That's because of a clockwise current of water called the Antarctic circumpolar current.
Others have been moulded into towering pillars of ice or giant polar Bridges with several intricate 'arches' carved into them by the harsh Antarctic conditions.
When the Belgica became stuck in pack ice, her crew achieved the unintended distinction of being the first humans to overwinter in the Antarctic.
The expedition has been timed to coincide with the Antarctic midsummer, giving them 24-hour sunlight that will enable them to travel for up to 18 hours a day.
Oh, I have got another cable to send to Antarctic.
A major Antarctic glacier has passed its tipping point, according to a new modelling study.
So far the winds have been, shall we say, persistent, which requires a full Antarctic wardrobe to go outside for any length of time.
The climactic stage in the project will take place in the 2012-13 Antarctic summer, when the lake Ellsworth Consortium will use the data in this paper to access a sub-glacial lake for the first time.
By the century's end, they predict snowfall retreating to the Antarctic continent's edge.
Ice shelves make up nearly half of the Antarctic coastline and have level or gently undulating surfaces.
The BBC announced in 2008 that camera crews filming near the Antarctic for its natural history series Miracles of Evolution had captured footage of penguins taking to the air.
Traditional parenting roles are reversed for emperor penguins, which live only on the harsh Antarctic ice.
Except in Antarctic temps, there's rarely a reason to wear a T-shirt, hoodie and blazer all at once, like Tom prefers.
the icy wastes of the Antarctic
The 70 million-year-old fossils of the carnivore would have rested for millenniums at the bottom of an Antarctic sea, while remains of the 100-foot-long herbivore were found on the top of a mountain.
The South Pole is the subject of an Antarctic treaty but there is no similar arrangement for the far north.
Are you asocial or do you just enjoy living in the Antarctic?
The most popular speculation about Slowdown is that it was caused by the break-up of Antarctic ice - which means it might give an indication of climate change.
He always dreams of adventuring in Antarctic.
A study published last year revealed how the penguins depart their nesting grounds in February and head north on foot and ice floes to flee the protracted darkness of the Antarctic winter.
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