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New Zealand Air Force Evacuates 3 Antarctic Base American Staff in High-Risk Operation In The Dead of The Night

A heroic effort by the Royal New Zealand Air Force gained headlines this week by aiding a US evacuation. The air force evacuated three people from a US research base in Antarctica in a high-risk ...
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7 Countries That Have Claimed Territory in Antarctica (Even Though It’s Not Allowed)

Antarctica is about the size of the United States and Mexico combined, yet no one owns it. But that doesn’t mean it’s free for the taking. The 1959 Antarctic Treaty forbids claiming land there, but 7 ...
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Pilot Detained At A Chilean Military Base In Antarctica Finally Cuts Deal To Leave, All For Children's Cancer Research

20-year-old American pilot Ethan Guo has finally settled his legal dispute with the Chilean government, surrounding his time being effectively stranded on King George Island off the coast of ...
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'Complex and high-risk' | 3 people at Antarctic research base airlifted to New Zealand

WASHINGTON — Three people needing medical care were airlifted out from a U.S. scientific base in Antarctica this week during a perilous rescue mission. The Royal New Zealand Air Force conducted the ...