ ]godbois 1 point an hour ago
Doesn't a boat land when it comes ashore?
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[ ]isadanceaholic 1 point 5 hours ago
Beautiful... But what I want to know is why a place called paradise harbour is n
ear a giant floating rock of ice....?
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[ ]mrmeothews 1 point 5 hours ago
Your thoughts were correct!
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[ ]That-creepy-neighbor 0 points 5 hours ago
Didn't you get the memo that we're not suppose to go to Antarctica!?
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[ ]mintblue 1 point 5 hours ago
Lisa?
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[ ]kar86 1 point 5 hours ago
My mom went too last month. Maybe she was on your boat. She has the coolest pict
ures right now.
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[ ]timewaitsforsome 1 point 5 hours ago
lisa?
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[ ]inquire_ 1 point 4 hours ago
were you on a ship for the National Geographic that also happened to have a Geol
ogy professor on board?
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[ ]DiogenesTheHound 1 point 4 hours ago
I went to the Amazon rainforest and took my Gameboy Camera to record the trip
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[ ]dickwagdry 1 point 4 hours ago
Hey op.. please consider x-posting this in /r/antarcticapics: it's a brand new n
ational photography sub that needs fantastic content just like yours
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[ ]Ozi_izO 1 point 4 hours ago
Well you were right.
I enjoyed it.
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[ ]SuicideByYourMom 1 point 4 hours ago

That is a gorgeous shot. What brought you down there?

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[ ]Josephryan147 1 point 4 hours ago
Earth and sky is very distance
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[ ]Dodo_Avenger 1 point 3 hours ago
Watch out for Shoggoths.
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[ ]spartaniz 1 point 3 hours ago
Luckily it wasn't a stupid phone.
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[ ]Milain 1 point 3 hours ago
Wow! Are you on Instagram? I would love to see more pics
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[ ]Floyd_Pink 1 point 3 hours ago
Yeah, but do they have WiFi?
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[ ]xcode18 1 point 2 hours ago
Stunning
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[ ]xcode18 1 point 2 hours ago
Stunning
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[ ]xcode18 1 point 2 hours ago
Stunning
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[ ]Inekar 1 point 2 hours ago
Beautiful picture, any idea of the height of the mountains you shot ?
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[ ]BrickLorca 1 point 2 hours ago
paradise harbor, Antarctica
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[ ]Son-of-iiReland 1 point 2 hours ago
It looks 'Daaame Cold' out there..
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[ ]organic_mango 1 point 2 hours ago
What phone brah
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[ ]Freeheel10 1 point 2 hours ago
That is a great picture!
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[ ]BadWoolf_ 1 point an hour ago
How does one get to travel to Antarctica? Im interested..
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[ ]robertthabruce 1 point an hour ago
Sounds like a resort, paradise harbour.
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[ ]Xorondras 1 point an hour ago
You are going to Antarctica and bring along a smartphone camera? oO
Awesome picture though.
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[ ]ChemicalRemedy 1 point an hour ago
That ice just looks delicious
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[ ]Nguyenist 34 minutes ago
My parents are on a boat cruise around Antarctica atm! This is them posing to pu
ll the ship into ice flow where they were able to come down the gangplank and th
en wander about with the seals and penguins!
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[ ]ludman101 21 minutes ago

Awesome!... So still!
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[ ]Revenesis 2 points 7 hours ago
Maybe I'm an idiot, but all I can see is Modest Mouse's The Moon and Antarctica
reissue album cover
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[ ]bri2fi 0 points an hour ago
Beautiful picture but when people visit Antarctica, they're destroying Antarctic
a. It isn't a biome that supports human activity.
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[ ]Shitty_filter -1 points 11 hours ago
Even with a shitty filter it looks good
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[ ]itjeff 0 points 7 hours ago
Beautiful! 50bits /u/changetip
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[ ]Ouroboratika 0 points 5 hours ago
I had a buddy just get back from Antarctica. Do you know a Mike N?
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[ ]marquettemi -1 points 5 hours ago
It's weird. I could take that same picture pretty much here on Lake Superior, bu
t that picture is so much cooler knowing that it is in Antarctica. [Seriously]
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[ ]johncopter 1 point 4 hours ago
No you couldn't, not even close.
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[ ]Michaellogan76 -1 points 5 hours ago
I cannot stop laughing.many many Thanks
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[ ]kjoro 0 points 4 hours ago
I literally said out loud "God damn!"
Excellent shot
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[ ]kissmyassdracula -2 points 7 hours ago
Antarctica in December..
My brain froze just thinking that.
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[ ]thebiggiantbrain 7 points 7 hours ago
its summer in Antarctica in December.
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[ ]orthodoxbee -3 points 2 hours ago
Dont go to Antartica you are destroying the envoriment
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I went to Antarctica in December and thought you might enjoy this picture I took
with my smart phone shortly before landing at Paradise Harbour. [OC] [2448 x 18
36] (imgur.com)
submitted 12 hours ago by 1r5e
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[ ]LocalReachMktg 128 points 11 hours ago
Wow this is absolutely astonishing. Thanks for the share.
What the heck were you doing in Antarctica if you don't mind my asking?
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[ ]LucifersDolphin 73 points 8 hours ago
Probably tickling penguins.
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[ ]AerialAces 27 points 8 hours ago
I would guess research I don't know how many people want to visit a barren ice l
and for the hell of it
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[ ]Yiolut 67 points 8 hours ago
Apparently it's pretty popular for tourism, you can take ships there from South
America. Pricey though.
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[ ]mandlebaum0000 38 points 8 hours ago
It seems to be blowing up right now. I read a recent article about how it was ac
tually getting so much tourism, its threatening the ecosystem there, which is pr
etty tragic.
Having said that, I know a girl who works as the hospitality manager for a mediu
m sized boat that takes tourists to Antarctica and I would love to have her job.
Article
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[ ]Aww_Shucks 9 points 8 hours ago
Time to hit the clubs!
heading toward the door
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qz2SeEzxMuE
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[ ]Poondoggie 5 points 7 hours ago
You monster.
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[ ]MracyTordan 46 points 7 hours ago
John Oliver actually shows how tourism to Antarctica is obliterating local speci
es, please don't go. Just look at that picture for 30 seconds, and enjoy it.

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[ ]specialtreatforme 5 points 3 hours ago
Would it be detrimental if I looked at the picture for 45 seconds? Maybe even fo
r a full minute?
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[ ]ItsDarts 12 points 3 hours ago*
I think "obliterating" is a bit harsh considering Antarctica is the largest cont
inent on the planet with the least amount of human interaction. Alarmist much? I
know this will be the unpopular, most down voted opinion, but I don't care, as
you can see, I'm not a karma whore. Tourism should be allowed, but I would agree
that it should be regulated. But according to who's regulations? American? Russ
ian? Argentinian? It's a continent without a governing country. Maybe there shou
ld be a consortium of countries that can agree on how to best regulate tourism,
but I don't think it should be stopped.
Edit 5th largest.
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[ ]Wildwoodywoodpecker 8 points 2 hours ago
So you're saying we should invade Antartica?
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[ ]Sentenced2Burn 2 points 2 hours ago
Sharpening my axe as we speak
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[ ]ItsDarts 4 points 2 hours ago
Not at all and I also don't think it's a highly sought after destination. Consid
ering the size, there should be at least some small are set aside strictly for t
ourism with some kind of regulation to minimize damage.
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[ ]funfwf 5 points an hour ago
You've made a compelling point and I agree, we should definitely declare war on
Antarctica.
Democracy in 3, 2, 1...
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[ ]meneedmorecoffee 2 points 2 hours ago
Nice try, Obama.
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[ ]sahan12 2 points 2 hours ago
How could you forget Australia?
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[ ]ItsDarts 2 points 2 hours ago
Ok, them too, didn't mean to leave anyone out, sorry.
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[ ]ConnaX 31 minutes ago
Don't Australia own the most?/Regulate the most
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[ ]PM_ME_UR_FAV_SCENERY 2 points an hour ago
It's also worth remembering the value of tourism. If people can experience the p
lace and share that experience with others then we will build a collective will
to preserve the place. This is the same reason we let people into national parks
: without the ability to visit, we would forget their value in a generation, and
would cease to bother protecting them.
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[ ]connor9 3 points an hour ago
The Antarctic Treaty (http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/about_antarctica/geopolitical/
treaty/) nations already set limits on numbers of ships and numbers of tourists
to antarctica. This is regulated through an association of tour operators called
IAATO - http://iaato.org/home
You can read a reasonable summary about tourism operations here: http://www.anta
rctica.ac.uk/about_antarctica/tourism/faq.php The reports on that page are from
2008 but the give an overview of how the process works. For up-to-date stats you
can get them straight from IAATO http://iaato.org/en_GB/tourism-statistics

The main issue about impact from tourism is that there are very few spots in the
Antarctic where ships can make landings. While the continent is quite large the
areas where tourism happens is actually quite small and they obviously target t
he interesting bits like penguin colonies, historic huts and interesting geograp
hical features. The tour operators do try to take the environmental consideratio
ns seriously as they market Antarctica as a pristine and untouched place. It's h
ard to sell that when things are trampled. As part of the Antarctic Treaty parti
cipating nations do inspections of facilities and tour operators all the time bu
t it's very difficult to enforce. Other than the birds and mammals, most life in
Antarctic grows very slowly due to the cold conditions. The bit John Oliver was
talking about in terms of treading on moss is a real concern as the damage take
s ages to repair.
John Oliver didn't cover it but the research that was being talked about was sta
ting that the current regulations on limits to tourism aren't enough. They need
to be scaled back. The antarctic tour operators obviously don't want to do that
as it would reduce their business but they are trying to implement environmental
regulations. The point the australian study was trying to make is that the self
-regulation doesn't seem to be enough. The idea isn't to stop completely but to
continue increasing the environmental protections that the tour operators follow
and reduce the numbers of landings and visitors. That's the part that could be
hard to do.
I don't know the exact paper the news clip was talking about but Australian is b
ig into the human impacts in antarctica research - http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/b
itstream/97469/2/WP%20173.pdf, http://www.antarctica.gov.au/environment/human-im
pacts-in-antarctica
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[ ]ItsDarts 11 minutes ago
All very good points, thanks for this.
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[ ]draggoon 27 minutes ago
Yeah. I wouldn't go around believing John Oliver. He sorta lost his credibility
to me after the gender wage gap segment.
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[ ]bear_next_door 26 minutes ago
Antarctica is the largest continent on the planet
Uhh no it's not- even with ice counted as land.
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[ ]ItsDarts 14 minutes ago
Oops, sorry, forgot the "5th" part.
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[ ]Euracil -1 points 5 hours ago
Beat me to the draw!
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[ ]Slimbopboogie 0 points 3 hours ago
You've just convinced me to watch his show lol
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[ ]unsweetenedsoymilk 4 points 7 hours ago
They should only allow sail ships to go there for tourism.
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[ ]Thjoth 4 points 6 hours ago
The tall ship Europa sails there every year and is there right now, live tweetin
g their days. It's pretty fantastic.
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[ ]pletentious_asshore 4 points 6 hours ago
yea I really want to go! but im going to do alaska first to see if I can get I o
ut of my system.
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[ ]MayorOfBellona 4 points 7 hours ago
I spent my 21st birthday off the coast of Argentina on way to Antartica. It was
a Russian ship operated by a Canadian tour company. My grandma asked me if I wan

ted to go and it didn't sound like an experience I would have many chances at. A
lso, it was an elder hostel trip. That part was weird. This was more than 15 yea
rs ago so the tourism thing has been going on for a while.
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[ ]Drunkstrider 2 points 8 hours ago
My parents are taking a cruise and visiting south america. There was an option f
or a helicopter ride to Antarctica. But it was like 3000 dollars per person.
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[ ]Iamnotvicki 5 points 7 hours ago*
You can take a honeymoon cruise to Antarctica. Why not? It's cuddle weather. htt
p://www.imaginehoneymoons.com/latin-america-honeymoons/antarctica-honeymoons/
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[ ]Drunkstrider 2 points 7 hours ago
Very interesting.
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[ ]obscure123456789 7 points 5 hours ago*
It's very zen.
People vacate to places like Vegas to get more stimulation as an escape from som
e numbing day to day life.
Other would rathar go to more quiet places where they can hear themselves think
and escape the constant pull of others who want their time and energy.
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[ ]strummingmusic 6 minutes ago
It ends up being a strange mix of quasi-solitude and social interaction though,
since you will spend time stuck within ~25m of everyone else on a ship to get th
ere and back, and once you arrive your shore visits are highly regulated...basic
ally hiking in a line and snapping the same photos as everyone else in your grou
p. I was a wildlife guide in Antarctica for a few years. I love your comment tho
ugh (and think it's very important for people to spend time in quiet places). Ev
en with the strict regulation aspect of Antarctic tourism people are given the c
hance to visit the complete opposite of where they live, and that can only help
by giving them perspective. On my trips I'd always try to do "a few minutes of s
ilence" as a group while onshore so they could experience the weight of true pea
ce & quiet.
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[ ]atxy89 3 points 3 hours ago
I would totally visit Antarctica just for the hell of it. Some pictures of the p
lace are out of this world.
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[ ]NiteTiger 3 points 3 hours ago
Met a guy when I was doing electrical work that spent some time as one of McMurd
o's resident fixits. He mentioned it one day at lunch, and no one believed him.
Then he broke out the pictures... including him at the South Pole. He got a free
lunch from everyone who'd laughed at him. Fucker didn't pay for lunch for almos
t two weeks.
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[ ]mr_jrt 27 minutes ago
Interstellar teaches us why that's a bad idea
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[ ]ghostbackwards 2 points 8 hours ago
Uh, I would love to. I'll never be able to afford it but it's something I've wan
ted to do for years.
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[ ]Sunprofactor 1 point 8 hours ago
Never say never! If you truly want to go give yourself a date that you need to h
ave the resources by, and make it happen! :-)
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[ ]Dininiful 1 point 2 hours ago
I would!
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[ ]pjhsv 41 minutes ago

I know a few people that have been for tourism
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[ ]Amphibialrabies69 1 point 8 hours ago
If I was traveling on my own and had a choice between Antarctica and the Dominic
an I think I'd choose Antarctica. If I was traveling with my gf we'd compromise
and choose Dominican.
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[ ]sklite 3 points 4 hours ago
Chilling
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[ ]KCCory84 1 point 7 hours ago
A old buddy of mine was just down there recently for work. I don't know much abo
ut what he does, something to do with communication satellites.
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[ ]simplexand 59 minutes ago
Possibly something to do with the receivers. Read an article before about it as
their primary link method to the Internet. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teleco
mmunications_in_Antarctica#Internet
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[ ]demobile_bot 58 minutes ago
Hi there! I have detected a mobile link in your comment.
Got a question or see an error? PM us.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Antarctica#Internet
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[ ]WiggyHD 1 point 5 hours ago
OP probably lives up north and wanted to vacation in a southern continent since
it would be summer in December
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[ ]shweelay 1 point 2 hours ago
Facepalm.... was totally wondering why someone go in December since it's colder
then. Haha I'm a dummy!
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[ ]pookiespy 21 points 6 hours ago
We went in January and I found that "black" water so haunting. http://imgur.com/
doPgZ8A,AdZttqV,dYgiFHu#2 http://imgur.com/doPgZ8A,AdZttqV,dYgiFHu#1
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[ ]Targaryen-ish 4 points 4 hours ago
That black water is absolutely terrifying.
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[ ]Bricci 6 points 3 hours ago
But it's nothing compared to the even more scary and menacing, BLACK ICE.
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[ ]Dininiful 5 points 2 hours ago
Psshh, racist...
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[ ]minusthedrifter 2 points 3 hours ago
ELI5: Why is it black?
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[ ]bear_next_door 21 minutes ago
The sun's light hits the water at a shallower angle, making it appear dark (like
water at sunset/sunrise).
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[ ]PatriotsFTW 16 points 8 hours ago
The thumbnail wasn't loading for me, so instead it just showed a blank white spa
ce where a picture should've been. Thought you were making a cheeky little joke
for a second there OP
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[ ]Jewish_jesus 45 points 9 hours ago

What phone do you have?

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[ ]stumblemuffin 38 points 8 hours ago
A smart one apparently
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[ ]wutaboutme 4 points 6 hours ago
Damn, and all I've got is this dumb one.
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[ ]Kim_Jong_Goon 5 points 5 hours ago
Mines a C student.
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[ ]97th_factory 13 minutes ago
C's get degrees...and phone contracts.
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[ ]Nevek117 16 points 7 hours ago
I'm kinda glad OP didn't post the type of phone or else r/HailCorporate would be
all over it. No disrespect.
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[ ]phydeaux70 3 points 7 hours ago
They need to buy that picture from him for advertising.
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[ ]simplexand 56 minutes ago
Either a Sony, Samsung, LG, Motorola, Asus or Apple. (etc)
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[ ]Gliste 12 points 5 hours ago
I like how OP hasn't responded to anyone...
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[ ]Orc_ 1 point 2 hours ago
Hate those OPs...
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[ ]Cuntrabanned 21 points 8 hours ago
Alright, not to get all /r/HailCorporate up in here, but I seriously need to kno
w what kind of phone you have because them mega pixels are boner worthy
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[ ]simplexand 54 minutes ago
tbh though all decent cameras can manage such a well-lit scene.
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[ ]hatchetlock -2 points 4 hours ago
I'd say maybe a note 4, or possibly the 6 plus. Also ik there is some Nokia phon
e that takes a really nice picture.
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[ ]humorharp 4 points 3 hours ago
lumia 1020.
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[ ]organic_mango 2 points 2 hours ago
I hope everyone realizes that the 6+ and the 6 have same camera - the 6+ only us
es OIS for video, not for stills, so the pictures taken with either phone would
be identical.
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[ ]ihavenowisdom 2 points 4 hours ago
By the color saturation and over all picture i would guess the note 4
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[ ]stengebt 6 points 7 hours ago
Hey OP, please consider x-posting this in /r/AntarcticaPics. It's a brand new Na
tional Photography Sub that needs fantastic content just like yours!
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[ ]inkwellington 4 points 9 hours ago
I'll be going there on a geology research expedition, so excited! Beautiful pict
ure.

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[ ]__dilligaf__ 4 points 11 hours ago
Beautiful. That could easily be a postcard.
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[ ]martin519 3 points 9 hours ago
Where you part of the Students on Ice Expeditions? I read about that in my local
paper last month.
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[ ]realdoctorblaze 2 points 5 hours ago
It makes me sick to think that we are actually destroying those kind of places
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[ ]paredown 8 points 10 hours ago
Thumbnail looks like a TIE Interceptor.
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[ ]cormacpower 8 points 6 hours ago
ITT: Redditors linking to John Oliver talking about why you shouldn't go to Anta
rctica.
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[ ]demonquark 3 points 6 hours ago
He's the reason I decided not to go. :(
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[ ]Targaryen-ish 1 point 4 hours ago
Rly? Only one person did this that I've seen.
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[ ]savedbythehell 1 point 3 hours ago
also ITT: other redditors pointing out what other redditors are commenting.
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[ ]p_lett 3 points 11 hours ago
Nice photo. What boat were you on? I was in Antarctica on the MV Ushuaia over Ch
ristmas - maybe we were on the same boat!
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[ ]mhawk329 2 points 7 hours ago
Were you with the students on ice group??
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[ ]p_lett 1 point 3 hours ago
No, I was on the trip previous to theirs which was out over Christmas Day.
We did see the students though, as they were in the town of Ushuaia on the day w
e got off the boat. We passed them all walking up the mountain to the glacier wi
th their name tags on as we were walking down.
Are we about to find out that it's a very small world? :-)
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[ ]sirprem89 2 points 8 hours ago
Thats a cool picture bro, but Im thinking the bottom mountain has bad resolution
bro!
Lol, jk. Beautiful picture! The Reflection really adds to the serenity of it. We
re you on a glacier when you took this pic?
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[ ]DJFluffers115 2 points 5 hours ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8shW8Nv46k
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[ ]Aesthetic_Hipster 3 points 4 hours ago
meh. 7.8/10 too much water.
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[ ]TitsNGritz 2 points an hour ago
What exactly would drive someone to want to travel to Antarctica?
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[ ]I349Y 7 points 9 hours ago
brb going to Antarctica
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[ ]MracyTordan 8 points 7 hours ago

Please don't...
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[ ]Tfrey183 5 points 7 hours ago
Hey! i also went to Antarctica this past summer, where I took this picture; http
://imgur.com/lbLtHYT
Did you go with Quark Expeditions? I just got pack several days ago from my trip
that went over Christmas
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[ ]camdoodlebop 12 points 6 hours ago
Why did you even pack a tank top to a trip to antarctica
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[ ]NanoPaperPro 4 points 6 hours ago
The humidity is very low, so you don't feel the cold sometimes.
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[ ]Kim_Jong_Goon 1 point 5 hours ago
Our summer is winter down there. You telling me humidity matters when it's -70F?
Yes, average inland temp in July is -70F in antarctica. Coast is slightly warmer
but you'll absolutely feel that.
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[ ]breshecl 1 point 7 hours ago
I went with Quark in 2008! Had a blast. I have never stopped wanting to go back.
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[ ]zpressley 4 points 8 hours ago
This is relevant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8shW8Nv46k
Great Pic though.
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[ ]jsudekum 3 points 8 hours ago
And since cell phones capture so little majesty of a landscape, this had to be a
lmost frighteningly beautiful.
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[ ]goodolarchie 1 point 7 hours ago
With panorama and composite being really easy, and phones getting better image p
rocessing, i really like how much of the majesty is captured on mine. android 4.
x does a great job leveraging the hardware
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[ ]dubious_ian 3 points 10 hours ago
Went to Antarctica in December of 2013. What boat were you on?
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[ ]oh_mi_scusi 1 point 8 hours ago
I love this! I would LOVE to go down there! Did you go for business or are there
commercially available trips?
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[ ]Im_the_best_around 1 point 8 hours ago
You were correct.
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[ ]_OnlyCommentsOnName_ 1 point 6 hours ago
All of a sudden, I feel insignificant.
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[ ]isuckcock 1 point 4 hours ago
Anything I can do to make you feel better?
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[ ]Betruul 1 point 8 hours ago
..... Cherril???
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[ ]kuttymongoose 1 point 8 hours ago
It's a sound wave.
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[ ]JimboJones82 1 point 8 hours ago
That's awesome!!!
How did you get to Antarctica exactly, Did you leave from Argentina?

I've always wanted to go but was turned off the idea by a friend who went and sa
id the entire time it was rainy, windy, rough as guts and he didn't see much at
all.
Real downer that trip.
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[ ]meiasameias 1 point 8 hours ago
Thanks man. I wish i could go there.
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[ ]jessicahonig 1 point 8 hours ago
That looks cold as hell.
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[ ]kelstermass 1 point 7 hours ago
That is actually quite stunning. So beautiful that I can gaze upon it endlessly,
until I fall asleepppppppppppp
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[ ]Ashuvain 1 point 7 hours ago
At the mountains of madness (is the only thing I can think about every time I se
e pictures of mountains in Antarctica, thanks to Sir Lovecraft).
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[ ]Johnnypooper 1 point 7 hours ago
My brother and I have been trying to coordinate a 2-3 week trip through south am
erica with a closing in antarctica. I would love any and all details about your
trip, and if you don't mind the cost of the trip. We are trying to go in the nex
t 3-5 years. Thanks
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[ ]Lv16 1 point 7 hours ago
Antarctica photos are always my favorite. I wanna get there so bad!
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[ ]Ferl74 1 point 7 hours ago
How considerate of you, I don't even know you and here you are thinking about me
on vacation.
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[ ]CaptainAsshat 1 point 7 hours ago
I have no idea of the perspective. How big are those things?
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[ ]Strindberg 1 point 7 hours ago
What was the weather like?
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[ ]_OnlyCommentsOnName_ 1 point 6 hours ago
In so glad you you told us that it was with your smartphone.
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[ ]lightbrekkie 1 point 6 hours ago
Gorgeous image, thanks for sharing the privileged view.
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[ ]Ravetronics 1 point 6 hours ago
"Yup, we're here."
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[ ]Aidensamuel26 1 point 6 hours ago
earthpond is very cool
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[ ]Bobasaurus_Rex 1 point 6 hours ago
Penguins? :D
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[ ]sometimes_an_owl 1 point 6 hours ago
You have no idea how insanely jealous I am. Someday...
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[ ]rickyjoebobby 1 point 6 hours ago
i'm glad there's still ice in antarctica
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[ ]lightningrod14 1 point 6 hours ago

...the universe is shaped exactly like the earth...

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[ ]cynoclast 1 point 6 hours ago
Hmm. Summer in Antarctica, still fucking cold.
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[ ]Isaiahjayden69 1 point 6 hours ago
Very nice picture
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[ ]anon108 1 point 6 hours ago
Absolutely breathtaking!
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[ ]franksvalli 1 point 6 hours ago
I was going to make a stupid one-liner about the phone's battery going dead a mi
nute after being exposed to the frozen air. Seriously though, since you may know
, what are good ways to keep battery-powered gadgets working without succumbing
to the low temperatures?
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[ ]HeWhoMakesItRain 1 point 6 hours ago
Beautiful shot! How did you get all the way down to Antarctica? You've gone wher
e few men have been!
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[ ]monkeytubbies 1 point 6 hours ago
Yup! The less human beings there are, the more beautiful the place is.
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[ ]HappyValleySaturday 1 point 5 hours ago
I've wanted to go to Antarctica for years, and this is exactly why.
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[ ]phdoofus 2 points 5 hours ago
You went to Antarctica and just took a cell phone for a camera?
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[ ]ewest 1 point 5 hours ago
Looks like the cover of The Moon and Antarctica.
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[ ]Josephjayden15 1 point 5 hours ago
Thanks for share
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[ ]zewted 1 point 5 hours ago
I think its time we just call them phones.
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[ ]chemistry_teacher 1 point 5 hours ago
A few days ago, it snowed "heavily" on Mauna Kea, at over 12000 ft. Here we have
permanent snow and ice at sea level. Never stops to blow my mind, especially in
light of your amazingly awesome photo.
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[ ]letsgetogether 1 point 5 hours ago
did you go to Antarctica without a proper camera?
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[ ]re_builder 1 point 5 hours ago
gorgeous photo. somewhat related, you might want to check out 'endurance'; a bog
raphy of e. shackleton's expedition to antarctica. gives new context to your spe
ctacular pic.
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[ ]AhhhDamnit 1 point 5 hours ago
Shortly before landing? It looks like your plane is making a wake....
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[ ]godbois 1 point an hour ago
Doesn't a boat land when it comes ashore?
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[ ]isadanceaholic 1 point 5 hours ago
Beautiful... But what I want to know is why a place called paradise harbour is n

ear a giant floating rock of ice....?

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[ ]mrmeothews 1 point 5 hours ago
Your thoughts were correct!
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[ ]That-creepy-neighbor 0 points 5 hours ago
Didn't you get the memo that we're not suppose to go to Antarctica!?
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[ ]mintblue 1 point 5 hours ago
Lisa?
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[ ]kar86 1 point 5 hours ago
My mom went too last month. Maybe she was on your boat. She has the coolest pict
ures right now.
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[ ]timewaitsforsome 1 point 5 hours ago
lisa?
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[ ]inquire_ 1 point 4 hours ago
were you on a ship for the National Geographic that also happened to have a Geol
ogy professor on board?
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[ ]DiogenesTheHound 1 point 4 hours ago
I went to the Amazon rainforest and took my Gameboy Camera to record the trip
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[ ]dickwagdry 1 point 4 hours ago
Hey op.. please consider x-posting this in /r/antarcticapics: it's a brand new n
ational photography sub that needs fantastic content just like yours
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[ ]Ozi_izO 1 point 4 hours ago
Well you were right.
I enjoyed it.
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[ ]SuicideByYourMom 1 point 4 hours ago
That is a gorgeous shot. What brought you down there?
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[ ]Josephryan147 1 point 4 hours ago
Earth and sky is very distance
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[ ]Dodo_Avenger 1 point 3 hours ago
Watch out for Shoggoths.
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[ ]spartaniz 1 point 3 hours ago
Luckily it wasn't a stupid phone.
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[ ]Milain 1 point 3 hours ago
Wow! Are you on Instagram? I would love to see more pics
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[ ]Floyd_Pink 1 point 3 hours ago
Yeah, but do they have WiFi?
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[ ]xcode18 1 point 2 hours ago
Stunning
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[ ]xcode18 1 point 2 hours ago
Stunning
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[ ]xcode18 1 point 2 hours ago
Stunning
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[ ]Inekar 1 point 2 hours ago

Beautiful picture, any idea of the height of the mountains you shot ?
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[ ]BrickLorca 1 point 2 hours ago
paradise harbor, Antarctica
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[ ]Son-of-iiReland 1 point 2 hours ago
It looks 'Daaame Cold' out there..
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[ ]organic_mango 1 point 2 hours ago
What phone brah
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[ ]Freeheel10 1 point 2 hours ago
That is a great picture!
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[ ]BadWoolf_ 1 point an hour ago
How does one get to travel to Antarctica? Im interested..
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[ ]robertthabruce 1 point an hour ago
Sounds like a resort, paradise harbour.
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[ ]Xorondras 1 point an hour ago
You are going to Antarctica and bring along a smartphone camera? oO
Awesome picture though.
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[ ]ChemicalRemedy 1 point an hour ago
That ice just looks delicious
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[ ]Nguyenist 34 minutes ago
My parents are on a boat cruise around Antarctica atm! This is them posing to pu
ll the ship into ice flow where they were able to come down the gangplank and th
en wander about with the seals and penguins!
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[ ]ludman101 21 minutes ago
Awesome!... So still!
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[ ]Revenesis 2 points 7 hours ago
Maybe I'm an idiot, but all I can see is Modest Mouse's The Moon and Antarctica
reissue album cover
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[ ]bri2fi 0 points an hour ago
Beautiful picture but when people visit Antarctica, they're destroying Antarctic
a. It isn't a biome that supports human activity.
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[ ]Shitty_filter -1 points 11 hours ago
Even with a shitty filter it looks good
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[ ]itjeff 0 points 7 hours ago
Beautiful! 50bits /u/changetip
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[ ]Ouroboratika 0 points 5 hours ago
I had a buddy just get back from Antarctica. Do you know a Mike N?
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[ ]marquettemi -1 points 5 hours ago
It's weird. I could take that same picture pretty much here on Lake Superior, bu
t that picture is so much cooler knowing that it is in Antarctica. [Seriously]
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[ ]johncopter 1 point 4 hours ago
No you couldn't, not even close.

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[ ]Michaellogan76 -1 points 5 hours ago
I cannot stop laughing.many many Thanks
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[ ]kjoro 0 points 4 hours ago
I literally said out loud "God damn!"
Excellent shot
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[ ]kissmyassdracula -2 points 7 hours ago
Antarctica in December..
My brain froze just thinking that.
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[ ]thebiggiantbrain 7 points 7 hours ago
its summer in Antarctica in December.
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[ ]orthodoxbee -3 points 2 hours ago
Dont go to Antartica you are destroying the envoriment
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I went to Antarctica in December and thought you might enjoy this picture I took
with my smart phone shortly before landing at Paradise Harbour. [OC] [2448 x 18
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[ ]LocalReachMktg 128 points 11 hours ago

Wow this is absolutely astonishing. Thanks for the share.
What the heck were you doing in Antarctica if you don't mind my asking?
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[ ]LucifersDolphin 73 points 8 hours ago
Probably tickling penguins.
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[ ]AerialAces 27 points 8 hours ago
I would guess research I don't know how many people want to visit a barren ice l
and for the hell of it
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[ ]Yiolut 67 points 8 hours ago
Apparently it's pretty popular for tourism, you can take ships there from South
America. Pricey though.
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[ ]mandlebaum0000 38 points 8 hours ago
It seems to be blowing up right now. I read a recent article about how it was ac
tually getting so much tourism, its threatening the ecosystem there, which is pr
etty tragic.
Having said that, I know a girl who works as the hospitality manager for a mediu
m sized boat that takes tourists to Antarctica and I would love to have her job.
Article
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[ ]Aww_Shucks 9 points 8 hours ago
Time to hit the clubs!
heading toward the door
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qz2SeEzxMuE
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[ ]Poondoggie 5 points 7 hours ago
You monster.
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[ ]MracyTordan 46 points 7 hours ago
John Oliver actually shows how tourism to Antarctica is obliterating local speci
es, please don't go. Just look at that picture for 30 seconds, and enjoy it.
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[ ]specialtreatforme 5 points 3 hours ago
Would it be detrimental if I looked at the picture for 45 seconds? Maybe even fo
r a full minute?
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[ ]ItsDarts 12 points 3 hours ago*
I think "obliterating" is a bit harsh considering Antarctica is the largest cont
inent on the planet with the least amount of human interaction. Alarmist much? I
know this will be the unpopular, most down voted opinion, but I don't care, as
you can see, I'm not a karma whore. Tourism should be allowed, but I would agree
that it should be regulated. But according to who's regulations? American? Russ
ian? Argentinian? It's a continent without a governing country. Maybe there shou
ld be a consortium of countries that can agree on how to best regulate tourism,
but I don't think it should be stopped.
Edit 5th largest.
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[ ]Wildwoodywoodpecker 8 points 2 hours ago
So you're saying we should invade Antartica?
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[ ]Sentenced2Burn 2 points 2 hours ago
Sharpening my axe as we speak
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[ ]ItsDarts 4 points 2 hours ago
Not at all and I also don't think it's a highly sought after destination. Consid
ering the size, there should be at least some small are set aside strictly for t
ourism with some kind of regulation to minimize damage.

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[ ]funfwf 5 points an hour ago
You've made a compelling point and I agree, we should definitely declare war on
Antarctica.
Democracy in 3, 2, 1...
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[ ]meneedmorecoffee 2 points 2 hours ago
Nice try, Obama.
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[ ]sahan12 2 points 2 hours ago
How could you forget Australia?
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[ ]ItsDarts 2 points 2 hours ago
Ok, them too, didn't mean to leave anyone out, sorry.
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[ ]ConnaX 31 minutes ago
Don't Australia own the most?/Regulate the most
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[ ]PM_ME_UR_FAV_SCENERY 2 points an hour ago
It's also worth remembering the value of tourism. If people can experience the p
lace and share that experience with others then we will build a collective will
to preserve the place. This is the same reason we let people into national parks
: without the ability to visit, we would forget their value in a generation, and
would cease to bother protecting them.
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[ ]connor9 3 points an hour ago
The Antarctic Treaty (http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/about_antarctica/geopolitical/
treaty/) nations already set limits on numbers of ships and numbers of tourists
to antarctica. This is regulated through an association of tour operators called
IAATO - http://iaato.org/home
You can read a reasonable summary about tourism operations here: http://www.anta
rctica.ac.uk/about_antarctica/tourism/faq.php The reports on that page are from
2008 but the give an overview of how the process works. For up-to-date stats you
can get them straight from IAATO http://iaato.org/en_GB/tourism-statistics
The main issue about impact from tourism is that there are very few spots in the
Antarctic where ships can make landings. While the continent is quite large the
areas where tourism happens is actually quite small and they obviously target t
he interesting bits like penguin colonies, historic huts and interesting geograp
hical features. The tour operators do try to take the environmental consideratio
ns seriously as they market Antarctica as a pristine and untouched place. It's h
ard to sell that when things are trampled. As part of the Antarctic Treaty parti
cipating nations do inspections of facilities and tour operators all the time bu
t it's very difficult to enforce. Other than the birds and mammals, most life in
Antarctic grows very slowly due to the cold conditions. The bit John Oliver was
talking about in terms of treading on moss is a real concern as the damage take
s ages to repair.
John Oliver didn't cover it but the research that was being talked about was sta
ting that the current regulations on limits to tourism aren't enough. They need
to be scaled back. The antarctic tour operators obviously don't want to do that
as it would reduce their business but they are trying to implement environmental
regulations. The point the australian study was trying to make is that the self
-regulation doesn't seem to be enough. The idea isn't to stop completely but to
continue increasing the environmental protections that the tour operators follow
and reduce the numbers of landings and visitors. That's the part that could be
hard to do.
I don't know the exact paper the news clip was talking about but Australian is b
ig into the human impacts in antarctica research - http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/b
itstream/97469/2/WP%20173.pdf, http://www.antarctica.gov.au/environment/human-im
pacts-in-antarctica
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[ ]ItsDarts 11 minutes ago

All very good points, thanks for this.
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[ ]draggoon 27 minutes ago
Yeah. I wouldn't go around believing John Oliver. He sorta lost his credibility
to me after the gender wage gap segment.
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[ ]bear_next_door 26 minutes ago
Antarctica is the largest continent on the planet
Uhh no it's not- even with ice counted as land.
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[ ]ItsDarts 14 minutes ago
Oops, sorry, forgot the "5th" part.
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[ ]Euracil -1 points 5 hours ago
Beat me to the draw!
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[ ]Slimbopboogie 0 points 3 hours ago
You've just convinced me to watch his show lol
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[ ]unsweetenedsoymilk 4 points 7 hours ago
They should only allow sail ships to go there for tourism.
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[ ]Thjoth 4 points 6 hours ago
The tall ship Europa sails there every year and is there right now, live tweetin
g their days. It's pretty fantastic.
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[ ]pletentious_asshore 4 points 6 hours ago
yea I really want to go! but im going to do alaska first to see if I can get I o
ut of my system.
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[ ]MayorOfBellona 4 points 7 hours ago
I spent my 21st birthday off the coast of Argentina on way to Antartica. It was
a Russian ship operated by a Canadian tour company. My grandma asked me if I wan
ted to go and it didn't sound like an experience I would have many chances at. A
lso, it was an elder hostel trip. That part was weird. This was more than 15 yea
rs ago so the tourism thing has been going on for a while.
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[ ]Drunkstrider 2 points 8 hours ago
My parents are taking a cruise and visiting south america. There was an option f
or a helicopter ride to Antarctica. But it was like 3000 dollars per person.
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[ ]Iamnotvicki 5 points 7 hours ago*
You can take a honeymoon cruise to Antarctica. Why not? It's cuddle weather. htt
p://www.imaginehoneymoons.com/latin-america-honeymoons/antarctica-honeymoons/
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[ ]Drunkstrider 2 points 7 hours ago
Very interesting.
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[ ]obscure123456789 7 points 5 hours ago*
It's very zen.
People vacate to places like Vegas to get more stimulation as an escape from som
e numbing day to day life.
Other would rathar go to more quiet places where they can hear themselves think
and escape the constant pull of others who want their time and energy.
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[ ]strummingmusic 6 minutes ago
It ends up being a strange mix of quasi-solitude and social interaction though,
since you will spend time stuck within ~25m of everyone else on a ship to get th
ere and back, and once you arrive your shore visits are highly regulated...basic

ally hiking in a line and snapping the same photos as everyone else in your grou
p. I was a wildlife guide in Antarctica for a few years. I love your comment tho
ugh (and think it's very important for people to spend time in quiet places). Ev
en with the strict regulation aspect of Antarctic tourism people are given the c
hance to visit the complete opposite of where they live, and that can only help
by giving them perspective. On my trips I'd always try to do "a few minutes of s
ilence" as a group while onshore so they could experience the weight of true pea
ce & quiet.
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[ ]atxy89 3 points 3 hours ago
I would totally visit Antarctica just for the hell of it. Some pictures of the p
lace are out of this world.
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[ ]NiteTiger 3 points 3 hours ago
Met a guy when I was doing electrical work that spent some time as one of McMurd
o's resident fixits. He mentioned it one day at lunch, and no one believed him.
Then he broke out the pictures... including him at the South Pole. He got a free
lunch from everyone who'd laughed at him. Fucker didn't pay for lunch for almos
t two weeks.
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[ ]mr_jrt 27 minutes ago
Interstellar teaches us why that's a bad idea
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[ ]ghostbackwards 2 points 8 hours ago
Uh, I would love to. I'll never be able to afford it but it's something I've wan
ted to do for years.
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[ ]Sunprofactor 1 point 8 hours ago
Never say never! If you truly want to go give yourself a date that you need to h
ave the resources by, and make it happen! :-)
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[ ]Dininiful 1 point 2 hours ago
I would!
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[ ]pjhsv 41 minutes ago
I know a few people that have been for tourism
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[ ]Amphibialrabies69 1 point 8 hours ago
If I was traveling on my own and had a choice between Antarctica and the Dominic
an I think I'd choose Antarctica. If I was traveling with my gf we'd compromise
and choose Dominican.
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[ ]sklite 3 points 4 hours ago
Chilling
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[ ]KCCory84 1 point 7 hours ago
A old buddy of mine was just down there recently for work. I don't know much abo
ut what he does, something to do with communication satellites.
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[ ]simplexand 59 minutes ago
Possibly something to do with the receivers. Read an article before about it as
their primary link method to the Internet. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teleco
mmunications_in_Antarctica#Internet
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Got a question or see an error? PM us.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Antarctica#Internet
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[ ]WiggyHD 1 point 5 hours ago

OP probably lives up north and wanted to vacation in a southern continent since

it would be summer in December
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[ ]shweelay 1 point 2 hours ago
Facepalm.... was totally wondering why someone go in December since it's colder
then. Haha I'm a dummy!
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[ ]pookiespy 21 points 6 hours ago
We went in January and I found that "black" water so haunting. http://imgur.com/
doPgZ8A,AdZttqV,dYgiFHu#2 http://imgur.com/doPgZ8A,AdZttqV,dYgiFHu#1
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[ ]Targaryen-ish 4 points 4 hours ago
That black water is absolutely terrifying.
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[ ]Bricci 6 points 3 hours ago
But it's nothing compared to the even more scary and menacing, BLACK ICE.
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[ ]Dininiful 5 points 2 hours ago
Psshh, racist...
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[ ]minusthedrifter 2 points 3 hours ago
ELI5: Why is it black?
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[ ]bear_next_door 21 minutes ago
The sun's light hits the water at a shallower angle, making it appear dark (like
water at sunset/sunrise).
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[ ]PatriotsFTW 16 points 8 hours ago
The thumbnail wasn't loading for me, so instead it just showed a blank white spa
ce where a picture should've been. Thought you were making a cheeky little joke
for a second there OP
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[ ]Jewish_jesus 45 points 9 hours ago
What phone do you have?
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[ ]stumblemuffin 38 points 8 hours ago
A smart one apparently
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[ ]wutaboutme 4 points 6 hours ago
Damn, and all I've got is this dumb one.
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[ ]Kim_Jong_Goon 5 points 5 hours ago
Mines a C student.
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[ ]97th_factory 13 minutes ago
C's get degrees...and phone contracts.
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[ ]Nevek117 16 points 7 hours ago
I'm kinda glad OP didn't post the type of phone or else r/HailCorporate would be
all over it. No disrespect.
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[ ]phydeaux70 3 points 7 hours ago
They need to buy that picture from him for advertising.
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[ ]simplexand 56 minutes ago
Either a Sony, Samsung, LG, Motorola, Asus or Apple. (etc)
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[ ]Gliste 12 points 5 hours ago

I like how OP hasn't responded to anyone...

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[ ]Orc_ 1 point 2 hours ago
Hate those OPs...
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[ ]Cuntrabanned 21 points 8 hours ago
Alright, not to get all /r/HailCorporate up in here, but I seriously need to kno
w what kind of phone you have because them mega pixels are boner worthy
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[ ]simplexand 54 minutes ago
tbh though all decent cameras can manage such a well-lit scene.
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[ ]hatchetlock -2 points 4 hours ago
I'd say maybe a note 4, or possibly the 6 plus. Also ik there is some Nokia phon
e that takes a really nice picture.
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[ ]humorharp 4 points 3 hours ago
lumia 1020.
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[ ]organic_mango 2 points 2 hours ago
I hope everyone realizes that the 6+ and the 6 have same camera - the 6+ only us
es OIS for video, not for stills, so the pictures taken with either phone would
be identical.
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[ ]ihavenowisdom 2 points 4 hours ago
By the color saturation and over all picture i would guess the note 4
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[ ]stengebt 6 points 7 hours ago
Hey OP, please consider x-posting this in /r/AntarcticaPics. It's a brand new Na
tional Photography Sub that needs fantastic content just like yours!
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[ ]inkwellington 4 points 9 hours ago
I'll be going there on a geology research expedition, so excited! Beautiful pict
ure.
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[ ]__dilligaf__ 4 points 11 hours ago
Beautiful. That could easily be a postcard.
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[ ]martin519 3 points 9 hours ago
Where you part of the Students on Ice Expeditions? I read about that in my local
paper last month.
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[ ]realdoctorblaze 2 points 5 hours ago
It makes me sick to think that we are actually destroying those kind of places
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[ ]paredown 8 points 10 hours ago
Thumbnail looks like a TIE Interceptor.
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[ ]cormacpower 8 points 6 hours ago
ITT: Redditors linking to John Oliver talking about why you shouldn't go to Anta
rctica.
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[ ]demonquark 3 points 6 hours ago
He's the reason I decided not to go. :(
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[ ]Targaryen-ish 1 point 4 hours ago
Rly? Only one person did this that I've seen.
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[ ]savedbythehell 1 point 3 hours ago
also ITT: other redditors pointing out what other redditors are commenting.

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[ ]p_lett 3 points 11 hours ago
Nice photo. What boat were you on? I was in Antarctica on the MV Ushuaia over Ch
ristmas - maybe we were on the same boat!
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[ ]mhawk329 2 points 7 hours ago
Were you with the students on ice group??
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[ ]p_lett 1 point 3 hours ago
No, I was on the trip previous to theirs which was out over Christmas Day.
We did see the students though, as they were in the town of Ushuaia on the day w
e got off the boat. We passed them all walking up the mountain to the glacier wi
th their name tags on as we were walking down.
Are we about to find out that it's a very small world? :-)
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[ ]sirprem89 2 points 8 hours ago
Thats a cool picture bro, but Im thinking the bottom mountain has bad resolution
bro!
Lol, jk. Beautiful picture! The Reflection really adds to the serenity of it. We
re you on a glacier when you took this pic?
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[ ]DJFluffers115 2 points 5 hours ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8shW8Nv46k
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[ ]Aesthetic_Hipster 3 points 4 hours ago
meh. 7.8/10 too much water.
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[ ]TitsNGritz 2 points an hour ago
What exactly would drive someone to want to travel to Antarctica?
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[ ]I349Y 7 points 9 hours ago
brb going to Antarctica
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[ ]MracyTordan 8 points 7 hours ago
Please don't...
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[ ]Tfrey183 5 points 7 hours ago
Hey! i also went to Antarctica this past summer, where I took this picture; http
://imgur.com/lbLtHYT
Did you go with Quark Expeditions? I just got pack several days ago from my trip
that went over Christmas
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[ ]camdoodlebop 12 points 6 hours ago
Why did you even pack a tank top to a trip to antarctica
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[ ]NanoPaperPro 4 points 6 hours ago
The humidity is very low, so you don't feel the cold sometimes.
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[ ]Kim_Jong_Goon 1 point 5 hours ago
Our summer is winter down there. You telling me humidity matters when it's -70F?
Yes, average inland temp in July is -70F in antarctica. Coast is slightly warmer
but you'll absolutely feel that.
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[ ]breshecl 1 point 7 hours ago
I went with Quark in 2008! Had a blast. I have never stopped wanting to go back.
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[ ]zpressley 4 points 8 hours ago
This is relevant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8shW8Nv46k
Great Pic though.
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[ ]jsudekum 3 points 8 hours ago

And since cell phones capture so little majesty of a landscape, this had to be a
lmost frighteningly beautiful.
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[ ]goodolarchie 1 point 7 hours ago
With panorama and composite being really easy, and phones getting better image p
rocessing, i really like how much of the majesty is captured on mine. android 4.
x does a great job leveraging the hardware
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[ ]dubious_ian 3 points 10 hours ago
Went to Antarctica in December of 2013. What boat were you on?
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[ ]oh_mi_scusi 1 point 8 hours ago
I love this! I would LOVE to go down there! Did you go for business or are there
commercially available trips?
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[ ]Im_the_best_around 1 point 8 hours ago
You were correct.
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[ ]_OnlyCommentsOnName_ 1 point 6 hours ago
All of a sudden, I feel insignificant.
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[ ]isuckcock 1 point 4 hours ago
Anything I can do to make you feel better?
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[ ]Betruul 1 point 8 hours ago
..... Cherril???
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[ ]kuttymongoose 1 point 8 hours ago
It's a sound wave.
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[ ]JimboJones82 1 point 8 hours ago
That's awesome!!!
How did you get to Antarctica exactly, Did you leave from Argentina?
I've always wanted to go but was turned off the idea by a friend who went and sa
id the entire time it was rainy, windy, rough as guts and he didn't see much at
all.
Real downer that trip.
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[ ]meiasameias 1 point 8 hours ago
Thanks man. I wish i could go there.
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[ ]jessicahonig 1 point 8 hours ago
That looks cold as hell.
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[ ]kelstermass 1 point 7 hours ago
That is actually quite stunning. So beautiful that I can gaze upon it endlessly,
until I fall asleepppppppppppp
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[ ]Ashuvain 1 point 7 hours ago
At the mountains of madness (is the only thing I can think about every time I se
e pictures of mountains in Antarctica, thanks to Sir Lovecraft).
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[ ]Johnnypooper 1 point 7 hours ago
My brother and I have been trying to coordinate a 2-3 week trip through south am
erica with a closing in antarctica. I would love any and all details about your
trip, and if you don't mind the cost of the trip. We are trying to go in the nex
t 3-5 years. Thanks
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[ ]Lv16 1 point 7 hours ago

Antarctica photos are always my favorite. I wanna get there so bad!

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[ ]Ferl74 1 point 7 hours ago
How considerate of you, I don't even know you and here you are thinking about me
on vacation.
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[ ]CaptainAsshat 1 point 7 hours ago
I have no idea of the perspective. How big are those things?
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[ ]Strindberg 1 point 7 hours ago
What was the weather like?
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[ ]_OnlyCommentsOnName_ 1 point 6 hours ago
In so glad you you told us that it was with your smartphone.
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[ ]lightbrekkie 1 point 6 hours ago
Gorgeous image, thanks for sharing the privileged view.
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[ ]Ravetronics 1 point 6 hours ago
"Yup, we're here."
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[ ]Aidensamuel26 1 point 6 hours ago
earthpond is very cool
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[ ]Bobasaurus_Rex 1 point 6 hours ago
Penguins? :D
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[ ]sometimes_an_owl 1 point 6 hours ago
You have no idea how insanely jealous I am. Someday...
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[ ]rickyjoebobby 1 point 6 hours ago
i'm glad there's still ice in antarctica
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[ ]lightningrod14 1 point 6 hours ago
...the universe is shaped exactly like the earth...
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[ ]cynoclast 1 point 6 hours ago
Hmm. Summer in Antarctica, still fucking cold.
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[ ]Isaiahjayden69 1 point 6 hours ago
Very nice picture
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[ ]anon108 1 point 6 hours ago
Absolutely breathtaking!
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[ ]franksvalli 1 point 6 hours ago
I was going to make a stupid one-liner about the phone's battery going dead a mi
nute after being exposed to the frozen air. Seriously though, since you may know
, what are good ways to keep battery-powered gadgets working without succumbing
to the low temperatures?
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[ ]HeWhoMakesItRain 1 point 6 hours ago
Beautiful shot! How did you get all the way down to Antarctica? You've gone wher
e few men have been!
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[ ]monkeytubbies 1 point 6 hours ago
Yup! The less human beings there are, the more beautiful the place is.
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[ ]HappyValleySaturday 1 point 5 hours ago
I've wanted to go to Antarctica for years, and this is exactly why.

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[ ]phdoofus 2 points 5 hours ago
You went to Antarctica and just took a cell phone for a camera?
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[ ]ewest 1 point 5 hours ago
Looks like the cover of The Moon and Antarctica.
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[ ]Josephjayden15 1 point 5 hours ago
Thanks for share
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[ ]zewted 1 point 5 hours ago
I think its time we just call them phones.
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[ ]chemistry_teacher 1 point 5 hours ago
A few days ago, it snowed "heavily" on Mauna Kea, at over 12000 ft. Here we have
permanent snow and ice at sea level. Never stops to blow my mind, especially in
light of your amazingly awesome photo.
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[ ]letsgetogether 1 point 5 hours ago
did you go to Antarctica without a proper camera?
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[ ]re_builder 1 point 5 hours ago
gorgeous photo. somewhat related, you might want to check out 'endurance'; a bog
raphy of e. shackleton's expedition to antarctica. gives new context to your spe
ctacular pic.
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[ ]AhhhDamnit 1 point 5 hours ago
Shortly before landing? It looks like your plane is making a wake....
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[ ]godbois 1 point an hour ago
Doesn't a boat land when it comes ashore?
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[ ]isadanceaholic 1 point 5 hours ago
Beautiful... But what I want to know is why a place called paradise harbour is n
ear a giant floating rock of ice....?
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[ ]mrmeothews 1 point 5 hours ago
Your thoughts were correct!
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[ ]That-creepy-neighbor 0 points 5 hours ago
Didn't you get the memo that we're not suppose to go to Antarctica!?
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[ ]mintblue 1 point 5 hours ago
Lisa?
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[ ]kar86 1 point 5 hours ago
My mom went too last month. Maybe she was on your boat. She has the coolest pict
ures right now.
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[ ]timewaitsforsome 1 point 5 hours ago
lisa?
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[ ]inquire_ 1 point 4 hours ago
were you on a ship for the National Geographic that also happened to have a Geol
ogy professor on board?
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[ ]DiogenesTheHound 1 point 4 hours ago
I went to the Amazon rainforest and took my Gameboy Camera to record the trip
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[ ]dickwagdry 1 point 4 hours ago

Hey op.. please consider x-posting this in /r/antarcticapics: it's a brand new n
ational photography sub that needs fantastic content just like yours
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[ ]Ozi_izO 1 point 4 hours ago
Well you were right.
I enjoyed it.
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[ ]SuicideByYourMom 1 point 4 hours ago
That is a gorgeous shot. What brought you down there?
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[ ]Josephryan147 1 point 4 hours ago
Earth and sky is very distance
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[ ]Dodo_Avenger 1 point 3 hours ago
Watch out for Shoggoths.
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[ ]spartaniz 1 point 3 hours ago
Luckily it wasn't a stupid phone.
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[ ]Milain 1 point 3 hours ago
Wow! Are you on Instagram? I would love to see more pics
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[ ]Floyd_Pink 1 point 3 hours ago
Yeah, but do they have WiFi?
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[ ]xcode18 1 point 2 hours ago
Stunning
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[ ]xcode18 1 point 2 hours ago
Stunning
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[ ]xcode18 1 point 2 hours ago
Stunning
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[ ]Inekar 1 point 2 hours ago
Beautiful picture, any idea of the height of the mountains you shot ?
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[ ]BrickLorca 1 point 2 hours ago
paradise harbor, Antarctica
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[ ]Son-of-iiReland 1 point 2 hours ago
It looks 'Daaame Cold' out there..
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[ ]organic_mango 1 point 2 hours ago
What phone brah
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[ ]Freeheel10 1 point 2 hours ago
That is a great picture!
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[ ]BadWoolf_ 1 point an hour ago
How does one get to travel to Antarctica? Im interested..
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[ ]robertthabruce 1 point an hour ago
Sounds like a resort, paradise harbour.
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[ ]Xorondras 1 point an hour ago
You are going to Antarctica and bring along a smartphone camera? oO
Awesome picture though.
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[ ]ChemicalRemedy 1 point an hour ago

That ice just looks delicious

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[ ]Nguyenist 34 minutes ago
My parents are on a boat cruise around Antarctica atm! This is them posing to pu
ll the ship into ice flow where they were able to come down the gangplank and th
en wander about with the seals and penguins!
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[ ]ludman101 21 minutes ago
Awesome!... So still!
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[ ]Revenesis 2 points 7 hours ago
Maybe I'm an idiot, but all I can see is Modest Mouse's The Moon and Antarctica
reissue album cover
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[ ]bri2fi 0 points an hour ago
Beautiful picture but when people visit Antarctica, they're destroying Antarctic
a. It isn't a biome that supports human activity.
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[ ]Shitty_filter -1 points 11 hours ago
Even with a shitty filter it looks good
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[ ]itjeff 0 points 7 hours ago
Beautiful! 50bits /u/changetip
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[ ]Ouroboratika 0 points 5 hours ago
I had a buddy just get back from Antarctica. Do you know a Mike N?
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[ ]marquettemi -1 points 5 hours ago
It's weird. I could take that same picture pretty much here on Lake Superior, bu
t that picture is so much cooler knowing that it is in Antarctica. [Seriously]
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[ ]johncopter 1 point 4 hours ago
No you couldn't, not even close.
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[ ]Michaellogan76 -1 points 5 hours ago
I cannot stop laughing.many many Thanks
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[ ]kjoro 0 points 4 hours ago
I literally said out loud "God damn!"
Excellent shot
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[ ]kissmyassdracula -2 points 7 hours ago
Antarctica in December..
My brain froze just thinking that.
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[ ]thebiggiantbrain 7 points 7 hours ago
its summer in Antarctica in December.
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[ ]orthodoxbee -3 points 2 hours ago
Dont go to Antartica you are destroying the envoriment
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I went to Antarctica in December and thought you might enjoy this picture I took
with my smart phone shortly before landing at Paradise Harbour. [OC] [2448 x 18
36] (imgur.com)
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[ ]LocalReachMktg 128 points 11 hours ago
Wow this is absolutely astonishing. Thanks for the share.
What the heck were you doing in Antarctica if you don't mind my asking?
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[ ]LucifersDolphin 73 points 8 hours ago
Probably tickling penguins.
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[ ]AerialAces 27 points 8 hours ago
I would guess research I don't know how many people want to visit a barren ice l
and for the hell of it
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[ ]Yiolut 67 points 8 hours ago
Apparently it's pretty popular for tourism, you can take ships there from South
America. Pricey though.
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[ ]mandlebaum0000 38 points 8 hours ago
It seems to be blowing up right now. I read a recent article about how it was ac
tually getting so much tourism, its threatening the ecosystem there, which is pr
etty tragic.
Having said that, I know a girl who works as the hospitality manager for a mediu
m sized boat that takes tourists to Antarctica and I would love to have her job.
Article
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[ ]Aww_Shucks 9 points 8 hours ago
Time to hit the clubs!
heading toward the door

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qz2SeEzxMuE
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[ ]Poondoggie 5 points 7 hours ago
You monster.
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[ ]MracyTordan 46 points 7 hours ago
John Oliver actually shows how tourism to Antarctica is obliterating local speci
es, please don't go. Just look at that picture for 30 seconds, and enjoy it.
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[ ]specialtreatforme 5 points 3 hours ago
Would it be detrimental if I looked at the picture for 45 seconds? Maybe even fo
r a full minute?
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[ ]ItsDarts 12 points 3 hours ago*
I think "obliterating" is a bit harsh considering Antarctica is the largest cont
inent on the planet with the least amount of human interaction. Alarmist much? I
know this will be the unpopular, most down voted opinion, but I don't care, as
you can see, I'm not a karma whore. Tourism should be allowed, but I would agree
that it should be regulated. But according to who's regulations? American? Russ
ian? Argentinian? It's a continent without a governing country. Maybe there shou
ld be a consortium of countries that can agree on how to best regulate tourism,
but I don't think it should be stopped.
Edit 5th largest.
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[ ]Wildwoodywoodpecker 8 points 2 hours ago
So you're saying we should invade Antartica?
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[ ]Sentenced2Burn 2 points 2 hours ago
Sharpening my axe as we speak
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[ ]ItsDarts 4 points 2 hours ago
Not at all and I also don't think it's a highly sought after destination. Consid
ering the size, there should be at least some small are set aside strictly for t
ourism with some kind of regulation to minimize damage.
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[ ]funfwf 5 points an hour ago
You've made a compelling point and I agree, we should definitely declare war on
Antarctica.
Democracy in 3, 2, 1...
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[ ]meneedmorecoffee 2 points 2 hours ago
Nice try, Obama.
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[ ]sahan12 2 points 2 hours ago
How could you forget Australia?
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[ ]ItsDarts 2 points 2 hours ago
Ok, them too, didn't mean to leave anyone out, sorry.
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[ ]ConnaX 31 minutes ago
Don't Australia own the most?/Regulate the most
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[ ]PM_ME_UR_FAV_SCENERY 2 points an hour ago
It's also worth remembering the value of tourism. If people can experience the p
lace and share that experience with others then we will build a collective will
to preserve the place. This is the same reason we let people into national parks
: without the ability to visit, we would forget their value in a generation, and
would cease to bother protecting them.
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[ ]connor9 3 points an hour ago

The Antarctic Treaty (http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/about_antarctica/geopolitical/

treaty/) nations already set limits on numbers of ships and numbers of tourists
to antarctica. This is regulated through an association of tour operators called
IAATO - http://iaato.org/home
You can read a reasonable summary about tourism operations here: http://www.anta
rctica.ac.uk/about_antarctica/tourism/faq.php The reports on that page are from
2008 but the give an overview of how the process works. For up-to-date stats you
can get them straight from IAATO http://iaato.org/en_GB/tourism-statistics
The main issue about impact from tourism is that there are very few spots in the
Antarctic where ships can make landings. While the continent is quite large the
areas where tourism happens is actually quite small and they obviously target t
he interesting bits like penguin colonies, historic huts and interesting geograp
hical features. The tour operators do try to take the environmental consideratio
ns seriously as they market Antarctica as a pristine and untouched place. It's h
ard to sell that when things are trampled. As part of the Antarctic Treaty parti
cipating nations do inspections of facilities and tour operators all the time bu
t it's very difficult to enforce. Other than the birds and mammals, most life in
Antarctic grows very slowly due to the cold conditions. The bit John Oliver was
talking about in terms of treading on moss is a real concern as the damage take
s ages to repair.
John Oliver didn't cover it but the research that was being talked about was sta
ting that the current regulations on limits to tourism aren't enough. They need
to be scaled back. The antarctic tour operators obviously don't want to do that
as it would reduce their business but they are trying to implement environmental
regulations. The point the australian study was trying to make is that the self
-regulation doesn't seem to be enough. The idea isn't to stop completely but to
continue increasing the environmental protections that the tour operators follow
and reduce the numbers of landings and visitors. That's the part that could be
hard to do.
I don't know the exact paper the news clip was talking about but Australian is b
ig into the human impacts in antarctica research - http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/b
itstream/97469/2/WP%20173.pdf, http://www.antarctica.gov.au/environment/human-im
pacts-in-antarctica
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[ ]ItsDarts 11 minutes ago
All very good points, thanks for this.
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[ ]draggoon 27 minutes ago
Yeah. I wouldn't go around believing John Oliver. He sorta lost his credibility
to me after the gender wage gap segment.
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[ ]bear_next_door 26 minutes ago
Antarctica is the largest continent on the planet
Uhh no it's not- even with ice counted as land.
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[ ]ItsDarts 14 minutes ago
Oops, sorry, forgot the "5th" part.
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[ ]Euracil -1 points 5 hours ago
Beat me to the draw!
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[ ]Slimbopboogie 0 points 3 hours ago
You've just convinced me to watch his show lol
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[ ]unsweetenedsoymilk 4 points 7 hours ago
They should only allow sail ships to go there for tourism.
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[ ]Thjoth 4 points 6 hours ago
The tall ship Europa sails there every year and is there right now, live tweetin
g their days. It's pretty fantastic.

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[ ]pletentious_asshore 4 points 6 hours ago
yea I really want to go! but im going to do alaska first to see if I can get I o
ut of my system.
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[ ]MayorOfBellona 4 points 7 hours ago
I spent my 21st birthday off the coast of Argentina on way to Antartica. It was
a Russian ship operated by a Canadian tour company. My grandma asked me if I wan
ted to go and it didn't sound like an experience I would have many chances at. A
lso, it was an elder hostel trip. That part was weird. This was more than 15 yea
rs ago so the tourism thing has been going on for a while.
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[ ]Drunkstrider 2 points 8 hours ago
My parents are taking a cruise and visiting south america. There was an option f
or a helicopter ride to Antarctica. But it was like 3000 dollars per person.
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[ ]Iamnotvicki 5 points 7 hours ago*
You can take a honeymoon cruise to Antarctica. Why not? It's cuddle weather. htt
p://www.imaginehoneymoons.com/latin-america-honeymoons/antarctica-honeymoons/
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[ ]Drunkstrider 2 points 7 hours ago
Very interesting.
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[ ]obscure123456789 7 points 5 hours ago*
It's very zen.
People vacate to places like Vegas to get more stimulation as an escape from som
e numbing day to day life.
Other would rathar go to more quiet places where they can hear themselves think
and escape the constant pull of others who want their time and energy.
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[ ]strummingmusic 6 minutes ago
It ends up being a strange mix of quasi-solitude and social interaction though,
since you will spend time stuck within ~25m of everyone else on a ship to get th
ere and back, and once you arrive your shore visits are highly regulated...basic
ally hiking in a line and snapping the same photos as everyone else in your grou
p. I was a wildlife guide in Antarctica for a few years. I love your comment tho
ugh (and think it's very important for people to spend time in quiet places). Ev
en with the strict regulation aspect of Antarctic tourism people are given the c
hance to visit the complete opposite of where they live, and that can only help
by giving them perspective. On my trips I'd always try to do "a few minutes of s
ilence" as a group while onshore so they could experience the weight of true pea
ce & quiet.
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[ ]atxy89 3 points 3 hours ago
I would totally visit Antarctica just for the hell of it. Some pictures of the p
lace are out of this world.
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[ ]NiteTiger 3 points 3 hours ago
Met a guy when I was doing electrical work that spent some time as one of McMurd
o's resident fixits. He mentioned it one day at lunch, and no one believed him.
Then he broke out the pictures... including him at the South Pole. He got a free
lunch from everyone who'd laughed at him. Fucker didn't pay for lunch for almos
t two weeks.
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[ ]mr_jrt 27 minutes ago
Interstellar teaches us why that's a bad idea
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[ ]ghostbackwards 2 points 8 hours ago
Uh, I would love to. I'll never be able to afford it but it's something I've wan
ted to do for years.

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[ ]Sunprofactor 1 point 8 hours ago
Never say never! If you truly want to go give yourself a date that you need to h
ave the resources by, and make it happen! :-)
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[ ]Dininiful 1 point 2 hours ago
I would!
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[ ]pjhsv 41 minutes ago
I know a few people that have been for tourism
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[ ]Amphibialrabies69 1 point 8 hours ago
If I was traveling on my own and had a choice between Antarctica and the Dominic
an I think I'd choose Antarctica. If I was traveling with my gf we'd compromise
and choose Dominican.
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[ ]sklite 3 points 4 hours ago
Chilling
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[ ]KCCory84 1 point 7 hours ago
A old buddy of mine was just down there recently for work. I don't know much abo
ut what he does, something to do with communication satellites.
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[ ]simplexand 59 minutes ago
Possibly something to do with the receivers. Read an article before about it as
their primary link method to the Internet. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teleco
mmunications_in_Antarctica#Internet
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[ ]WiggyHD 1 point 5 hours ago
OP probably lives up north and wanted to vacation in a southern continent since
it would be summer in December
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[ ]shweelay 1 point 2 hours ago
Facepalm.... was totally wondering why someone go in December since it's colder
then. Haha I'm a dummy!
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[ ]pookiespy 21 points 6 hours ago
We went in January and I found that "black" water so haunting. http://imgur.com/
doPgZ8A,AdZttqV,dYgiFHu#2 http://imgur.com/doPgZ8A,AdZttqV,dYgiFHu#1
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[ ]Targaryen-ish 4 points 4 hours ago
That black water is absolutely terrifying.
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[ ]Bricci 6 points 3 hours ago
But it's nothing compared to the even more scary and menacing, BLACK ICE.
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[ ]Dininiful 5 points 2 hours ago
Psshh, racist...
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[ ]minusthedrifter 2 points 3 hours ago
ELI5: Why is it black?
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[ ]bear_next_door 21 minutes ago
The sun's light hits the water at a shallower angle, making it appear dark (like
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[ ]PatriotsFTW 16 points 8 hours ago
The thumbnail wasn't loading for me, so instead it just showed a blank white spa
ce where a picture should've been. Thought you were making a cheeky little joke
for a second there OP
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[ ]Jewish_jesus 45 points 9 hours ago
What phone do you have?
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[ ]stumblemuffin 38 points 8 hours ago
A smart one apparently
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[ ]wutaboutme 4 points 6 hours ago
Damn, and all I've got is this dumb one.
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[ ]Kim_Jong_Goon 5 points 5 hours ago
Mines a C student.
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[ ]97th_factory 13 minutes ago
C's get degrees...and phone contracts.
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[ ]Nevek117 16 points 7 hours ago
I'm kinda glad OP didn't post the type of phone or else r/HailCorporate would be
all over it. No disrespect.
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[ ]phydeaux70 3 points 7 hours ago
They need to buy that picture from him for advertising.
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[ ]simplexand 56 minutes ago
Either a Sony, Samsung, LG, Motorola, Asus or Apple. (etc)
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[ ]Gliste 12 points 5 hours ago
I like how OP hasn't responded to anyone...
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[ ]Orc_ 1 point 2 hours ago
Hate those OPs...
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[ ]Cuntrabanned 21 points 8 hours ago
Alright, not to get all /r/HailCorporate up in here, but I seriously need to kno
w what kind of phone you have because them mega pixels are boner worthy
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[ ]simplexand 54 minutes ago
tbh though all decent cameras can manage such a well-lit scene.
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[ ]hatchetlock -2 points 4 hours ago
I'd say maybe a note 4, or possibly the 6 plus. Also ik there is some Nokia phon
e that takes a really nice picture.
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[ ]humorharp 4 points 3 hours ago
lumia 1020.
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[ ]organic_mango 2 points 2 hours ago
I hope everyone realizes that the 6+ and the 6 have same camera - the 6+ only us
es OIS for video, not for stills, so the pictures taken with either phone would
be identical.
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[ ]ihavenowisdom 2 points 4 hours ago
By the color saturation and over all picture i would guess the note 4

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[ ]stengebt 6 points 7 hours ago
Hey OP, please consider x-posting this in /r/AntarcticaPics. It's a brand new Na
tional Photography Sub that needs fantastic content just like yours!
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[ ]inkwellington 4 points 9 hours ago
I'll be going there on a geology research expedition, so excited! Beautiful pict
ure.
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[ ]__dilligaf__ 4 points 11 hours ago
Beautiful. That could easily be a postcard.
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[ ]martin519 3 points 9 hours ago
Where you part of the Students on Ice Expeditions? I read about that in my local
paper last month.
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[ ]realdoctorblaze 2 points 5 hours ago
It makes me sick to think that we are actually destroying those kind of places
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[ ]paredown 8 points 10 hours ago
Thumbnail looks like a TIE Interceptor.
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[ ]cormacpower 8 points 6 hours ago
ITT: Redditors linking to John Oliver talking about why you shouldn't go to Anta
rctica.
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[ ]demonquark 3 points 6 hours ago
He's the reason I decided not to go. :(
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[ ]Targaryen-ish 1 point 4 hours ago
Rly? Only one person did this that I've seen.
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[ ]savedbythehell 1 point 3 hours ago
also ITT: other redditors pointing out what other redditors are commenting.
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[ ]p_lett 3 points 11 hours ago
Nice photo. What boat were you on? I was in Antarctica on the MV Ushuaia over Ch
ristmas - maybe we were on the same boat!
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[ ]mhawk329 2 points 7 hours ago
Were you with the students on ice group??
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[ ]p_lett 1 point 3 hours ago
No, I was on the trip previous to theirs which was out over Christmas Day.
We did see the students though, as they were in the town of Ushuaia on the day w
e got off the boat. We passed them all walking up the mountain to the glacier wi
th their name tags on as we were walking down.
Are we about to find out that it's a very small world? :-)
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[ ]sirprem89 2 points 8 hours ago
Thats a cool picture bro, but Im thinking the bottom mountain has bad resolution
bro!
Lol, jk. Beautiful picture! The Reflection really adds to the serenity of it. We
re you on a glacier when you took this pic?
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[ ]DJFluffers115 2 points 5 hours ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8shW8Nv46k
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[ ]Aesthetic_Hipster 3 points 4 hours ago
meh. 7.8/10 too much water.

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[ ]TitsNGritz 2 points an hour ago
What exactly would drive someone to want to travel to Antarctica?
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[ ]I349Y 7 points 9 hours ago
brb going to Antarctica
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[ ]MracyTordan 8 points 7 hours ago
Please don't...
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[ ]Tfrey183 5 points 7 hours ago
Hey! i also went to Antarctica this past summer, where I took this picture; http
://imgur.com/lbLtHYT
Did you go with Quark Expeditions? I just got pack several days ago from my trip
that went over Christmas
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[ ]camdoodlebop 12 points 6 hours ago
Why did you even pack a tank top to a trip to antarctica
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[ ]NanoPaperPro 4 points 6 hours ago
The humidity is very low, so you don't feel the cold sometimes.
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[ ]Kim_Jong_Goon 1 point 5 hours ago
Our summer is winter down there. You telling me humidity matters when it's -70F?
Yes, average inland temp in July is -70F in antarctica. Coast is slightly warmer
but you'll absolutely feel that.
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[ ]breshecl 1 point 7 hours ago
I went with Quark in 2008! Had a blast. I have never stopped wanting to go back.
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[ ]zpressley 4 points 8 hours ago
This is relevant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8shW8Nv46k
Great Pic though.
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[ ]jsudekum 3 points 8 hours ago
And since cell phones capture so little majesty of a landscape, this had to be a
lmost frighteningly beautiful.
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[ ]goodolarchie 1 point 7 hours ago
With panorama and composite being really easy, and phones getting better image p
rocessing, i really like how much of the majesty is captured on mine. android 4.
x does a great job leveraging the hardware
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[ ]dubious_ian 3 points 10 hours ago
Went to Antarctica in December of 2013. What boat were you on?
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[ ]oh_mi_scusi 1 point 8 hours ago
I love this! I would LOVE to go down there! Did you go for business or are there
commercially available trips?
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[ ]Im_the_best_around 1 point 8 hours ago
You were correct.
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[ ]_OnlyCommentsOnName_ 1 point 6 hours ago
All of a sudden, I feel insignificant.
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[ ]isuckcock 1 point 4 hours ago
Anything I can do to make you feel better?
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[ ]Betruul 1 point 8 hours ago

..... Cherril???
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[ ]kuttymongoose 1 point 8 hours ago
It's a sound wave.
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[ ]JimboJones82 1 point 8 hours ago
That's awesome!!!
How did you get to Antarctica exactly, Did you leave from Argentina?
I've always wanted to go but was turned off the idea by a friend who went and sa
id the entire time it was rainy, windy, rough as guts and he didn't see much at
all.
Real downer that trip.
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[ ]meiasameias 1 point 8 hours ago
Thanks man. I wish i could go there.
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[ ]jessicahonig 1 point 8 hours ago
That looks cold as hell.
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[ ]kelstermass 1 point 7 hours ago
That is actually quite stunning. So beautiful that I can gaze upon it endlessly,
until I fall asleepppppppppppp
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[ ]Ashuvain 1 point 7 hours ago
At the mountains of madness (is the only thing I can think about every time I se
e pictures of mountains in Antarctica, thanks to Sir Lovecraft).
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[ ]Johnnypooper 1 point 7 hours ago
My brother and I have been trying to coordinate a 2-3 week trip through south am
erica with a closing in antarctica. I would love any and all details about your
trip, and if you don't mind the cost of the trip. We are trying to go in the nex
t 3-5 years. Thanks
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[ ]Lv16 1 point 7 hours ago
Antarctica photos are always my favorite. I wanna get there so bad!
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[ ]Ferl74 1 point 7 hours ago
How considerate of you, I don't even know you and here you are thinking about me
on vacation.
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[ ]CaptainAsshat 1 point 7 hours ago
I have no idea of the perspective. How big are those things?
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[ ]Strindberg 1 point 7 hours ago
What was the weather like?
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[ ]_OnlyCommentsOnName_ 1 point 6 hours ago
In so glad you you told us that it was with your smartphone.
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[ ]lightbrekkie 1 point 6 hours ago
Gorgeous image, thanks for sharing the privileged view.
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[ ]Ravetronics 1 point 6 hours ago
"Yup, we're here."
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[ ]Aidensamuel26 1 point 6 hours ago
earthpond is very cool
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[ ]Bobasaurus_Rex 1 point 6 hours ago
Penguins? :D

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[ ]sometimes_an_owl 1 point 6 hours ago
You have no idea how insanely jealous I am. Someday...
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[ ]rickyjoebobby 1 point 6 hours ago
i'm glad there's still ice in antarctica
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[ ]lightningrod14 1 point 6 hours ago
...the universe is shaped exactly like the earth...
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[ ]cynoclast 1 point 6 hours ago
Hmm. Summer in Antarctica, still fucking cold.
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[ ]Isaiahjayden69 1 point 6 hours ago
Very nice picture
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[ ]anon108 1 point 6 hours ago
Absolutely breathtaking!
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[ ]franksvalli 1 point 6 hours ago
I was going to make a stupid one-liner about the phone's battery going dead a mi
nute after being exposed to the frozen air. Seriously though, since you may know
, what are good ways to keep battery-powered gadgets working without succumbing
to the low temperatures?
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[ ]HeWhoMakesItRain 1 point 6 hours ago
Beautiful shot! How did you get all the way down to Antarctica? You've gone wher
e few men have been!
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[ ]monkeytubbies 1 point 6 hours ago
Yup! The less human beings there are, the more beautiful the place is.
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[ ]HappyValleySaturday 1 point 5 hours ago
I've wanted to go to Antarctica for years, and this is exactly why.
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[ ]phdoofus 2 points 5 hours ago
You went to Antarctica and just took a cell phone for a camera?
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[ ]ewest 1 point 5 hours ago
Looks like the cover of The Moon and Antarctica.
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[ ]Josephjayden15 1 point 5 hours ago
Thanks for share
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[ ]zewted 1 point 5 hours ago
I think its time we just call them phones.
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[ ]chemistry_teacher 1 point 5 hours ago
A few days ago, it snowed "heavily" on Mauna Kea, at over 12000 ft. Here we have
permanent snow and ice at sea level. Never stops to blow my mind, especially in
light of your amazingly awesome photo.
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[ ]letsgetogether 1 point 5 hours ago
did you go to Antarctica without a proper camera?
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[ ]re_builder 1 point 5 hours ago
gorgeous photo. somewhat related, you might want to check out 'endurance'; a bog
raphy of e. shackleton's expedition to antarctica. gives new context to your spe
ctacular pic.
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[ ]AhhhDamnit 1 point 5 hours ago

Shortly before landing? It looks like your plane is making a wake....
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[ ]godbois 1 point an hour ago
Doesn't a boat land when it comes ashore?
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[ ]isadanceaholic 1 point 5 hours ago
Beautiful... But what I want to know is why a place called paradise harbour is n
ear a giant floating rock of ice....?
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[ ]mrmeothews 1 point 5 hours ago
Your thoughts were correct!
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[ ]That-creepy-neighbor 0 points 5 hours ago
Didn't you get the memo that we're not suppose to go to Antarctica!?
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[ ]mintblue 1 point 5 hours ago
Lisa?
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[ ]kar86 1 point 5 hours ago
My mom went too last month. Maybe she was on your boat. She has the coolest pict
ures right now.
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[ ]timewaitsforsome 1 point 5 hours ago
lisa?
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[ ]inquire_ 1 point 4 hours ago
were you on a ship for the National Geographic that also happened to have a Geol
ogy professor on board?
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[ ]DiogenesTheHound 1 point 4 hours ago
I went to the Amazon rainforest and took my Gameboy Camera to record the trip
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[ ]dickwagdry 1 point 4 hours ago
Hey op.. please consider x-posting this in /r/antarcticapics: it's a brand new n
ational photography sub that needs fantastic content just like yours
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[ ]Ozi_izO 1 point 4 hours ago
Well you were right.
I enjoyed it.
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[ ]SuicideByYourMom 1 point 4 hours ago
That is a gorgeous shot. What brought you down there?
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[ ]Josephryan147 1 point 4 hours ago
Earth and sky is very distance
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[ ]Dodo_Avenger 1 point 3 hours ago
Watch out for Shoggoths.
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[ ]spartaniz 1 point 3 hours ago
Luckily it wasn't a stupid phone.
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[ ]Milain 1 point 3 hours ago
Wow! Are you on Instagram? I would love to see more pics
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[ ]Floyd_Pink 1 point 3 hours ago
Yeah, but do they have WiFi?
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[ ]xcode18 1 point 2 hours ago

Stunning
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[ ]xcode18 1 point 2 hours ago
Stunning
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[ ]xcode18 1 point 2 hours ago
Stunning
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[ ]Inekar 1 point 2 hours ago
Beautiful picture, any idea of the height of the mountains you shot ?
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[ ]BrickLorca 1 point 2 hours ago
paradise harbor, Antarctica
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[ ]Son-of-iiReland 1 point 2 hours ago
It looks 'Daaame Cold' out there..
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[ ]organic_mango 1 point 2 hours ago
What phone brah
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[ ]Freeheel10 1 point 2 hours ago
That is a great picture!
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[ ]BadWoolf_ 1 point an hour ago
How does one get to travel to Antarctica? Im interested..
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[ ]robertthabruce 1 point an hour ago
Sounds like a resort, paradise harbour.
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[ ]Xorondras 1 point an hour ago
You are going to Antarctica and bring along a smartphone camera? oO
Awesome picture though.
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[ ]ChemicalRemedy 1 point an hour ago
That ice just looks delicious
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[ ]Nguyenist 34 minutes ago
My parents are on a boat cruise around Antarctica atm! This is them posing to pu
ll the ship into ice flow where they were able to come down the gangplank and th
en wander about with the seals and penguins!
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[ ]ludman101 21 minutes ago
Awesome!... So still!
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[ ]Revenesis 2 points 7 hours ago
Maybe I'm an idiot, but all I can see is Modest Mouse's The Moon and Antarctica
reissue album cover
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[ ]bri2fi 0 points an hour ago
Beautiful picture but when people visit Antarctica, they're destroying Antarctic
a. It isn't a biome that supports human activity.
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[ ]Shitty_filter -1 points 11 hours ago
Even with a shitty filter it looks good
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[ ]itjeff 0 points 7 hours ago
Beautiful! 50bits /u/changetip
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[ ]Ouroboratika 0 points 5 hours ago

I had a buddy just get back from Antarctica. Do you know a Mike N?
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[ ]marquettemi -1 points 5 hours ago
It's weird. I could take that same picture pretty much here on Lake Superior, bu
t that picture is so much cooler knowing that it is in Antarctica. [Seriously]
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[ ]johncopter 1 point 4 hours ago
No you couldn't, not even close.
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[ ]Michaellogan76 -1 points 5 hours ago
I cannot stop laughing.many many Thanks
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[ ]kjoro 0 points 4 hours ago
I literally said out loud "God damn!"
Excellent shot
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[ ]kissmyassdracula -2 points 7 hours ago
Antarctica in December..
My brain froze just thinking that.
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[ ]thebiggiantbrain 7 points 7 hours ago
its summer in Antarctica in December.
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[ ]orthodoxbee -3 points 2 hours ago
Dont go to Antartica you are destroying the envoriment
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I went to Antarctica in December and thought you might enjoy this picture I took
with my smart phone shortly before landing at Paradise Harbour. [OC] [2448 x 18
36] (imgur.com)
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[ ]LocalReachMktg 128 points 11 hours ago
Wow this is absolutely astonishing. Thanks for the share.
What the heck were you doing in Antarctica if you don't mind my asking?
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[ ]LucifersDolphin 73 points 8 hours ago
Probably tickling penguins.
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[ ]AerialAces 27 points 8 hours ago
I would guess research I don't know how many people want to visit a barren ice l
and for the hell of it
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[ ]Yiolut 67 points 8 hours ago
Apparently it's pretty popular for tourism, you can take ships there from South
America. Pricey though.
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[ ]mandlebaum0000 38 points 8 hours ago
It seems to be blowing up right now. I read a recent article about how it was ac
tually getting so much tourism, its threatening the ecosystem there, which is pr
etty tragic.
Having said that, I know a girl who works as the hospitality manager for a mediu
m sized boat that takes tourists to Antarctica and I would love to have her job.
Article
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[ ]Aww_Shucks 9 points 8 hours ago
Time to hit the clubs!
heading toward the door
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qz2SeEzxMuE
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[ ]Poondoggie 5 points 7 hours ago
You monster.
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[ ]MracyTordan 46 points 7 hours ago
John Oliver actually shows how tourism to Antarctica is obliterating local speci
es, please don't go. Just look at that picture for 30 seconds, and enjoy it.
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[ ]specialtreatforme 5 points 3 hours ago
Would it be detrimental if I looked at the picture for 45 seconds? Maybe even fo
r a full minute?
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[ ]ItsDarts 12 points 3 hours ago*
I think "obliterating" is a bit harsh considering Antarctica is the largest cont
inent on the planet with the least amount of human interaction. Alarmist much? I
know this will be the unpopular, most down voted opinion, but I don't care, as
you can see, I'm not a karma whore. Tourism should be allowed, but I would agree
that it should be regulated. But according to who's regulations? American? Russ
ian? Argentinian? It's a continent without a governing country. Maybe there shou
ld be a consortium of countries that can agree on how to best regulate tourism,
but I don't think it should be stopped.
Edit 5th largest.
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[ ]Wildwoodywoodpecker 8 points 2 hours ago
So you're saying we should invade Antartica?

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[ ]Sentenced2Burn 2 points 2 hours ago
Sharpening my axe as we speak
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[ ]ItsDarts 4 points 2 hours ago
Not at all and I also don't think it's a highly sought after destination. Consid
ering the size, there should be at least some small are set aside strictly for t
ourism with some kind of regulation to minimize damage.
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[ ]funfwf 5 points an hour ago
You've made a compelling point and I agree, we should definitely declare war on
Antarctica.
Democracy in 3, 2, 1...
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[ ]meneedmorecoffee 2 points 2 hours ago
Nice try, Obama.
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[ ]sahan12 2 points 2 hours ago
How could you forget Australia?
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[ ]ItsDarts 2 points 2 hours ago
Ok, them too, didn't mean to leave anyone out, sorry.
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[ ]ConnaX 31 minutes ago
Don't Australia own the most?/Regulate the most
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[ ]PM_ME_UR_FAV_SCENERY 2 points an hour ago
It's also worth remembering the value of tourism. If people can experience the p
lace and share that experience with others then we will build a collective will
to preserve the place. This is the same reason we let people into national parks
: without the ability to visit, we would forget their value in a generation, and
would cease to bother protecting them.
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[ ]connor9 3 points an hour ago
The Antarctic Treaty (http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/about_antarctica/geopolitical/
treaty/) nations already set limits on numbers of ships and numbers of tourists
to antarctica. This is regulated through an association of tour operators called
IAATO - http://iaato.org/home
You can read a reasonable summary about tourism operations here: http://www.anta
rctica.ac.uk/about_antarctica/tourism/faq.php The reports on that page are from
2008 but the give an overview of how the process works. For up-to-date stats you
can get them straight from IAATO http://iaato.org/en_GB/tourism-statistics
The main issue about impact from tourism is that there are very few spots in the
Antarctic where ships can make landings. While the continent is quite large the
areas where tourism happens is actually quite small and they obviously target t
he interesting bits like penguin colonies, historic huts and interesting geograp
hical features. The tour operators do try to take the environmental consideratio
ns seriously as they market Antarctica as a pristine and untouched place. It's h
ard to sell that when things are trampled. As part of the Antarctic Treaty parti
cipating nations do inspections of facilities and tour operators all the time bu
t it's very difficult to enforce. Other than the birds and mammals, most life in
Antarctic grows very slowly due to the cold conditions. The bit John Oliver was
talking about in terms of treading on moss is a real concern as the damage take
s ages to repair.
John Oliver didn't cover it but the research that was being talked about was sta
ting that the current regulations on limits to tourism aren't enough. They need
to be scaled back. The antarctic tour operators obviously don't want to do that
as it would reduce their business but they are trying to implement environmental
regulations. The point the australian study was trying to make is that the self
-regulation doesn't seem to be enough. The idea isn't to stop completely but to

continue increasing the environmental protections that the tour operators follow
and reduce the numbers of landings and visitors. That's the part that could be
hard to do.
I don't know the exact paper the news clip was talking about but Australian is b
ig into the human impacts in antarctica research - http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/b
itstream/97469/2/WP%20173.pdf, http://www.antarctica.gov.au/environment/human-im
pacts-in-antarctica
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[ ]ItsDarts 11 minutes ago
All very good points, thanks for this.
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[ ]draggoon 27 minutes ago
Yeah. I wouldn't go around believing John Oliver. He sorta lost his credibility
to me after the gender wage gap segment.
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[ ]bear_next_door 26 minutes ago
Antarctica is the largest continent on the planet
Uhh no it's not- even with ice counted as land.
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[ ]ItsDarts 14 minutes ago
Oops, sorry, forgot the "5th" part.
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[ ]Euracil -1 points 5 hours ago
Beat me to the draw!
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[ ]Slimbopboogie 0 points 3 hours ago
You've just convinced me to watch his show lol
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[ ]unsweetenedsoymilk 4 points 7 hours ago
They should only allow sail ships to go there for tourism.
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[ ]Thjoth 4 points 6 hours ago
The tall ship Europa sails there every year and is there right now, live tweetin
g their days. It's pretty fantastic.
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[ ]pletentious_asshore 4 points 6 hours ago
yea I really want to go! but im going to do alaska first to see if I can get I o
ut of my system.
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[ ]MayorOfBellona 4 points 7 hours ago
I spent my 21st birthday off the coast of Argentina on way to Antartica. It was
a Russian ship operated by a Canadian tour company. My grandma asked me if I wan
ted to go and it didn't sound like an experience I would have many chances at. A
lso, it was an elder hostel trip. That part was weird. This was more than 15 yea
rs ago so the tourism thing has been going on for a while.
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[ ]Drunkstrider 2 points 8 hours ago
My parents are taking a cruise and visiting south america. There was an option f
or a helicopter ride to Antarctica. But it was like 3000 dollars per person.
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[ ]Iamnotvicki 5 points 7 hours ago*
You can take a honeymoon cruise to Antarctica. Why not? It's cuddle weather. htt
p://www.imaginehoneymoons.com/latin-america-honeymoons/antarctica-honeymoons/
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[ ]Drunkstrider 2 points 7 hours ago
Very interesting.
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[ ]obscure123456789 7 points 5 hours ago*
It's very zen.
People vacate to places like Vegas to get more stimulation as an escape from som

e numbing day to day life.

Other would rathar go to more quiet places where they can hear themselves think
and escape the constant pull of others who want their time and energy.
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[ ]strummingmusic 6 minutes ago
It ends up being a strange mix of quasi-solitude and social interaction though,
since you will spend time stuck within ~25m of everyone else on a ship to get th
ere and back, and once you arrive your shore visits are highly regulated...basic
ally hiking in a line and snapping the same photos as everyone else in your grou
p. I was a wildlife guide in Antarctica for a few years. I love your comment tho
ugh (and think it's very important for people to spend time in quiet places). Ev
en with the strict regulation aspect of Antarctic tourism people are given the c
hance to visit the complete opposite of where they live, and that can only help
by giving them perspective. On my trips I'd always try to do "a few minutes of s
ilence" as a group while onshore so they could experience the weight of true pea
ce & quiet.
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[ ]atxy89 3 points 3 hours ago
I would totally visit Antarctica just for the hell of it. Some pictures of the p
lace are out of this world.
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[ ]NiteTiger 3 points 3 hours ago
Met a guy when I was doing electrical work that spent some time as one of McMurd
o's resident fixits. He mentioned it one day at lunch, and no one believed him.
Then he broke out the pictures... including him at the South Pole. He got a free
lunch from everyone who'd laughed at him. Fucker didn't pay for lunch for almos
t two weeks.
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[ ]mr_jrt 27 minutes ago
Interstellar teaches us why that's a bad idea
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[ ]ghostbackwards 2 points 8 hours ago
Uh, I would love to. I'll never be able to afford it but it's something I've wan
ted to do for years.
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[ ]Sunprofactor 1 point 8 hours ago
Never say never! If you truly want to go give yourself a date that you need to h
ave the resources by, and make it happen! :-)
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[ ]Dininiful 1 point 2 hours ago
I would!
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[ ]pjhsv 41 minutes ago
I know a few people that have been for tourism
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[ ]Amphibialrabies69 1 point 8 hours ago
If I was traveling on my own and had a choice between Antarctica and the Dominic
an I think I'd choose Antarctica. If I was traveling with my gf we'd compromise
and choose Dominican.
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[ ]sklite 3 points 4 hours ago
Chilling
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[ ]KCCory84 1 point 7 hours ago
A old buddy of mine was just down there recently for work. I don't know much abo
ut what he does, something to do with communication satellites.
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[ ]simplexand 59 minutes ago
Possibly something to do with the receivers. Read an article before about it as
their primary link method to the Internet. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teleco

mmunications_in_Antarctica#Internet
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[ ]demobile_bot 58 minutes ago
Hi there! I have detected a mobile link in your comment.
Got a question or see an error? PM us.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Antarctica#Internet
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[ ]WiggyHD 1 point 5 hours ago
OP probably lives up north and wanted to vacation in a southern continent since
it would be summer in December
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[ ]shweelay 1 point 2 hours ago
Facepalm.... was totally wondering why someone go in December since it's colder
then. Haha I'm a dummy!
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[ ]pookiespy 21 points 6 hours ago
We went in January and I found that "black" water so haunting. http://imgur.com/
doPgZ8A,AdZttqV,dYgiFHu#2 http://imgur.com/doPgZ8A,AdZttqV,dYgiFHu#1
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[ ]Targaryen-ish 4 points 4 hours ago
That black water is absolutely terrifying.
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[ ]Bricci 6 points 3 hours ago
But it's nothing compared to the even more scary and menacing, BLACK ICE.
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[ ]Dininiful 5 points 2 hours ago
Psshh, racist...
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[ ]minusthedrifter 2 points 3 hours ago
ELI5: Why is it black?
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[ ]bear_next_door 21 minutes ago
The sun's light hits the water at a shallower angle, making it appear dark (like
water at sunset/sunrise).
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[ ]PatriotsFTW 16 points 8 hours ago
The thumbnail wasn't loading for me, so instead it just showed a blank white spa
ce where a picture should've been. Thought you were making a cheeky little joke
for a second there OP
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[ ]Jewish_jesus 45 points 9 hours ago
What phone do you have?
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[ ]stumblemuffin 38 points 8 hours ago
A smart one apparently
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[ ]wutaboutme 4 points 6 hours ago
Damn, and all I've got is this dumb one.
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[ ]Kim_Jong_Goon 5 points 5 hours ago
Mines a C student.
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[ ]97th_factory 13 minutes ago
C's get degrees...and phone contracts.
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[ ]Nevek117 16 points 7 hours ago
I'm kinda glad OP didn't post the type of phone or else r/HailCorporate would be
all over it. No disrespect.
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[ ]phydeaux70 3 points 7 hours ago

They need to buy that picture from him for advertising.
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[ ]simplexand 56 minutes ago
Either a Sony, Samsung, LG, Motorola, Asus or Apple. (etc)
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[ ]Gliste 12 points 5 hours ago
I like how OP hasn't responded to anyone...
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[ ]Orc_ 1 point 2 hours ago
Hate those OPs...
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[ ]Cuntrabanned 21 points 8 hours ago
Alright, not to get all /r/HailCorporate up in here, but I seriously need to kno
w what kind of phone you have because them mega pixels are boner worthy
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[ ]simplexand 54 minutes ago
tbh though all decent cameras can manage such a well-lit scene.
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[ ]hatchetlock -2 points 4 hours ago
I'd say maybe a note 4, or possibly the 6 plus. Also ik there is some Nokia phon
e that takes a really nice picture.
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[ ]humorharp 4 points 3 hours ago
lumia 1020.
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[ ]organic_mango 2 points 2 hours ago
I hope everyone realizes that the 6+ and the 6 have same camera - the 6+ only us
es OIS for video, not for stills, so the pictures taken with either phone would
be identical.
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[ ]ihavenowisdom 2 points 4 hours ago
By the color saturation and over all picture i would guess the note 4
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[ ]stengebt 6 points 7 hours ago
Hey OP, please consider x-posting this in /r/AntarcticaPics. It's a brand new Na
tional Photography Sub that needs fantastic content just like yours!
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[ ]inkwellington 4 points 9 hours ago
I'll be going there on a geology research expedition, so excited! Beautiful pict
ure.
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[ ]__dilligaf__ 4 points 11 hours ago
Beautiful. That could easily be a postcard.
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[ ]martin519 3 points 9 hours ago
Where you part of the Students on Ice Expeditions? I read about that in my local
paper last month.
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[ ]realdoctorblaze 2 points 5 hours ago
It makes me sick to think that we are actually destroying those kind of places
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[ ]paredown 8 points 10 hours ago
Thumbnail looks like a TIE Interceptor.
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[ ]cormacpower 8 points 6 hours ago
ITT: Redditors linking to John Oliver talking about why you shouldn't go to Anta
rctica.
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[ ]demonquark 3 points 6 hours ago

He's the reason I decided not to go. :(
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[ ]Targaryen-ish 1 point 4 hours ago
Rly? Only one person did this that I've seen.
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[ ]savedbythehell 1 point 3 hours ago
also ITT: other redditors pointing out what other redditors are commenting.
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[ ]p_lett 3 points 11 hours ago
Nice photo. What boat were you on? I was in Antarctica on the MV Ushuaia over Ch
ristmas - maybe we were on the same boat!
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[ ]mhawk329 2 points 7 hours ago
Were you with the students on ice group??
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[ ]p_lett 1 point 3 hours ago
No, I was on the trip previous to theirs which was out over Christmas Day.
We did see the students though, as they were in the town of Ushuaia on the day w
e got off the boat. We passed them all walking up the mountain to the glacier wi
th their name tags on as we were walking down.
Are we about to find out that it's a very small world? :-)
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[ ]sirprem89 2 points 8 hours ago
Thats a cool picture bro, but Im thinking the bottom mountain has bad resolution
bro!
Lol, jk. Beautiful picture! The Reflection really adds to the serenity of it. We
re you on a glacier when you took this pic?
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[ ]DJFluffers115 2 points 5 hours ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8shW8Nv46k
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[ ]Aesthetic_Hipster 3 points 4 hours ago
meh. 7.8/10 too much water.
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[ ]TitsNGritz 2 points an hour ago
What exactly would drive someone to want to travel to Antarctica?
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[ ]I349Y 7 points 9 hours ago
brb going to Antarctica
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[ ]MracyTordan 8 points 7 hours ago
Please don't...
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[ ]Tfrey183 5 points 7 hours ago
Hey! i also went to Antarctica this past summer, where I took this picture; http
://imgur.com/lbLtHYT
Did you go with Quark Expeditions? I just got pack several days ago from my trip
that went over Christmas
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[ ]camdoodlebop 12 points 6 hours ago
Why did you even pack a tank top to a trip to antarctica
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[ ]NanoPaperPro 4 points 6 hours ago
The humidity is very low, so you don't feel the cold sometimes.
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[ ]Kim_Jong_Goon 1 point 5 hours ago
Our summer is winter down there. You telling me humidity matters when it's -70F?
Yes, average inland temp in July is -70F in antarctica. Coast is slightly warmer
but you'll absolutely feel that.

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[ ]breshecl 1 point 7 hours ago
I went with Quark in 2008! Had a blast. I have never stopped wanting to go back.
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[ ]zpressley 4 points 8 hours ago
This is relevant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8shW8Nv46k
Great Pic though.
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[ ]jsudekum 3 points 8 hours ago
And since cell phones capture so little majesty of a landscape, this had to be a
lmost frighteningly beautiful.
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[ ]goodolarchie 1 point 7 hours ago
With panorama and composite being really easy, and phones getting better image p
rocessing, i really like how much of the majesty is captured on mine. android 4.
x does a great job leveraging the hardware
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[ ]dubious_ian 3 points 10 hours ago
Went to Antarctica in December of 2013. What boat were you on?
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[ ]oh_mi_scusi 1 point 8 hours ago
I love this! I would LOVE to go down there! Did you go for business or are there
commercially available trips?
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[ ]Im_the_best_around 1 point 8 hours ago
You were correct.
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[ ]_OnlyCommentsOnName_ 1 point 6 hours ago
All of a sudden, I feel insignificant.
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[ ]isuckcock 1 point 4 hours ago
Anything I can do to make you feel better?
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[ ]Betruul 1 point 8 hours ago
..... Cherril???
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[ ]kuttymongoose 1 point 8 hours ago
It's a sound wave.
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[ ]JimboJones82 1 point 8 hours ago
That's awesome!!!
How did you get to Antarctica exactly, Did you leave from Argentina?
I've always wanted to go but was turned off the idea by a friend who went and sa
id the entire time it was rainy, windy, rough as guts and he didn't see much at
all.
Real downer that trip.
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[ ]meiasameias 1 point 8 hours ago
Thanks man. I wish i could go there.
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[ ]jessicahonig 1 point 8 hours ago
That looks cold as hell.
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[ ]kelstermass 1 point 7 hours ago
That is actually quite stunning. So beautiful that I can gaze upon it endlessly,
until I fall asleepppppppppppp
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[ ]Ashuvain 1 point 7 hours ago
At the mountains of madness (is the only thing I can think about every time I se
e pictures of mountains in Antarctica, thanks to Sir Lovecraft).

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[ ]Johnnypooper 1 point 7 hours ago
My brother and I have been trying to coordinate a 2-3 week trip through south am
erica with a closing in antarctica. I would love any and all details about your
trip, and if you don't mind the cost of the trip. We are trying to go in the nex
t 3-5 years. Thanks
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[ ]Lv16 1 point 7 hours ago
Antarctica photos are always my favorite. I wanna get there so bad!
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[ ]Ferl74 1 point 7 hours ago
How considerate of you, I don't even know you and here you are thinking about me
on vacation.
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[ ]CaptainAsshat 1 point 7 hours ago
I have no idea of the perspective. How big are those things?
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[ ]Strindberg 1 point 7 hours ago
What was the weather like?
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[ ]_OnlyCommentsOnName_ 1 point 6 hours ago
In so glad you you told us that it was with your smartphone.
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[ ]lightbrekkie 1 point 6 hours ago
Gorgeous image, thanks for sharing the privileged view.
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[ ]Ravetronics 1 point 6 hours ago
"Yup, we're here."
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[ ]Aidensamuel26 1 point 6 hours ago
earthpond is very cool
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[ ]Bobasaurus_Rex 1 point 6 hours ago
Penguins? :D
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[ ]sometimes_an_owl 1 point 6 hours ago
You have no idea how insanely jealous I am. Someday...
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[ ]rickyjoebobby 1 point 6 hours ago
i'm glad there's still ice in antarctica
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[ ]lightningrod14 1 point 6 hours ago
...the universe is shaped exactly like the earth...
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[ ]cynoclast 1 point 6 hours ago
Hmm. Summer in Antarctica, still fucking cold.
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[ ]Isaiahjayden69 1 point 6 hours ago
Very nice picture
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[ ]anon108 1 point 6 hours ago
Absolutely breathtaking!
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[ ]franksvalli 1 point 6 hours ago
I was going to make a stupid one-liner about the phone's battery going dead a mi
nute after being exposed to the frozen air. Seriously though, since you may know
, what are good ways to keep battery-powered gadgets working without succumbing
to the low temperatures?
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[ ]HeWhoMakesItRain 1 point 6 hours ago

Beautiful shot! How did you get all the way down to Antarctica? You've gone wher
e few men have been!
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[ ]monkeytubbies 1 point 6 hours ago
Yup! The less human beings there are, the more beautiful the place is.
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[ ]HappyValleySaturday 1 point 5 hours ago
I've wanted to go to Antarctica for years, and this is exactly why.
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[ ]phdoofus 2 points 5 hours ago
You went to Antarctica and just took a cell phone for a camera?
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[ ]ewest 1 point 5 hours ago
Looks like the cover of The Moon and Antarctica.
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[ ]Josephjayden15 1 point 5 hours ago
Thanks for share
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[ ]zewted 1 point 5 hours ago
I think its time we just call them phones.
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[ ]chemistry_teacher 1 point 5 hours ago
A few days ago, it snowed "heavily" on Mauna Kea, at over 12000 ft. Here we have
permanent snow and ice at sea level. Never stops to blow my mind, especially in
light of your amazingly awesome photo.
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[ ]letsgetogether 1 point 5 hours ago
did you go to Antarctica without a proper camera?
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[ ]re_builder 1 point 5 hours ago
gorgeous photo. somewhat related, you might want to check out 'endurance'; a bog
raphy of e. shackleton's expedition to antarctica. gives new context to your spe
ctacular pic.
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[ ]AhhhDamnit 1 point 5 hours ago
Shortly before landing? It looks like your plane is making a wake....
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[ ]godbois 1 point an hour ago
Doesn't a boat land when it comes ashore?
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[ ]isadanceaholic 1 point 5 hours ago
Beautiful... But what I want to know is why a place called paradise harbour is n
ear a giant floating rock of ice....?
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[ ]mrmeothews 1 point 5 hours ago
Your thoughts were correct!
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[ ]That-creepy-neighbor 0 points 5 hours ago
Didn't you get the memo that we're not suppose to go to Antarctica!?
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[ ]mintblue 1 point 5 hours ago
Lisa?
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[ ]kar86 1 point 5 hours ago
My mom went too last month. Maybe she was on your boat. She has the coolest pict
ures right now.
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[ ]timewaitsforsome 1 point 5 hours ago
lisa?
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[ ]inquire_ 1 point 4 hours ago

were you on a ship for the National Geographic that also happened to have a Geol
ogy professor on board?
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[ ]DiogenesTheHound 1 point 4 hours ago
I went to the Amazon rainforest and took my Gameboy Camera to record the trip
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[ ]dickwagdry 1 point 4 hours ago
Hey op.. please consider x-posting this in /r/antarcticapics: it's a brand new n
ational photography sub that needs fantastic content just like yours
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[ ]Ozi_izO 1 point 4 hours ago
Well you were right.
I enjoyed it.
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[ ]SuicideByYourMom 1 point 4 hours ago
That is a gorgeous shot. What brought you down there?
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[ ]Josephryan147 1 point 4 hours ago
Earth and sky is very distance
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[ ]Dodo_Avenger 1 point 3 hours ago
Watch out for Shoggoths.
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[ ]spartaniz 1 point 3 hours ago
Luckily it wasn't a stupid phone.
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[ ]Milain 1 point 3 hours ago
Wow! Are you on Instagram? I would love to see more pics
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[ ]Floyd_Pink 1 point 3 hours ago
Yeah, but do they have WiFi?
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[ ]xcode18 1 point 2 hours ago
Stunning
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[ ]xcode18 1 point 2 hours ago
Stunning
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[ ]xcode18 1 point 2 hours ago
Stunning
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[ ]Inekar 1 point 2 hours ago
Beautiful picture, any idea of the height of the mountains you shot ?
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[ ]BrickLorca 1 point 2 hours ago
paradise harbor, Antarctica
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[ ]Son-of-iiReland 1 point 2 hours ago
It looks 'Daaame Cold' out there..
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[ ]organic_mango 1 point 2 hours ago
What phone brah
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[ ]Freeheel10 1 point 2 hours ago
That is a great picture!
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[ ]BadWoolf_ 1 point an hour ago
How does one get to travel to Antarctica? Im interested..
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[ ]robertthabruce 1 point an hour ago

Sounds like a resort, paradise harbour.
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[ ]Xorondras 1 point an hour ago
You are going to Antarctica and bring along a smartphone camera? oO
Awesome picture though.
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[ ]ChemicalRemedy 1 point an hour ago
That ice just looks delicious
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[ ]Nguyenist 34 minutes ago
My parents are on a boat cruise around Antarctica atm! This is them posing to pu
ll the ship into ice flow where they were able to come down the gangplank and th
en wander about with the seals and penguins!
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[ ]ludman101 21 minutes ago
Awesome!... So still!
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[ ]Revenesis 2 points 7 hours ago
Maybe I'm an idiot, but all I can see is Modest Mouse's The Moon and Antarctica
reissue album cover
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[ ]bri2fi 0 points an hour ago
Beautiful picture but when people visit Antarctica, they're destroying Antarctic
a. It isn't a biome that supports human activity.
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[ ]Shitty_filter -1 points 11 hours ago
Even with a shitty filter it looks good
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[ ]itjeff 0 points 7 hours ago
Beautiful! 50bits /u/changetip
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[ ]Ouroboratika 0 points 5 hours ago
I had a buddy just get back from Antarctica. Do you know a Mike N?
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[ ]marquettemi -1 points 5 hours ago
It's weird. I could take that same picture pretty much here on Lake Superior, bu
t that picture is so much cooler knowing that it is in Antarctica. [Seriously]
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[ ]johncopter 1 point 4 hours ago
No you couldn't, not even close.
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[ ]Michaellogan76 -1 points 5 hours ago
I cannot stop laughing.many many Thanks
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[ ]kjoro 0 points 4 hours ago
I literally said out loud "God damn!"
Excellent shot
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[ ]kissmyassdracula -2 points 7 hours ago
Antarctica in December..
My brain froze just thinking that.
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[ ]thebiggiantbrain 7 points 7 hours ago
its summer in Antarctica in December.
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[ ]orthodoxbee -3 points 2 hours ago
Dont go to Antartica you are destroying the envoriment
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I went to Antarctica in December and thought you might enjoy this picture I took
with my smart phone shortly before landing at Paradise Harbour. [OC] [2448 x 18
36] (imgur.com)
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[ ]LocalReachMktg 128 points 11 hours ago
Wow this is absolutely astonishing. Thanks for the share.
What the heck were you doing in Antarctica if you don't mind my asking?
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[ ]LucifersDolphin 73 points 8 hours ago
Probably tickling penguins.
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[ ]AerialAces 27 points 8 hours ago
I would guess research I don't know how many people want to visit a barren ice l
and for the hell of it
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[ ]Yiolut 67 points 8 hours ago
Apparently it's pretty popular for tourism, you can take ships there from South
America. Pricey though.
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[ ]mandlebaum0000 38 points 8 hours ago
It seems to be blowing up right now. I read a recent article about how it was ac
tually getting so much tourism, its threatening the ecosystem there, which is pr

etty tragic.
Having said that, I know a girl who works as the hospitality manager for a mediu
m sized boat that takes tourists to Antarctica and I would love to have her job.
Article
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[ ]Aww_Shucks 9 points 8 hours ago
Time to hit the clubs!
heading toward the door
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qz2SeEzxMuE
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[ ]Poondoggie 5 points 7 hours ago
You monster.
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[ ]MracyTordan 46 points 7 hours ago
John Oliver actually shows how tourism to Antarctica is obliterating local speci
es, please don't go. Just look at that picture for 30 seconds, and enjoy it.
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[ ]specialtreatforme 5 points 3 hours ago
Would it be detrimental if I looked at the picture for 45 seconds? Maybe even fo
r a full minute?
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[ ]ItsDarts 12 points 3 hours ago*
I think "obliterating" is a bit harsh considering Antarctica is the largest cont
inent on the planet with the least amount of human interaction. Alarmist much? I
know this will be the unpopular, most down voted opinion, but I don't care, as
you can see, I'm not a karma whore. Tourism should be allowed, but I would agree
that it should be regulated. But according to who's regulations? American? Russ
ian? Argentinian? It's a continent without a governing country. Maybe there shou
ld be a consortium of countries that can agree on how to best regulate tourism,
but I don't think it should be stopped.
Edit 5th largest.
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[ ]Wildwoodywoodpecker 8 points 2 hours ago
So you're saying we should invade Antartica?
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[ ]Sentenced2Burn 2 points 2 hours ago
Sharpening my axe as we speak
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[ ]ItsDarts 4 points 2 hours ago
Not at all and I also don't think it's a highly sought after destination. Consid
ering the size, there should be at least some small are set aside strictly for t
ourism with some kind of regulation to minimize damage.
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[ ]funfwf 5 points an hour ago
You've made a compelling point and I agree, we should definitely declare war on
Antarctica.
Democracy in 3, 2, 1...
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[ ]meneedmorecoffee 2 points 2 hours ago
Nice try, Obama.
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[ ]sahan12 2 points 2 hours ago
How could you forget Australia?
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[ ]ItsDarts 2 points 2 hours ago
Ok, them too, didn't mean to leave anyone out, sorry.
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[ ]ConnaX 31 minutes ago
Don't Australia own the most?/Regulate the most
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[ ]PM_ME_UR_FAV_SCENERY 2 points an hour ago

It's also worth remembering the value of tourism. If people can experience the p
lace and share that experience with others then we will build a collective will
to preserve the place. This is the same reason we let people into national parks
: without the ability to visit, we would forget their value in a generation, and
would cease to bother protecting them.
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[ ]connor9 3 points an hour ago
The Antarctic Treaty (http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/about_antarctica/geopolitical/
treaty/) nations already set limits on numbers of ships and numbers of tourists
to antarctica. This is regulated through an association of tour operators called
IAATO - http://iaato.org/home
You can read a reasonable summary about tourism operations here: http://www.anta
rctica.ac.uk/about_antarctica/tourism/faq.php The reports on that page are from
2008 but the give an overview of how the process works. For up-to-date stats you
can get them straight from IAATO http://iaato.org/en_GB/tourism-statistics
The main issue about impact from tourism is that there are very few spots in the
Antarctic where ships can make landings. While the continent is quite large the
areas where tourism happens is actually quite small and they obviously target t
he interesting bits like penguin colonies, historic huts and interesting geograp
hical features. The tour operators do try to take the environmental consideratio
ns seriously as they market Antarctica as a pristine and untouched place. It's h
ard to sell that when things are trampled. As part of the Antarctic Treaty parti
cipating nations do inspections of facilities and tour operators all the time bu
t it's very difficult to enforce. Other than the birds and mammals, most life in
Antarctic grows very slowly due to the cold conditions. The bit John Oliver was
talking about in terms of treading on moss is a real concern as the damage take
s ages to repair.
John Oliver didn't cover it but the research that was being talked about was sta
ting that the current regulations on limits to tourism aren't enough. They need
to be scaled back. The antarctic tour operators obviously don't want to do that
as it would reduce their business but they are trying to implement environmental
regulations. The point the australian study was trying to make is that the self
-regulation doesn't seem to be enough. The idea isn't to stop completely but to
continue increasing the environmental protections that the tour operators follow
and reduce the numbers of landings and visitors. That's the part that could be
hard to do.
I don't know the exact paper the news clip was talking about but Australian is b
ig into the human impacts in antarctica research - http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/b
itstream/97469/2/WP%20173.pdf, http://www.antarctica.gov.au/environment/human-im
pacts-in-antarctica
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[ ]ItsDarts 11 minutes ago
All very good points, thanks for this.
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[ ]draggoon 27 minutes ago
Yeah. I wouldn't go around believing John Oliver. He sorta lost his credibility
to me after the gender wage gap segment.
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[ ]bear_next_door 26 minutes ago
Antarctica is the largest continent on the planet
Uhh no it's not- even with ice counted as land.
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[ ]ItsDarts 14 minutes ago
Oops, sorry, forgot the "5th" part.
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[ ]Euracil -1 points 5 hours ago
Beat me to the draw!
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[ ]Slimbopboogie 0 points 3 hours ago

You've just convinced me to watch his show lol

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[ ]unsweetenedsoymilk 4 points 7 hours ago
They should only allow sail ships to go there for tourism.
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[ ]Thjoth 4 points 6 hours ago
The tall ship Europa sails there every year and is there right now, live tweetin
g their days. It's pretty fantastic.
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[ ]pletentious_asshore 4 points 6 hours ago
yea I really want to go! but im going to do alaska first to see if I can get I o
ut of my system.
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[ ]MayorOfBellona 4 points 7 hours ago
I spent my 21st birthday off the coast of Argentina on way to Antartica. It was
a Russian ship operated by a Canadian tour company. My grandma asked me if I wan
ted to go and it didn't sound like an experience I would have many chances at. A
lso, it was an elder hostel trip. That part was weird. This was more than 15 yea
rs ago so the tourism thing has been going on for a while.
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[ ]Drunkstrider 2 points 8 hours ago
My parents are taking a cruise and visiting south america. There was an option f
or a helicopter ride to Antarctica. But it was like 3000 dollars per person.
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[ ]Iamnotvicki 5 points 7 hours ago*
You can take a honeymoon cruise to Antarctica. Why not? It's cuddle weather. htt
p://www.imaginehoneymoons.com/latin-america-honeymoons/antarctica-honeymoons/
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[ ]Drunkstrider 2 points 7 hours ago
Very interesting.
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[ ]obscure123456789 7 points 5 hours ago*
It's very zen.
People vacate to places like Vegas to get more stimulation as an escape from som
e numbing day to day life.
Other would rathar go to more quiet places where they can hear themselves think
and escape the constant pull of others who want their time and energy.
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[ ]strummingmusic 6 minutes ago
It ends up being a strange mix of quasi-solitude and social interaction though,
since you will spend time stuck within ~25m of everyone else on a ship to get th
ere and back, and once you arrive your shore visits are highly regulated...basic
ally hiking in a line and snapping the same photos as everyone else in your grou
p. I was a wildlife guide in Antarctica for a few years. I love your comment tho
ugh (and think it's very important for people to spend time in quiet places). Ev
en with the strict regulation aspect of Antarctic tourism people are given the c
hance to visit the complete opposite of where they live, and that can only help
by giving them perspective. On my trips I'd always try to do "a few minutes of s
ilence" as a group while onshore so they could experience the weight of true pea
ce & quiet.
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[ ]atxy89 3 points 3 hours ago
I would totally visit Antarctica just for the hell of it. Some pictures of the p
lace are out of this world.
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[ ]NiteTiger 3 points 3 hours ago
Met a guy when I was doing electrical work that spent some time as one of McMurd
o's resident fixits. He mentioned it one day at lunch, and no one believed him.
Then he broke out the pictures... including him at the South Pole. He got a free
lunch from everyone who'd laughed at him. Fucker didn't pay for lunch for almos

t two weeks.
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[ ]mr_jrt 27 minutes ago
Interstellar teaches us why that's a bad idea
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[ ]ghostbackwards 2 points 8 hours ago
Uh, I would love to. I'll never be able to afford it but it's something I've wan
ted to do for years.
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[ ]Sunprofactor 1 point 8 hours ago
Never say never! If you truly want to go give yourself a date that you need to h
ave the resources by, and make it happen! :-)
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[ ]Dininiful 1 point 2 hours ago
I would!
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[ ]pjhsv 41 minutes ago
I know a few people that have been for tourism
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[ ]Amphibialrabies69 1 point 8 hours ago
If I was traveling on my own and had a choice between Antarctica and the Dominic
an I think I'd choose Antarctica. If I was traveling with my gf we'd compromise
and choose Dominican.
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[ ]sklite 3 points 4 hours ago
Chilling
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[ ]KCCory84 1 point 7 hours ago
A old buddy of mine was just down there recently for work. I don't know much abo
ut what he does, something to do with communication satellites.
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[ ]simplexand 59 minutes ago
Possibly something to do with the receivers. Read an article before about it as
their primary link method to the Internet. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teleco
mmunications_in_Antarctica#Internet
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[ ]demobile_bot 58 minutes ago
Hi there! I have detected a mobile link in your comment.
Got a question or see an error? PM us.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Antarctica#Internet
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[ ]WiggyHD 1 point 5 hours ago
OP probably lives up north and wanted to vacation in a southern continent since
it would be summer in December
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[ ]shweelay 1 point 2 hours ago
Facepalm.... was totally wondering why someone go in December since it's colder
then. Haha I'm a dummy!
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[ ]pookiespy 21 points 6 hours ago
We went in January and I found that "black" water so haunting. http://imgur.com/
doPgZ8A,AdZttqV,dYgiFHu#2 http://imgur.com/doPgZ8A,AdZttqV,dYgiFHu#1
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[ ]Targaryen-ish 4 points 4 hours ago
That black water is absolutely terrifying.
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[ ]Bricci 6 points 3 hours ago
But it's nothing compared to the even more scary and menacing, BLACK ICE.
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[ ]Dininiful 5 points 2 hours ago

Psshh, racist...
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[ ]minusthedrifter 2 points 3 hours ago
ELI5: Why is it black?
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[ ]bear_next_door 21 minutes ago
The sun's light hits the water at a shallower angle, making it appear dark (like
water at sunset/sunrise).
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[ ]PatriotsFTW 16 points 8 hours ago
The thumbnail wasn't loading for me, so instead it just showed a blank white spa
ce where a picture should've been. Thought you were making a cheeky little joke
for a second there OP
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[ ]Jewish_jesus 45 points 9 hours ago
What phone do you have?
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[ ]stumblemuffin 38 points 8 hours ago
A smart one apparently
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[ ]wutaboutme 4 points 6 hours ago
Damn, and all I've got is this dumb one.
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[ ]Kim_Jong_Goon 5 points 5 hours ago
Mines a C student.
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[ ]97th_factory 13 minutes ago
C's get degrees...and phone contracts.
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[ ]Nevek117 16 points 7 hours ago
I'm kinda glad OP didn't post the type of phone or else r/HailCorporate would be
all over it. No disrespect.
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[ ]phydeaux70 3 points 7 hours ago
They need to buy that picture from him for advertising.
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[ ]simplexand 56 minutes ago
Either a Sony, Samsung, LG, Motorola, Asus or Apple. (etc)
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[ ]Gliste 12 points 5 hours ago
I like how OP hasn't responded to anyone...
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[ ]Orc_ 1 point 2 hours ago
Hate those OPs...
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[ ]Cuntrabanned 21 points 8 hours ago
Alright, not to get all /r/HailCorporate up in here, but I seriously need to kno
w what kind of phone you have because them mega pixels are boner worthy
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[ ]simplexand 54 minutes ago
tbh though all decent cameras can manage such a well-lit scene.
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[ ]hatchetlock -2 points 4 hours ago
I'd say maybe a note 4, or possibly the 6 plus. Also ik there is some Nokia phon
e that takes a really nice picture.
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[ ]humorharp 4 points 3 hours ago
lumia 1020.

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[ ]organic_mango 2 points 2 hours ago
I hope everyone realizes that the 6+ and the 6 have same camera - the 6+ only us
es OIS for video, not for stills, so the pictures taken with either phone would
be identical.
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[ ]ihavenowisdom 2 points 4 hours ago
By the color saturation and over all picture i would guess the note 4
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[ ]stengebt 6 points 7 hours ago
Hey OP, please consider x-posting this in /r/AntarcticaPics. It's a brand new Na
tional Photography Sub that needs fantastic content just like yours!
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[ ]inkwellington 4 points 9 hours ago
I'll be going there on a geology research expedition, so excited! Beautiful pict
ure.
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[ ]__dilligaf__ 4 points 11 hours ago
Beautiful. That could easily be a postcard.
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[ ]martin519 3 points 9 hours ago
Where you part of the Students on Ice Expeditions? I read about that in my local
paper last month.
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[ ]realdoctorblaze 2 points 5 hours ago
It makes me sick to think that we are actually destroying those kind of places
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[ ]paredown 8 points 10 hours ago
Thumbnail looks like a TIE Interceptor.
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[ ]cormacpower 8 points 6 hours ago
ITT: Redditors linking to John Oliver talking about why you shouldn't go to Anta
rctica.
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[ ]demonquark 3 points 6 hours ago
He's the reason I decided not to go. :(
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[ ]Targaryen-ish 1 point 4 hours ago
Rly? Only one person did this that I've seen.
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[ ]savedbythehell 1 point 3 hours ago
also ITT: other redditors pointing out what other redditors are commenting.
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[ ]p_lett 3 points 11 hours ago
Nice photo. What boat were you on? I was in Antarctica on the MV Ushuaia over Ch
ristmas - maybe we were on the same boat!
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[ ]mhawk329 2 points 7 hours ago
Were you with the students on ice group??
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[ ]p_lett 1 point 3 hours ago
No, I was on the trip previous to theirs which was out over Christmas Day.
We did see the students though, as they were in the town of Ushuaia on the day w
e got off the boat. We passed them all walking up the mountain to the glacier wi
th their name tags on as we were walking down.
Are we about to find out that it's a very small world? :-)
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[ ]sirprem89 2 points 8 hours ago
Thats a cool picture bro, but Im thinking the bottom mountain has bad resolution
bro!

Lol, jk. Beautiful picture! The Reflection really adds to the serenity of it. We
re you on a glacier when you took this pic?
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[ ]DJFluffers115 2 points 5 hours ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8shW8Nv46k
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[ ]Aesthetic_Hipster 3 points 4 hours ago
meh. 7.8/10 too much water.
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[ ]TitsNGritz 2 points an hour ago
What exactly would drive someone to want to travel to Antarctica?
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[ ]I349Y 7 points 9 hours ago
brb going to Antarctica
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[ ]MracyTordan 8 points 7 hours ago
Please don't...
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[ ]Tfrey183 5 points 7 hours ago
Hey! i also went to Antarctica this past summer, where I took this picture; http
://imgur.com/lbLtHYT
Did you go with Quark Expeditions? I just got pack several days ago from my trip
that went over Christmas
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[ ]camdoodlebop 12 points 6 hours ago
Why did you even pack a tank top to a trip to antarctica
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[ ]NanoPaperPro 4 points 6 hours ago
The humidity is very low, so you don't feel the cold sometimes.
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[ ]Kim_Jong_Goon 1 point 5 hours ago
Our summer is winter down there. You telling me humidity matters when it's -70F?
Yes, average inland temp in July is -70F in antarctica. Coast is slightly warmer
but you'll absolutely feel that.
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[ ]breshecl 1 point 7 hours ago
I went with Quark in 2008! Had a blast. I have never stopped wanting to go back.
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[ ]zpressley 4 points 8 hours ago
This is relevant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8shW8Nv46k
Great Pic though.
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[ ]jsudekum 3 points 8 hours ago
And since cell phones capture so little majesty of a landscape, this had to be a
lmost frighteningly beautiful.
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[ ]goodolarchie 1 point 7 hours ago
With panorama and composite being really easy, and phones getting better image p
rocessing, i really like how much of the majesty is captured on mine. android 4.
x does a great job leveraging the hardware
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[ ]dubious_ian 3 points 10 hours ago
Went to Antarctica in December of 2013. What boat were you on?
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[ ]oh_mi_scusi 1 point 8 hours ago
I love this! I would LOVE to go down there! Did you go for business or are there
commercially available trips?
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[ ]Im_the_best_around 1 point 8 hours ago
You were correct.

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[ ]_OnlyCommentsOnName_ 1 point 6 hours ago
All of a sudden, I feel insignificant.
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[ ]isuckcock 1 point 4 hours ago
Anything I can do to make you feel better?
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[ ]Betruul 1 point 8 hours ago
..... Cherril???
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[ ]kuttymongoose 1 point 8 hours ago
It's a sound wave.
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[ ]JimboJones82 1 point 8 hours ago
That's awesome!!!
How did you get to Antarctica exactly, Did you leave from Argentina?
I've always wanted to go but was turned off the idea by a friend who went and sa
id the entire time it was rainy, windy, rough as guts and he didn't see much at
all.
Real downer that trip.
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[ ]meiasameias 1 point 8 hours ago
Thanks man. I wish i could go there.
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[ ]jessicahonig 1 point 8 hours ago
That looks cold as hell.
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[ ]kelstermass 1 point 7 hours ago
That is actually quite stunning. So beautiful that I can gaze upon it endlessly,
until I fall asleepppppppppppp
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[ ]Ashuvain 1 point 7 hours ago
At the mountains of madness (is the only thing I can think about every time I se
e pictures of mountains in Antarctica, thanks to Sir Lovecraft).
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[ ]Johnnypooper 1 point 7 hours ago
My brother and I have been trying to coordinate a 2-3 week trip through south am
erica with a closing in antarctica. I would love any and all details about your
trip, and if you don't mind the cost of the trip. We are trying to go in the nex
t 3-5 years. Thanks
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[ ]Lv16 1 point 7 hours ago
Antarctica photos are always my favorite. I wanna get there so bad!
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[ ]Ferl74 1 point 7 hours ago
How considerate of you, I don't even know you and here you are thinking about me
on vacation.
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[ ]CaptainAsshat 1 point 7 hours ago
I have no idea of the perspective. How big are those things?
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[ ]Strindberg 1 point 7 hours ago
What was the weather like?
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[ ]_OnlyCommentsOnName_ 1 point 6 hours ago
In so glad you you told us that it was with your smartphone.
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[ ]lightbrekkie 1 point 6 hours ago
Gorgeous image, thanks for sharing the privileged view.
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[ ]Ravetronics 1 point 6 hours ago

"Yup, we're here."
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[ ]Aidensamuel26 1 point 6 hours ago
earthpond is very cool
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[ ]Bobasaurus_Rex 1 point 6 hours ago
Penguins? :D
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[ ]sometimes_an_owl 1 point 6 hours ago
You have no idea how insanely jealous I am. Someday...
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[ ]rickyjoebobby 1 point 6 hours ago
i'm glad there's still ice in antarctica
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[ ]lightningrod14 1 point 6 hours ago
...the universe is shaped exactly like the earth...
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[ ]cynoclast 1 point 6 hours ago
Hmm. Summer in Antarctica, still fucking cold.
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[ ]Isaiahjayden69 1 point 6 hours ago
Very nice picture
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[ ]anon108 1 point 6 hours ago
Absolutely breathtaking!
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[ ]franksvalli 1 point 6 hours ago
I was going to make a stupid one-liner about the phone's battery going dead a mi
nute after being exposed to the frozen air. Seriously though, since you may know
, what are good ways to keep battery-powered gadgets working without succumbing
to the low temperatures?
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[ ]HeWhoMakesItRain 1 point 6 hours ago
Beautiful shot! How did you get all the way down to Antarctica? You've gone wher
e few men have been!
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[ ]monkeytubbies 1 point 6 hours ago
Yup! The less human beings there are, the more beautiful the place is.
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[ ]HappyValleySaturday 1 point 5 hours ago
I've wanted to go to Antarctica for years, and this is exactly why.
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[ ]phdoofus 2 points 5 hours ago
You went to Antarctica and just took a cell phone for a camera?
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[ ]ewest 1 point 5 hours ago
Looks like the cover of The Moon and Antarctica.
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[ ]Josephjayden15 1 point 5 hours ago
Thanks for share
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[ ]zewted 1 point 5 hours ago
I think its time we just call them phones.
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[ ]chemistry_teacher 1 point 5 hours ago
A few days ago, it snowed "heavily" on Mauna Kea, at over 12000 ft. Here we have
permanent snow and ice at sea level. Never stops to blow my mind, especially in
light of your amazingly awesome photo.
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[ ]letsgetogether 1 point 5 hours ago

did you go to Antarctica without a proper camera?
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[ ]re_builder 1 point 5 hours ago
gorgeous photo. somewhat related, you might want to check out 'endurance'; a bog
raphy of e. shackleton's expedition to antarctica. gives new context to your spe
ctacular pic.
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[ ]AhhhDamnit 1 point 5 hours ago
Shortly before landing? It looks like your plane is making a wake....
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[ ]godbois 1 point an hour ago
Doesn't a boat land when it comes ashore?
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[ ]isadanceaholic 1 point 5 hours ago
Beautiful... But what I want to know is why a place called paradise harbour is n
ear a giant floating rock of ice....?
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[ ]mrmeothews 1 point 5 hours ago
Your thoughts were correct!
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[ ]That-creepy-neighbor 0 points 5 hours ago
Didn't you get the memo that we're not suppose to go to Antarctica!?
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[ ]mintblue 1 point 5 hours ago
Lisa?
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[ ]kar86 1 point 5 hours ago
My mom went too last month. Maybe she was on your boat. She has the coolest pict
ures right now.
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[ ]timewaitsforsome 1 point 5 hours ago
lisa?
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[ ]inquire_ 1 point 4 hours ago
were you on a ship for the National Geographic that also happened to have a Geol
ogy professor on board?
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[ ]DiogenesTheHound 1 point 4 hours ago
I went to the Amazon rainforest and took my Gameboy Camera to record the trip
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[ ]dickwagdry 1 point 4 hours ago
Hey op.. please consider x-posting this in /r/antarcticapics: it's a brand new n
ational photography sub that needs fantastic content just like yours
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[ ]Ozi_izO 1 point 4 hours ago
Well you were right.
I enjoyed it.
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[ ]SuicideByYourMom 1 point 4 hours ago
That is a gorgeous shot. What brought you down there?
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[ ]Josephryan147 1 point 4 hours ago
Earth and sky is very distance
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[ ]Dodo_Avenger 1 point 3 hours ago
Watch out for Shoggoths.
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[ ]spartaniz 1 point 3 hours ago
Luckily it wasn't a stupid phone.

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[ ]Milain 1 point 3 hours ago
Wow! Are you on Instagram? I would love to see more pics
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[ ]Floyd_Pink 1 point 3 hours ago
Yeah, but do they have WiFi?
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[ ]xcode18 1 point 2 hours ago
Stunning
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[ ]xcode18 1 point 2 hours ago
Stunning
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[ ]xcode18 1 point 2 hours ago
Stunning
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[ ]Inekar 1 point 2 hours ago
Beautiful picture, any idea of the height of the mountains you shot ?
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[ ]BrickLorca 1 point 2 hours ago
paradise harbor, Antarctica
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[ ]Son-of-iiReland 1 point 2 hours ago
It looks 'Daaame Cold' out there..
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[ ]organic_mango 1 point 2 hours ago
What phone brah
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[ ]Freeheel10 1 point 2 hours ago
That is a great picture!
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[ ]BadWoolf_ 1 point an hour ago
How does one get to travel to Antarctica? Im interested..
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[ ]robertthabruce 1 point an hour ago
Sounds like a resort, paradise harbour.
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[ ]Xorondras 1 point an hour ago
You are going to Antarctica and bring along a smartphone camera? oO
Awesome picture though.
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[ ]ChemicalRemedy 1 point an hour ago
That ice just looks delicious
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[ ]Nguyenist 34 minutes ago
My parents are on a boat cruise around Antarctica atm! This is them posing to pu
ll the ship into ice flow where they were able to come down the gangplank and th
en wander about with the seals and penguins!
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[ ]ludman101 21 minutes ago
Awesome!... So still!
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[ ]Revenesis 2 points 7 hours ago
Maybe I'm an idiot, but all I can see is Modest Mouse's The Moon and Antarctica
reissue album cover
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[ ]bri2fi 0 points an hour ago
Beautiful picture but when people visit Antarctica, they're destroying Antarctic
a. It isn't a biome that supports human activity.
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[ ]Shitty_filter -1 points 11 hours ago

Even with a shitty filter it looks good
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[ ]itjeff 0 points 7 hours ago
Beautiful! 50bits /u/changetip
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[ ]Ouroboratika 0 points 5 hours ago
I had a buddy just get back from Antarctica. Do you know a Mike N?
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[ ]marquettemi -1 points 5 hours ago
It's weird. I could take that same picture pretty much here on Lake Superior, bu
t that picture is so much cooler knowing that it is in Antarctica. [Seriously]
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[ ]johncopter 1 point 4 hours ago
No you couldn't, not even close.
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[ ]Michaellogan76 -1 points 5 hours ago
I cannot stop laughing.many many Thanks
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[ ]kjoro 0 points 4 hours ago
I literally said out loud "God damn!"
Excellent shot
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[ ]kissmyassdracula -2 points 7 hours ago
Antarctica in December..
My brain froze just thinking that.
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[ ]thebiggiantbrain 7 points 7 hours ago
its summer in Antarctica in December.
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[ ]orthodoxbee -3 points 2 hours ago
Dont go to Antartica you are destroying the envoriment
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I went to Antarctica in December and thought you might enjoy this picture I took
with my smart phone shortly before landing at Paradise Harbour. [OC] [2448 x 18
36] (imgur.com)
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[ ]LocalReachMktg 128 points 11 hours ago
Wow this is absolutely astonishing. Thanks for the share.
What the heck were you doing in Antarctica if you don't mind my asking?
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[ ]LucifersDolphin 73 points 8 hours ago
Probably tickling penguins.
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[ ]AerialAces 27 points 8 hours ago
I would guess research I don't know how many people want to visit a barren ice l
and for the hell of it
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[ ]Yiolut 67 points 8 hours ago
Apparently it's pretty popular for tourism, you can take ships there from South
America. Pricey though.
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[ ]mandlebaum0000 38 points 8 hours ago
It seems to be blowing up right now. I read a recent article about how it was ac
tually getting so much tourism, its threatening the ecosystem there, which is pr
etty tragic.
Having said that, I know a girl who works as the hospitality manager for a mediu
m sized boat that takes tourists to Antarctica and I would love to have her job.
Article
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[ ]Aww_Shucks 9 points 8 hours ago
Time to hit the clubs!
heading toward the door
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qz2SeEzxMuE
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[ ]Poondoggie 5 points 7 hours ago
You monster.
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[ ]MracyTordan 46 points 7 hours ago
John Oliver actually shows how tourism to Antarctica is obliterating local speci
es, please don't go. Just look at that picture for 30 seconds, and enjoy it.
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[ ]specialtreatforme 5 points 3 hours ago
Would it be detrimental if I looked at the picture for 45 seconds? Maybe even fo
r a full minute?
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[ ]ItsDarts 12 points 3 hours ago*
I think "obliterating" is a bit harsh considering Antarctica is the largest cont
inent on the planet with the least amount of human interaction. Alarmist much? I
know this will be the unpopular, most down voted opinion, but I don't care, as
you can see, I'm not a karma whore. Tourism should be allowed, but I would agree

that it should be regulated. But according to who's regulations? American? Russ

ian? Argentinian? It's a continent without a governing country. Maybe there shou
ld be a consortium of countries that can agree on how to best regulate tourism,
but I don't think it should be stopped.
Edit 5th largest.
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[ ]Wildwoodywoodpecker 8 points 2 hours ago
So you're saying we should invade Antartica?
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[ ]Sentenced2Burn 2 points 2 hours ago
Sharpening my axe as we speak
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[ ]ItsDarts 4 points 2 hours ago
Not at all and I also don't think it's a highly sought after destination. Consid
ering the size, there should be at least some small are set aside strictly for t
ourism with some kind of regulation to minimize damage.
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[ ]funfwf 5 points an hour ago
You've made a compelling point and I agree, we should definitely declare war on
Antarctica.
Democracy in 3, 2, 1...
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[ ]meneedmorecoffee 2 points 2 hours ago
Nice try, Obama.
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[ ]sahan12 2 points 2 hours ago
How could you forget Australia?
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[ ]ItsDarts 2 points 2 hours ago
Ok, them too, didn't mean to leave anyone out, sorry.
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[ ]ConnaX 31 minutes ago
Don't Australia own the most?/Regulate the most
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[ ]PM_ME_UR_FAV_SCENERY 2 points an hour ago
It's also worth remembering the value of tourism. If people can experience the p
lace and share that experience with others then we will build a collective will
to preserve the place. This is the same reason we let people into national parks
: without the ability to visit, we would forget their value in a generation, and
would cease to bother protecting them.
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[ ]connor9 3 points an hour ago
The Antarctic Treaty (http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/about_antarctica/geopolitical/
treaty/) nations already set limits on numbers of ships and numbers of tourists
to antarctica. This is regulated through an association of tour operators called
IAATO - http://iaato.org/home
You can read a reasonable summary about tourism operations here: http://www.anta
rctica.ac.uk/about_antarctica/tourism/faq.php The reports on that page are from
2008 but the give an overview of how the process works. For up-to-date stats you
can get them straight from IAATO http://iaato.org/en_GB/tourism-statistics
The main issue about impact from tourism is that there are very few spots in the
Antarctic where ships can make landings. While the continent is quite large the
areas where tourism happens is actually quite small and they obviously target t
he interesting bits like penguin colonies, historic huts and interesting geograp
hical features. The tour operators do try to take the environmental consideratio
ns seriously as they market Antarctica as a pristine and untouched place. It's h
ard to sell that when things are trampled. As part of the Antarctic Treaty parti
cipating nations do inspections of facilities and tour operators all the time bu
t it's very difficult to enforce. Other than the birds and mammals, most life in
Antarctic grows very slowly due to the cold conditions. The bit John Oliver was

talking about in terms of treading on moss is a real concern as the damage take
s ages to repair.
John Oliver didn't cover it but the research that was being talked about was sta
ting that the current regulations on limits to tourism aren't enough. They need
to be scaled back. The antarctic tour operators obviously don't want to do that
as it would reduce their business but they are trying to implement environmental
regulations. The point the australian study was trying to make is that the self
-regulation doesn't seem to be enough. The idea isn't to stop completely but to
continue increasing the environmental protections that the tour operators follow
and reduce the numbers of landings and visitors. That's the part that could be
hard to do.
I don't know the exact paper the news clip was talking about but Australian is b
ig into the human impacts in antarctica research - http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/b
itstream/97469/2/WP%20173.pdf, http://www.antarctica.gov.au/environment/human-im
pacts-in-antarctica
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[ ]ItsDarts 11 minutes ago
All very good points, thanks for this.
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[ ]draggoon 27 minutes ago
Yeah. I wouldn't go around believing John Oliver. He sorta lost his credibility
to me after the gender wage gap segment.
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[ ]bear_next_door 26 minutes ago
Antarctica is the largest continent on the planet
Uhh no it's not- even with ice counted as land.
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[ ]ItsDarts 14 minutes ago
Oops, sorry, forgot the "5th" part.
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[ ]Euracil -1 points 5 hours ago
Beat me to the draw!
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[ ]Slimbopboogie 0 points 3 hours ago
You've just convinced me to watch his show lol
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[ ]unsweetenedsoymilk 4 points 7 hours ago
They should only allow sail ships to go there for tourism.
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[ ]Thjoth 4 points 6 hours ago
The tall ship Europa sails there every year and is there right now, live tweetin
g their days. It's pretty fantastic.
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[ ]pletentious_asshore 4 points 6 hours ago
yea I really want to go! but im going to do alaska first to see if I can get I o
ut of my system.
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[ ]MayorOfBellona 4 points 7 hours ago
I spent my 21st birthday off the coast of Argentina on way to Antartica. It was
a Russian ship operated by a Canadian tour company. My grandma asked me if I wan
ted to go and it didn't sound like an experience I would have many chances at. A
lso, it was an elder hostel trip. That part was weird. This was more than 15 yea
rs ago so the tourism thing has been going on for a while.
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[ ]Drunkstrider 2 points 8 hours ago
My parents are taking a cruise and visiting south america. There was an option f
or a helicopter ride to Antarctica. But it was like 3000 dollars per person.
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[ ]Iamnotvicki 5 points 7 hours ago*
You can take a honeymoon cruise to Antarctica. Why not? It's cuddle weather. htt

p://www.imaginehoneymoons.com/latin-america-honeymoons/antarctica-honeymoons/
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[ ]Drunkstrider 2 points 7 hours ago
Very interesting.
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[ ]obscure123456789 7 points 5 hours ago*
It's very zen.
People vacate to places like Vegas to get more stimulation as an escape from som
e numbing day to day life.
Other would rathar go to more quiet places where they can hear themselves think
and escape the constant pull of others who want their time and energy.
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[ ]strummingmusic 6 minutes ago
It ends up being a strange mix of quasi-solitude and social interaction though,
since you will spend time stuck within ~25m of everyone else on a ship to get th
ere and back, and once you arrive your shore visits are highly regulated...basic
ally hiking in a line and snapping the same photos as everyone else in your grou
p. I was a wildlife guide in Antarctica for a few years. I love your comment tho
ugh (and think it's very important for people to spend time in quiet places). Ev
en with the strict regulation aspect of Antarctic tourism people are given the c
hance to visit the complete opposite of where they live, and that can only help
by giving them perspective. On my trips I'd always try to do "a few minutes of s
ilence" as a group while onshore so they could experience the weight of true pea
ce & quiet.
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[ ]atxy89 3 points 3 hours ago
I would totally visit Antarctica just for the hell of it. Some pictures of the p
lace are out of this world.
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[ ]NiteTiger 3 points 3 hours ago
Met a guy when I was doing electrical work that spent some time as one of McMurd
o's resident fixits. He mentioned it one day at lunch, and no one believed him.
Then he broke out the pictures... including him at the South Pole. He got a free
lunch from everyone who'd laughed at him. Fucker didn't pay for lunch for almos
t two weeks.
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[ ]mr_jrt 27 minutes ago
Interstellar teaches us why that's a bad idea
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[ ]ghostbackwards 2 points 8 hours ago
Uh, I would love to. I'll never be able to afford it but it's something I've wan
ted to do for years.
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[ ]Sunprofactor 1 point 8 hours ago
Never say never! If you truly want to go give yourself a date that you need to h
ave the resources by, and make it happen! :-)
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[ ]Dininiful 1 point 2 hours ago
I would!
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[ ]pjhsv 41 minutes ago
I know a few people that have been for tourism
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[ ]Amphibialrabies69 1 point 8 hours ago
If I was traveling on my own and had a choice between Antarctica and the Dominic
an I think I'd choose Antarctica. If I was traveling with my gf we'd compromise
and choose Dominican.
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[ ]sklite 3 points 4 hours ago
Chilling

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[ ]KCCory84 1 point 7 hours ago
A old buddy of mine was just down there recently for work. I don't know much abo
ut what he does, something to do with communication satellites.
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[ ]simplexand 59 minutes ago
Possibly something to do with the receivers. Read an article before about it as
their primary link method to the Internet. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teleco
mmunications_in_Antarctica#Internet
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[ ]demobile_bot 58 minutes ago
Hi there! I have detected a mobile link in your comment.
Got a question or see an error? PM us.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Antarctica#Internet
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[ ]WiggyHD 1 point 5 hours ago
OP probably lives up north and wanted to vacation in a southern continent since
it would be summer in December
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[ ]shweelay 1 point 2 hours ago
Facepalm.... was totally wondering why someone go in December since it's colder
then. Haha I'm a dummy!
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[ ]pookiespy 21 points 6 hours ago
We went in January and I found that "black" water so haunting. http://imgur.com/
doPgZ8A,AdZttqV,dYgiFHu#2 http://imgur.com/doPgZ8A,AdZttqV,dYgiFHu#1
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[ ]Targaryen-ish 4 points 4 hours ago
That black water is absolutely terrifying.
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[ ]Bricci 6 points 3 hours ago
But it's nothing compared to the even more scary and menacing, BLACK ICE.
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[ ]Dininiful 5 points 2 hours ago
Psshh, racist...
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[ ]minusthedrifter 2 points 3 hours ago
ELI5: Why is it black?
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[ ]bear_next_door 21 minutes ago
The sun's light hits the water at a shallower angle, making it appear dark (like
water at sunset/sunrise).
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[ ]PatriotsFTW 16 points 8 hours ago
The thumbnail wasn't loading for me, so instead it just showed a blank white spa
ce where a picture should've been. Thought you were making a cheeky little joke
for a second there OP
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[ ]Jewish_jesus 45 points 9 hours ago
What phone do you have?
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[ ]stumblemuffin 38 points 8 hours ago
A smart one apparently
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[ ]wutaboutme 4 points 6 hours ago
Damn, and all I've got is this dumb one.
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[ ]Kim_Jong_Goon 5 points 5 hours ago
Mines a C student.

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[ ]97th_factory 13 minutes ago
C's get degrees...and phone contracts.
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[ ]Nevek117 16 points 7 hours ago
I'm kinda glad OP didn't post the type of phone or else r/HailCorporate would be
all over it. No disrespect.
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[ ]phydeaux70 3 points 7 hours ago
They need to buy that picture from him for advertising.
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[ ]simplexand 56 minutes ago
Either a Sony, Samsung, LG, Motorola, Asus or Apple. (etc)
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[ ]Gliste 12 points 5 hours ago
I like how OP hasn't responded to anyone...
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[ ]Orc_ 1 point 2 hours ago
Hate those OPs...
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[ ]Cuntrabanned 21 points 8 hours ago
Alright, not to get all /r/HailCorporate up in here, but I seriously need to kno
w what kind of phone you have because them mega pixels are boner worthy
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[ ]simplexand 54 minutes ago
tbh though all decent cameras can manage such a well-lit scene.
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[ ]hatchetlock -2 points 4 hours ago
I'd say maybe a note 4, or possibly the 6 plus. Also ik there is some Nokia phon
e that takes a really nice picture.
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[ ]humorharp 4 points 3 hours ago
lumia 1020.
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[ ]organic_mango 2 points 2 hours ago
I hope everyone realizes that the 6+ and the 6 have same camera - the 6+ only us
es OIS for video, not for stills, so the pictures taken with either phone would
be identical.
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[ ]ihavenowisdom 2 points 4 hours ago
By the color saturation and over all picture i would guess the note 4
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[ ]stengebt 6 points 7 hours ago
Hey OP, please consider x-posting this in /r/AntarcticaPics. It's a brand new Na
tional Photography Sub that needs fantastic content just like yours!
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[ ]inkwellington 4 points 9 hours ago
I'll be going there on a geology research expedition, so excited! Beautiful pict
ure.
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[ ]__dilligaf__ 4 points 11 hours ago
Beautiful. That could easily be a postcard.
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[ ]martin519 3 points 9 hours ago
Where you part of the Students on Ice Expeditions? I read about that in my local
paper last month.
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[ ]realdoctorblaze 2 points 5 hours ago
It makes me sick to think that we are actually destroying those kind of places

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[ ]paredown 8 points 10 hours ago
Thumbnail looks like a TIE Interceptor.
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[ ]cormacpower 8 points 6 hours ago
ITT: Redditors linking to John Oliver talking about why you shouldn't go to Anta
rctica.
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[ ]demonquark 3 points 6 hours ago
He's the reason I decided not to go. :(
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[ ]Targaryen-ish 1 point 4 hours ago
Rly? Only one person did this that I've seen.
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[ ]savedbythehell 1 point 3 hours ago
also ITT: other redditors pointing out what other redditors are commenting.
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[ ]p_lett 3 points 11 hours ago
Nice photo. What boat were you on? I was in Antarctica on the MV Ushuaia over Ch
ristmas - maybe we were on the same boat!
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[ ]mhawk329 2 points 7 hours ago
Were you with the students on ice group??
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[ ]p_lett 1 point 3 hours ago
No, I was on the trip previous to theirs which was out over Christmas Day.
We did see the students though, as they were in the town of Ushuaia on the day w
e got off the boat. We passed them all walking up the mountain to the glacier wi
th their name tags on as we were walking down.
Are we about to find out that it's a very small world? :-)
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[ ]sirprem89 2 points 8 hours ago
Thats a cool picture bro, but Im thinking the bottom mountain has bad resolution
bro!
Lol, jk. Beautiful picture! The Reflection really adds to the serenity of it. We
re you on a glacier when you took this pic?
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[ ]DJFluffers115 2 points 5 hours ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8shW8Nv46k
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[ ]Aesthetic_Hipster 3 points 4 hours ago
meh. 7.8/10 too much water.
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[ ]TitsNGritz 2 points an hour ago
What exactly would drive someone to want to travel to Antarctica?
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[ ]I349Y 7 points 9 hours ago
brb going to Antarctica
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[ ]MracyTordan 8 points 7 hours ago
Please don't...
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[ ]Tfrey183 5 points 7 hours ago
Hey! i also went to Antarctica this past summer, where I took this picture; http
://imgur.com/lbLtHYT
Did you go with Quark Expeditions? I just got pack several days ago from my trip
that went over Christmas
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[ ]camdoodlebop 12 points 6 hours ago
Why did you even pack a tank top to a trip to antarctica

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[ ]NanoPaperPro 4 points 6 hours ago
The humidity is very low, so you don't feel the cold sometimes.
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[ ]Kim_Jong_Goon 1 point 5 hours ago
Our summer is winter down there. You telling me humidity matters when it's -70F?
Yes, average inland temp in July is -70F in antarctica. Coast is slightly warmer
but you'll absolutely feel that.
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[ ]breshecl 1 point 7 hours ago
I went with Quark in 2008! Had a blast. I have never stopped wanting to go back.
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[ ]zpressley 4 points 8 hours ago
This is relevant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8shW8Nv46k
Great Pic though.
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[ ]jsudekum 3 points 8 hours ago
And since cell phones capture so little majesty of a landscape, this had to be a
lmost frighteningly beautiful.
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[ ]goodolarchie 1 point 7 hours ago
With panorama and composite being really easy, and phones getting better image p
rocessing, i really like how much of the majesty is captured on mine. android 4.
x does a great job leveraging the hardware
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[ ]dubious_ian 3 points 10 hours ago
Went to Antarctica in December of 2013. What boat were you on?
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[ ]oh_mi_scusi 1 point 8 hours ago
I love this! I would LOVE to go down there! Did you go for business or are there
commercially available trips?
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[ ]Im_the_best_around 1 point 8 hours ago
You were correct.
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[ ]_OnlyCommentsOnName_ 1 point 6 hours ago
All of a sudden, I feel insignificant.
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[ ]isuckcock 1 point 4 hours ago
Anything I can do to make you feel better?
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[ ]Betruul 1 point 8 hours ago
..... Cherril???
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[ ]kuttymongoose 1 point 8 hours ago
It's a sound wave.
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[ ]JimboJones82 1 point 8 hours ago
That's awesome!!!
How did you get to Antarctica exactly, Did you leave from Argentina?
I've always wanted to go but was turned off the idea by a friend who went and sa
id the entire time it was rainy, windy, rough as guts and he didn't see much at
all.
Real downer that trip.
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[ ]meiasameias 1 point 8 hours ago
Thanks man. I wish i could go there.
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[ ]jessicahonig 1 point 8 hours ago
That looks cold as hell.

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[ ]kelstermass 1 point 7 hours ago
That is actually quite stunning. So beautiful that I can gaze upon it endlessly,
until I fall asleepppppppppppp
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[ ]Ashuvain 1 point 7 hours ago
At the mountains of madness (is the only thing I can think about every time I se
e pictures of mountains in Antarctica, thanks to Sir Lovecraft).
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[ ]Johnnypooper 1 point 7 hours ago
My brother and I have been trying to coordinate a 2-3 week trip through south am
erica with a closing in antarctica. I would love any and all details about your
trip, and if you don't mind the cost of the trip. We are trying to go in the nex
t 3-5 years. Thanks
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[ ]Lv16 1 point 7 hours ago
Antarctica photos are always my favorite. I wanna get there so bad!
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[ ]Ferl74 1 point 7 hours ago
How considerate of you, I don't even know you and here you are thinking about me
on vacation.
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[ ]CaptainAsshat 1 point 7 hours ago
I have no idea of the perspective. How big are those things?
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[ ]Strindberg 1 point 7 hours ago
What was the weather like?
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[ ]_OnlyCommentsOnName_ 1 point 6 hours ago
In so glad you you told us that it was with your smartphone.
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[ ]lightbrekkie 1 point 6 hours ago
Gorgeous image, thanks for sharing the privileged view.
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[ ]Ravetronics 1 point 6 hours ago
"Yup, we're here."
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[ ]Aidensamuel26 1 point 6 hours ago
earthpond is very cool
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[ ]Bobasaurus_Rex 1 point 6 hours ago
Penguins? :D
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[ ]sometimes_an_owl 1 point 6 hours ago
You have no idea how insanely jealous I am. Someday...
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[ ]rickyjoebobby 1 point 6 hours ago
i'm glad there's still ice in antarctica
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[ ]lightningrod14 1 point 6 hours ago
...the universe is shaped exactly like the earth...
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[ ]cynoclast 1 point 6 hours ago
Hmm. Summer in Antarctica, still fucking cold.
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[ ]Isaiahjayden69 1 point 6 hours ago
Very nice picture
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[ ]anon108 1 point 6 hours ago
Absolutely breathtaking!

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[ ]franksvalli 1 point 6 hours ago
I was going to make a stupid one-liner about the phone's battery going dead a mi
nute after being exposed to the frozen air. Seriously though, since you may know
, what are good ways to keep battery-powered gadgets working without succumbing
to the low temperatures?
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[ ]HeWhoMakesItRain 1 point 6 hours ago
Beautiful shot! How did you get all the way down to Antarctica? You've gone wher
e few men have been!
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[ ]monkeytubbies 1 point 6 hours ago
Yup! The less human beings there are, the more beautiful the place is.
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[ ]HappyValleySaturday 1 point 5 hours ago
I've wanted to go to Antarctica for years, and this is exactly why.
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[ ]phdoofus 2 points 5 hours ago
You went to Antarctica and just took a cell phone for a camera?
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[ ]ewest 1 point 5 hours ago
Looks like the cover of The Moon and Antarctica.
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[ ]Josephjayden15 1 point 5 hours ago
Thanks for share
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[ ]zewted 1 point 5 hours ago
I think its time we just call them phones.
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[ ]chemistry_teacher 1 point 5 hours ago
A few days ago, it snowed "heavily" on Mauna Kea, at over 12000 ft. Here we have
permanent snow and ice at sea level. Never stops to blow my mind, especially in
light of your amazingly awesome photo.
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[ ]letsgetogether 1 point 5 hours ago
did you go to Antarctica without a proper camera?
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[ ]re_builder 1 point 5 hours ago
gorgeous photo. somewhat related, you might want to check out 'endurance'; a bog
raphy of e. shackleton's expedition to antarctica. gives new context to your spe
ctacular pic.
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[ ]AhhhDamnit 1 point 5 hours ago
Shortly before landing? It looks like your plane is making a wake....
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[ ]godbois 1 point an hour ago
Doesn't a boat land when it comes ashore?
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[ ]isadanceaholic 1 point 5 hours ago
Beautiful... But what I want to know is why a place called paradise harbour is n
ear a giant floating rock of ice....?
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[ ]mrmeothews 1 point 5 hours ago
Your thoughts were correct!
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[ ]That-creepy-neighbor 0 points 5 hours ago
Didn't you get the memo that we're not suppose to go to Antarctica!?
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[ ]mintblue 1 point 5 hours ago
Lisa?

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[ ]kar86 1 point 5 hours ago
My mom went too last month. Maybe she was on your boat. She has the coolest pict
ures right now.
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[ ]timewaitsforsome 1 point 5 hours ago
lisa?
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[ ]inquire_ 1 point 4 hours ago
were you on a ship for the National Geographic that also happened to have a Geol
ogy professor on board?
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[ ]DiogenesTheHound 1 point 4 hours ago
I went to the Amazon rainforest and took my Gameboy Camera to record the trip
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[ ]dickwagdry 1 point 4 hours ago
Hey op.. please consider x-posting this in /r/antarcticapics: it's a brand new n
ational photography sub that needs fantastic content just like yours
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[ ]Ozi_izO 1 point 4 hours ago
Well you were right.
I enjoyed it.
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[ ]SuicideByYourMom 1 point 4 hours ago
That is a gorgeous shot. What brought you down there?
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[ ]Josephryan147 1 point 4 hours ago
Earth and sky is very distance
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[ ]Dodo_Avenger 1 point 3 hours ago
Watch out for Shoggoths.
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[ ]spartaniz 1 point 3 hours ago
Luckily it wasn't a stupid phone.
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[ ]Milain 1 point 3 hours ago
Wow! Are you on Instagram? I would love to see more pics
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[ ]Floyd_Pink 1 point 3 hours ago
Yeah, but do they have WiFi?
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[ ]xcode18 1 point 2 hours ago
Stunning
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[ ]xcode18 1 point 2 hours ago
Stunning
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[ ]xcode18 1 point 2 hours ago
Stunning
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[ ]Inekar 1 point 2 hours ago
Beautiful picture, any idea of the height of the mountains you shot ?
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[ ]BrickLorca 1 point 2 hours ago
paradise harbor, Antarctica
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[ ]Son-of-iiReland 1 point 2 hours ago
It looks 'Daaame Cold' out there..
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[ ]organic_mango 1 point 2 hours ago

What phone brah

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[ ]Freeheel10 1 point 2 hours ago
That is a great picture!
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[ ]BadWoolf_ 1 point an hour ago
How does one get to travel to Antarctica? Im interested..
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[ ]robertthabruce 1 point an hour ago
Sounds like a resort, paradise harbour.
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[ ]Xorondras 1 point an hour ago
You are going to Antarctica and bring along a smartphone camera? oO
Awesome picture though.
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[ ]ChemicalRemedy 1 point an hour ago
That ice just looks delicious
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[ ]Nguyenist 34 minutes ago
My parents are on a boat cruise around Antarctica atm! This is them posing to pu
ll the ship into ice flow where they were able to come down the gangplank and th
en wander about with the seals and penguins!
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[ ]ludman101 21 minutes ago
Awesome!... So still!
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[ ]Revenesis 2 points 7 hours ago
Maybe I'm an idiot, but all I can see is Modest Mouse's The Moon and Antarctica
reissue album cover
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[ ]bri2fi 0 points an hour ago
Beautiful picture but when people visit Antarctica, they're destroying Antarctic
a. It isn't a biome that supports human activity.
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[ ]Shitty_filter -1 points 11 hours ago
Even with a shitty filter it looks good
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[ ]itjeff 0 points 7 hours ago
Beautiful! 50bits /u/changetip
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[ ]Ouroboratika 0 points 5 hours ago
I had a buddy just get back from Antarctica. Do you know a Mike N?
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[ ]marquettemi -1 points 5 hours ago
It's weird. I could take that same picture pretty much here on Lake Superior, bu
t that picture is so much cooler knowing that it is in Antarctica. [Seriously]
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[ ]johncopter 1 point 4 hours ago
No you couldn't, not even close.
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[ ]Michaellogan76 -1 points 5 hours ago
I cannot stop laughing.many many Thanks
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[ ]kjoro 0 points 4 hours ago
I literally said out loud "God damn!"
Excellent shot
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[ ]kissmyassdracula -2 points 7 hours ago
Antarctica in December..

My brain froze just thinking that.

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[ ]thebiggiantbrain 7 points 7 hours ago
its summer in Antarctica in December.
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[ ]orthodoxbee -3 points 2 hours ago
Dont go to Antartica you are destroying the envoriment
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I went to Antarctica in December and thought you might enjoy this picture I took
with my smart phone shortly before landing at Paradise Harbour. [OC] [2448 x 18
36] (imgur.com)
submitted 12 hours ago by 1r5e
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[ ]LocalReachMktg 128 points 11 hours ago
Wow this is absolutely astonishing. Thanks for the share.
What the heck were you doing in Antarctica if you don't mind my asking?
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[ ]LucifersDolphin 73 points 8 hours ago
Probably tickling penguins.
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[ ]AerialAces 27 points 8 hours ago
I would guess research I don't know how many people want to visit a barren ice l
and for the hell of it

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[ ]Yiolut 67 points 8 hours ago
Apparently it's pretty popular for tourism, you can take ships there from South
America. Pricey though.
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[ ]mandlebaum0000 38 points 8 hours ago
It seems to be blowing up right now. I read a recent article about how it was ac
tually getting so much tourism, its threatening the ecosystem there, which is pr
etty tragic.
Having said that, I know a girl who works as the hospitality manager for a mediu
m sized boat that takes tourists to Antarctica and I would love to have her job.
Article
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[ ]Aww_Shucks 9 points 8 hours ago
Time to hit the clubs!
heading toward the door
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qz2SeEzxMuE
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[ ]Poondoggie 5 points 7 hours ago
You monster.
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[ ]MracyTordan 46 points 7 hours ago
John Oliver actually shows how tourism to Antarctica is obliterating local speci
es, please don't go. Just look at that picture for 30 seconds, and enjoy it.
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[ ]specialtreatforme 5 points 3 hours ago
Would it be detrimental if I looked at the picture for 45 seconds? Maybe even fo
r a full minute?
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[ ]ItsDarts 12 points 3 hours ago*
I think "obliterating" is a bit harsh considering Antarctica is the largest cont
inent on the planet with the least amount of human interaction. Alarmist much? I
know this will be the unpopular, most down voted opinion, but I don't care, as
you can see, I'm not a karma whore. Tourism should be allowed, but I would agree
that it should be regulated. But according to who's regulations? American? Russ
ian? Argentinian? It's a continent without a governing country. Maybe there shou
ld be a consortium of countries that can agree on how to best regulate tourism,
but I don't think it should be stopped.
Edit 5th largest.
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[ ]Wildwoodywoodpecker 8 points 2 hours ago
So you're saying we should invade Antartica?
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[ ]Sentenced2Burn 2 points 2 hours ago
Sharpening my axe as we speak
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[ ]ItsDarts 4 points 2 hours ago
Not at all and I also don't think it's a highly sought after destination. Consid
ering the size, there should be at least some small are set aside strictly for t
ourism with some kind of regulation to minimize damage.
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[ ]funfwf 5 points an hour ago
You've made a compelling point and I agree, we should definitely declare war on
Antarctica.
Democracy in 3, 2, 1...
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[ ]meneedmorecoffee 2 points 2 hours ago
Nice try, Obama.
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[ ]sahan12 2 points 2 hours ago

How could you forget Australia?

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[ ]ItsDarts 2 points 2 hours ago
Ok, them too, didn't mean to leave anyone out, sorry.
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[ ]ConnaX 31 minutes ago
Don't Australia own the most?/Regulate the most
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[ ]PM_ME_UR_FAV_SCENERY 2 points an hour ago
It's also worth remembering the value of tourism. If people can experience the p
lace and share that experience with others then we will build a collective will
to preserve the place. This is the same reason we let people into national parks
: without the ability to visit, we would forget their value in a generation, and
would cease to bother protecting them.
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[ ]connor9 3 points an hour ago
The Antarctic Treaty (http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/about_antarctica/geopolitical/
treaty/) nations already set limits on numbers of ships and numbers of tourists
to antarctica. This is regulated through an association of tour operators called
IAATO - http://iaato.org/home
You can read a reasonable summary about tourism operations here: http://www.anta
rctica.ac.uk/about_antarctica/tourism/faq.php The reports on that page are from
2008 but the give an overview of how the process works. For up-to-date stats you
can get them straight from IAATO http://iaato.org/en_GB/tourism-statistics
The main issue about impact from tourism is that there are very few spots in the
Antarctic where ships can make landings. While the continent is quite large the
areas where tourism happens is actually quite small and they obviously target t
he interesting bits like penguin colonies, historic huts and interesting geograp
hical features. The tour operators do try to take the environmental consideratio
ns seriously as they market Antarctica as a pristine and untouched place. It's h
ard to sell that when things are trampled. As part of the Antarctic Treaty parti
cipating nations do inspections of facilities and tour operators all the time bu
t it's very difficult to enforce. Other than the birds and mammals, most life in
Antarctic grows very slowly due to the cold conditions. The bit John Oliver was
talking about in terms of treading on moss is a real concern as the damage take
s ages to repair.
John Oliver didn't cover it but the research that was being talked about was sta
ting that the current regulations on limits to tourism aren't enough. They need
to be scaled back. The antarctic tour operators obviously don't want to do that
as it would reduce their business but they are trying to implement environmental
regulations. The point the australian study was trying to make is that the self
-regulation doesn't seem to be enough. The idea isn't to stop completely but to
continue increasing the environmental protections that the tour operators follow
and reduce the numbers of landings and visitors. That's the part that could be
hard to do.
I don't know the exact paper the news clip was talking about but Australian is b
ig into the human impacts in antarctica research - http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/b
itstream/97469/2/WP%20173.pdf, http://www.antarctica.gov.au/environment/human-im
pacts-in-antarctica
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[ ]ItsDarts 11 minutes ago
All very good points, thanks for this.
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[ ]draggoon 27 minutes ago
Yeah. I wouldn't go around believing John Oliver. He sorta lost his credibility
to me after the gender wage gap segment.
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[ ]bear_next_door 26 minutes ago
Antarctica is the largest continent on the planet
Uhh no it's not- even with ice counted as land.

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[ ]ItsDarts 14 minutes ago
Oops, sorry, forgot the "5th" part.
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[ ]Euracil -1 points 5 hours ago
Beat me to the draw!
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[ ]Slimbopboogie 0 points 3 hours ago
You've just convinced me to watch his show lol
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[ ]unsweetenedsoymilk 4 points 7 hours ago
They should only allow sail ships to go there for tourism.
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[ ]Thjoth 4 points 6 hours ago
The tall ship Europa sails there every year and is there right now, live tweetin
g their days. It's pretty fantastic.
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[ ]pletentious_asshore 4 points 6 hours ago
yea I really want to go! but im going to do alaska first to see if I can get I o
ut of my system.
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[ ]MayorOfBellona 4 points 7 hours ago
I spent my 21st birthday off the coast of Argentina on way to Antartica. It was
a Russian ship operated by a Canadian tour company. My grandma asked me if I wan
ted to go and it didn't sound like an experience I would have many chances at. A
lso, it was an elder hostel trip. That part was weird. This was more than 15 yea
rs ago so the tourism thing has been going on for a while.
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[ ]Drunkstrider 2 points 8 hours ago
My parents are taking a cruise and visiting south america. There was an option f
or a helicopter ride to Antarctica. But it was like 3000 dollars per person.
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[ ]Iamnotvicki 5 points 7 hours ago*
You can take a honeymoon cruise to Antarctica. Why not? It's cuddle weather. htt
p://www.imaginehoneymoons.com/latin-america-honeymoons/antarctica-honeymoons/
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[ ]Drunkstrider 2 points 7 hours ago
Very interesting.
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[ ]obscure123456789 7 points 5 hours ago*
It's very zen.
People vacate to places like Vegas to get more stimulation as an escape from som
e numbing day to day life.
Other would rathar go to more quiet places where they can hear themselves think
and escape the constant pull of others who want their time and energy.
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[ ]strummingmusic 6 minutes ago
It ends up being a strange mix of quasi-solitude and social interaction though,
since you will spend time stuck within ~25m of everyone else on a ship to get th
ere and back, and once you arrive your shore visits are highly regulated...basic
ally hiking in a line and snapping the same photos as everyone else in your grou
p. I was a wildlife guide in Antarctica for a few years. I love your comment tho
ugh (and think it's very important for people to spend time in quiet places). Ev
en with the strict regulation aspect of Antarctic tourism people are given the c
hance to visit the complete opposite of where they live, and that can only help
by giving them perspective. On my trips I'd always try to do "a few minutes of s
ilence" as a group while onshore so they could experience the weight of true pea
ce & quiet.
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[ ]atxy89 3 points 3 hours ago

I would totally visit Antarctica just for the hell of it. Some pictures of the p
lace are out of this world.
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[ ]NiteTiger 3 points 3 hours ago
Met a guy when I was doing electrical work that spent some time as one of McMurd
o's resident fixits. He mentioned it one day at lunch, and no one believed him.
Then he broke out the pictures... including him at the South Pole. He got a free
lunch from everyone who'd laughed at him. Fucker didn't pay for lunch for almos
t two weeks.
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[ ]mr_jrt 27 minutes ago
Interstellar teaches us why that's a bad idea
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[ ]ghostbackwards 2 points 8 hours ago
Uh, I would love to. I'll never be able to afford it but it's something I've wan
ted to do for years.
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[ ]Sunprofactor 1 point 8 hours ago
Never say never! If you truly want to go give yourself a date that you need to h
ave the resources by, and make it happen! :-)
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[ ]Dininiful 1 point 2 hours ago
I would!
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[ ]pjhsv 41 minutes ago
I know a few people that have been for tourism
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[ ]Amphibialrabies69 1 point 8 hours ago
If I was traveling on my own and had a choice between Antarctica and the Dominic
an I think I'd choose Antarctica. If I was traveling with my gf we'd compromise
and choose Dominican.
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[ ]sklite 3 points 4 hours ago
Chilling
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[ ]KCCory84 1 point 7 hours ago
A old buddy of mine was just down there recently for work. I don't know much abo
ut what he does, something to do with communication satellites.
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[ ]simplexand 59 minutes ago
Possibly something to do with the receivers. Read an article before about it as
their primary link method to the Internet. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teleco
mmunications_in_Antarctica#Internet
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Antarctica#Internet
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[ ]WiggyHD 1 point 5 hours ago
OP probably lives up north and wanted to vacation in a southern continent since
it would be summer in December
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[ ]shweelay 1 point 2 hours ago
Facepalm.... was totally wondering why someone go in December since it's colder
then. Haha I'm a dummy!
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[ ]pookiespy 21 points 6 hours ago
We went in January and I found that "black" water so haunting. http://imgur.com/
doPgZ8A,AdZttqV,dYgiFHu#2 http://imgur.com/doPgZ8A,AdZttqV,dYgiFHu#1

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[ ]Targaryen-ish 4 points 4 hours ago
That black water is absolutely terrifying.
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[ ]Bricci 6 points 3 hours ago
But it's nothing compared to the even more scary and menacing, BLACK ICE.
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[ ]Dininiful 5 points 2 hours ago
Psshh, racist...
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[ ]minusthedrifter 2 points 3 hours ago
ELI5: Why is it black?
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[ ]bear_next_door 21 minutes ago
The sun's light hits the water at a shallower angle, making it appear dark (like
water at sunset/sunrise).
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[ ]PatriotsFTW 16 points 8 hours ago
The thumbnail wasn't loading for me, so instead it just showed a blank white spa
ce where a picture should've been. Thought you were making a cheeky little joke
for a second there OP
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[ ]Jewish_jesus 45 points 9 hours ago
What phone do you have?
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[ ]stumblemuffin 38 points 8 hours ago
A smart one apparently
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[ ]wutaboutme 4 points 6 hours ago
Damn, and all I've got is this dumb one.
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[ ]Kim_Jong_Goon 5 points 5 hours ago
Mines a C student.
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[ ]97th_factory 13 minutes ago
C's get degrees...and phone contracts.
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[ ]Nevek117 16 points 7 hours ago
I'm kinda glad OP didn't post the type of phone or else r/HailCorporate would be
all over it. No disrespect.
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[ ]phydeaux70 3 points 7 hours ago
They need to buy that picture from him for advertising.
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[ ]simplexand 56 minutes ago
Either a Sony, Samsung, LG, Motorola, Asus or Apple. (etc)
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[ ]Gliste 12 points 5 hours ago
I like how OP hasn't responded to anyone...
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[ ]Orc_ 1 point 2 hours ago
Hate those OPs...
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[ ]Cuntrabanned 21 points 8 hours ago
Alright, not to get all /r/HailCorporate up in here, but I seriously need to kno
w what kind of phone you have because them mega pixels are boner worthy
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[ ]simplexand 54 minutes ago

tbh though all decent cameras can manage such a well-lit scene.
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[ ]hatchetlock -2 points 4 hours ago
I'd say maybe a note 4, or possibly the 6 plus. Also ik there is some Nokia phon
e that takes a really nice picture.
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[ ]humorharp 4 points 3 hours ago
lumia 1020.
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[ ]organic_mango 2 points 2 hours ago
I hope everyone realizes that the 6+ and the 6 have same camera - the 6+ only us
es OIS for video, not for stills, so the pictures taken with either phone would
be identical.
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[ ]ihavenowisdom 2 points 4 hours ago
By the color saturation and over all picture i would guess the note 4
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[ ]stengebt 6 points 7 hours ago
Hey OP, please consider x-posting this in /r/AntarcticaPics. It's a brand new Na
tional Photography Sub that needs fantastic content just like yours!
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[ ]inkwellington 4 points 9 hours ago
I'll be going there on a geology research expedition, so excited! Beautiful pict
ure.
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[ ]__dilligaf__ 4 points 11 hours ago
Beautiful. That could easily be a postcard.
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[ ]martin519 3 points 9 hours ago
Where you part of the Students on Ice Expeditions? I read about that in my local
paper last month.
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[ ]realdoctorblaze 2 points 5 hours ago
It makes me sick to think that we are actually destroying those kind of places
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[ ]paredown 8 points 10 hours ago
Thumbnail looks like a TIE Interceptor.
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[ ]cormacpower 8 points 6 hours ago
ITT: Redditors linking to John Oliver talking about why you shouldn't go to Anta
rctica.
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[ ]demonquark 3 points 6 hours ago
He's the reason I decided not to go. :(
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[ ]Targaryen-ish 1 point 4 hours ago
Rly? Only one person did this that I've seen.
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[ ]savedbythehell 1 point 3 hours ago
also ITT: other redditors pointing out what other redditors are commenting.
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[ ]p_lett 3 points 11 hours ago
Nice photo. What boat were you on? I was in Antarctica on the MV Ushuaia over Ch
ristmas - maybe we were on the same boat!
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[ ]mhawk329 2 points 7 hours ago
Were you with the students on ice group??
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[ ]p_lett 1 point 3 hours ago
No, I was on the trip previous to theirs which was out over Christmas Day.

We did see the students though, as they were in the town of Ushuaia on the day w
e got off the boat. We passed them all walking up the mountain to the glacier wi
th their name tags on as we were walking down.
Are we about to find out that it's a very small world? :-)
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[ ]sirprem89 2 points 8 hours ago
Thats a cool picture bro, but Im thinking the bottom mountain has bad resolution
bro!
Lol, jk. Beautiful picture! The Reflection really adds to the serenity of it. We
re you on a glacier when you took this pic?
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[ ]DJFluffers115 2 points 5 hours ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8shW8Nv46k
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[ ]Aesthetic_Hipster 3 points 4 hours ago
meh. 7.8/10 too much water.
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[ ]TitsNGritz 2 points an hour ago
What exactly would drive someone to want to travel to Antarctica?
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[ ]I349Y 7 points 9 hours ago
brb going to Antarctica
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[ ]MracyTordan 8 points 7 hours ago
Please don't...
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[ ]Tfrey183 5 points 7 hours ago
Hey! i also went to Antarctica this past summer, where I took this picture; http
://imgur.com/lbLtHYT
Did you go with Quark Expeditions? I just got pack several days ago from my trip
that went over Christmas
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[ ]camdoodlebop 12 points 6 hours ago
Why did you even pack a tank top to a trip to antarctica
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[ ]NanoPaperPro 4 points 6 hours ago
The humidity is very low, so you don't feel the cold sometimes.
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[ ]Kim_Jong_Goon 1 point 5 hours ago
Our summer is winter down there. You telling me humidity matters when it's -70F?
Yes, average inland temp in July is -70F in antarctica. Coast is slightly warmer
but you'll absolutely feel that.
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[ ]breshecl 1 point 7 hours ago
I went with Quark in 2008! Had a blast. I have never stopped wanting to go back.
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[ ]zpressley 4 points 8 hours ago
This is relevant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8shW8Nv46k
Great Pic though.
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[ ]jsudekum 3 points 8 hours ago
And since cell phones capture so little majesty of a landscape, this had to be a
lmost frighteningly beautiful.
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[ ]goodolarchie 1 point 7 hours ago
With panorama and composite being really easy, and phones getting better image p
rocessing, i really like how much of the majesty is captured on mine. android 4.
x does a great job leveraging the hardware
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[ ]dubious_ian 3 points 10 hours ago

Went to Antarctica in December of 2013. What boat were you on?

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[ ]oh_mi_scusi 1 point 8 hours ago
I love this! I would LOVE to go down there! Did you go for business or are there
commercially available trips?
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[ ]Im_the_best_around 1 point 8 hours ago
You were correct.
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[ ]_OnlyCommentsOnName_ 1 point 6 hours ago
All of a sudden, I feel insignificant.
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[ ]isuckcock 1 point 4 hours ago
Anything I can do to make you feel better?
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[ ]Betruul 1 point 8 hours ago
..... Cherril???
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[ ]kuttymongoose 1 point 8 hours ago
It's a sound wave.
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[ ]JimboJones82 1 point 8 hours ago
That's awesome!!!
How did you get to Antarctica exactly, Did you leave from Argentina?
I've always wanted to go but was turned off the idea by a friend who went and sa
id the entire time it was rainy, windy, rough as guts and he didn't see much at
all.
Real downer that trip.
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[ ]meiasameias 1 point 8 hours ago
Thanks man. I wish i could go there.
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[ ]jessicahonig 1 point 8 hours ago
That looks cold as hell.
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[ ]kelstermass 1 point 7 hours ago
That is actually quite stunning. So beautiful that I can gaze upon it endlessly,
until I fall asleepppppppppppp
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[ ]Ashuvain 1 point 7 hours ago
At the mountains of madness (is the only thing I can think about every time I se
e pictures of mountains in Antarctica, thanks to Sir Lovecraft).
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[ ]Johnnypooper 1 point 7 hours ago
My brother and I have been trying to coordinate a 2-3 week trip through south am
erica with a closing in antarctica. I would love any and all details about your
trip, and if you don't mind the cost of the trip. We are trying to go in the nex
t 3-5 years. Thanks
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[ ]Lv16 1 point 7 hours ago
Antarctica photos are always my favorite. I wanna get there so bad!
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[ ]Ferl74 1 point 7 hours ago
How considerate of you, I don't even know you and here you are thinking about me
on vacation.
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[ ]CaptainAsshat 1 point 7 hours ago
I have no idea of the perspective. How big are those things?
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[ ]Strindberg 1 point 7 hours ago

What was the weather like?

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[ ]_OnlyCommentsOnName_ 1 point 6 hours ago
In so glad you you told us that it was with your smartphone.
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[ ]lightbrekkie 1 point 6 hours ago
Gorgeous image, thanks for sharing the privileged view.
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[ ]Ravetronics 1 point 6 hours ago
"Yup, we're here."
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[ ]Aidensamuel26 1 point 6 hours ago
earthpond is very cool
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[ ]Bobasaurus_Rex 1 point 6 hours ago
Penguins? :D
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[ ]sometimes_an_owl 1 point 6 hours ago
You have no idea how insanely jealous I am. Someday...
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[ ]rickyjoebobby 1 point 6 hours ago
i'm glad there's still ice in antarctica
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[ ]lightningrod14 1 point 6 hours ago
...the universe is shaped exactly like the earth...
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[ ]cynoclast 1 point 6 hours ago
Hmm. Summer in Antarctica, still fucking cold.
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[ ]Isaiahjayden69 1 point 6 hours ago
Very nice picture
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[ ]anon108 1 point 6 hours ago
Absolutely breathtaking!
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[ ]franksvalli 1 point 6 hours ago
I was going to make a stupid one-liner about the phone's battery going dead a mi
nute after being exposed to the frozen air. Seriously though, since you may know
, what are good ways to keep battery-powered gadgets working without succumbing
to the low temperatures?
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[ ]HeWhoMakesItRain 1 point 6 hours ago
Beautiful shot! How did you get all the way down to Antarctica? You've gone wher
e few men have been!
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[ ]monkeytubbies 1 point 6 hours ago
Yup! The less human beings there are, the more beautiful the place is.
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[ ]HappyValleySaturday 1 point 5 hours ago
I've wanted to go to Antarctica for years, and this is exactly why.
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[ ]phdoofus 2 points 5 hours ago
You went to Antarctica and just took a cell phone for a camera?
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[ ]ewest 1 point 5 hours ago
Looks like the cover of The Moon and Antarctica.
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[ ]Josephjayden15 1 point 5 hours ago
Thanks for share
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[ ]zewted 1 point 5 hours ago

I think its time we just call them phones.
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[ ]chemistry_teacher 1 point 5 hours ago
A few days ago, it snowed "heavily" on Mauna Kea, at over 12000 ft. Here we have
permanent snow and ice at sea level. Never stops to blow my mind, especially in
light of your amazingly awesome photo.
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[ ]letsgetogether 1 point 5 hours ago
did you go to Antarctica without a proper camera?
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[ ]re_builder 1 point 5 hours ago
gorgeous photo. somewhat related, you might want to check out 'endurance'; a bog
raphy of e. shackleton's expedition to antarctica. gives new context to your spe
ctacular pic.
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[ ]AhhhDamnit 1 point 5 hours ago
Shortly before landing? It looks like your plane is making a wake....
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[ ]godbois 1 point an hour ago
Doesn't a boat land when it comes ashore?
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[ ]isadanceaholic 1 point 5 hours ago
Beautiful... But what I want to know is why a place called paradise harbour is n
ear a giant floating rock of ice....?
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[ ]mrmeothews 1 point 5 hours ago
Your thoughts were correct!
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[ ]That-creepy-neighbor 0 points 5 hours ago
Didn't you get the memo that we're not suppose to go to Antarctica!?
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[ ]mintblue 1 point 5 hours ago
Lisa?
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[ ]kar86 1 point 5 hours ago
My mom went too last month. Maybe she was on your boat. She has the coolest pict
ures right now.
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[ ]timewaitsforsome 1 point 5 hours ago
lisa?
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[ ]inquire_ 1 point 4 hours ago
were you on a ship for the National Geographic that also happened to have a Geol
ogy professor on board?
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[ ]DiogenesTheHound 1 point 4 hours ago
I went to the Amazon rainforest and took my Gameboy Camera to record the trip
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[ ]dickwagdry 1 point 4 hours ago
Hey op.. please consider x-posting this in /r/antarcticapics: it's a brand new n
ational photography sub that needs fantastic content just like yours
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[ ]Ozi_izO 1 point 4 hours ago
Well you were right.
I enjoyed it.
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[ ]SuicideByYourMom 1 point 4 hours ago
That is a gorgeous shot. What brought you down there?
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[ ]Josephryan147 1 point 4 hours ago

Earth and sky is very distance
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[ ]Dodo_Avenger 1 point 3 hours ago
Watch out for Shoggoths.
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[ ]spartaniz 1 point 3 hours ago
Luckily it wasn't a stupid phone.
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[ ]Milain 1 point 3 hours ago
Wow! Are you on Instagram? I would love to see more pics
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[ ]Floyd_Pink 1 point 3 hours ago
Yeah, but do they have WiFi?
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[ ]xcode18 1 point 2 hours ago
Stunning
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[ ]xcode18 1 point 2 hours ago
Stunning
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[ ]xcode18 1 point 2 hours ago
Stunning
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[ ]Inekar 1 point 2 hours ago
Beautiful picture, any idea of the height of the mountains you shot ?
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[ ]BrickLorca 1 point 2 hours ago
paradise harbor, Antarctica
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[ ]Son-of-iiReland 1 point 2 hours ago
It looks 'Daaame Cold' out there..
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[ ]organic_mango 1 point 2 hours ago
What phone brah
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[ ]Freeheel10 1 point 2 hours ago
That is a great picture!
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[ ]BadWoolf_ 1 point an hour ago
How does one get to travel to Antarctica? Im interested..
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[ ]robertthabruce 1 point an hour ago
Sounds like a resort, paradise harbour.
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[ ]Xorondras 1 point an hour ago
You are going to Antarctica and bring along a smartphone camera? oO
Awesome picture though.
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[ ]ChemicalRemedy 1 point an hour ago
That ice just looks delicious
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[ ]Nguyenist 34 minutes ago
My parents are on a boat cruise around Antarctica atm! This is them posing to pu
ll the ship into ice flow where they were able to come down the gangplank and th
en wander about with the seals and penguins!
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[ ]ludman101 21 minutes ago
Awesome!... So still!
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[ ]Revenesis 2 points 7 hours ago

Maybe I'm an idiot, but all I can see is Modest Mouse's The Moon and Antarctica
reissue album cover
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[ ]bri2fi 0 points an hour ago
Beautiful picture but when people visit Antarctica, they're destroying Antarctic
a. It isn't a biome that supports human activity.
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[ ]Shitty_filter -1 points 11 hours ago
Even with a shitty filter it looks good
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[ ]itjeff 0 points 7 hours ago
Beautiful! 50bits /u/changetip
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[ ]Ouroboratika 0 points 5 hours ago
I had a buddy just get back from Antarctica. Do you know a Mike N?
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[ ]marquettemi -1 points 5 hours ago
It's weird. I could take that same picture pretty much here on Lake Superior, bu
t that picture is so much cooler knowing that it is in Antarctica. [Seriously]
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[ ]johncopter 1 point 4 hours ago
No you couldn't, not even close.
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[ ]Michaellogan76 -1 points 5 hours ago
I cannot stop laughing.many many Thanks
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[ ]kjoro 0 points 4 hours ago
I literally said out loud "God damn!"
Excellent shot
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[ ]kissmyassdracula -2 points 7 hours ago
Antarctica in December..
My brain froze just thinking that.
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[ ]thebiggiantbrain 7 points 7 hours ago
its summer in Antarctica in December.
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[ ]orthodoxbee -3 points 2 hours ago
Dont go to Antartica you are destroying the envoriment
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