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inentislocatedintheSouthPoleofourPlanet.Itsgeography,
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ntarcticahasthelowesttemperaturesinourplanetreaching70
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evisitorssuchascreatingrestrictedzones,mantainasafe
distancefromthewildlife,donotfeednortouchtheanimals,
andrigidcontrolofwastedisposal. |
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