Antarctica: Web Crawling

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Cold Warrior
(bigdeadplace.com)

CABIN FEVER Get the real scoop on "life in the freezer" from this site, diligently maintained by a gossipy (and anonymous) employee of McMurdo Station, Antarctica's largest base. Pages are packed with entertaining complaints about mail and food and lots of vicious, small-town backbiting.

Gone To Earth
(asoc.org)

CLEAN LIVING If seasickness doesn't make you turn green, then an encounter with Antarctica's pristine wilderness certainly will. This is the site of the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition, which is dedicated to preserving the continent's delicate environment.

It's Cold Out
(amrc.ssec.wisc.edu/aws)

WRAP UP Brace yourself for Antarctic fun with a visit to this site, which gives real-time and historical weather data. Would you believe winds of 200km/h and temperatures as low as -80°C? Are you sure a beach holiday isn't more your thing?

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