South Pole
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Manitoba adventurer ready for next challenge after extreme South Pole trekHis South Pole journey saw challenges like altitude sickness and adjusting to 24-hour daylight conditions, but Dalip Shekhawat called it a 'breathtaking' experience.SportsJan 4, 2023
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Scientists ‘shocked’ to find life in extreme depths under Antarctic iceScientists were drilling for rocks under Antarctica's ice when they found a colony of strange organisms living in the near-total blackness below the surface.TrendingFeb 16, 2021
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Fredericton man reaches South Pole on Antarctic trek to raise mental health awarenessOn Dec. 31, 2019, Brian Jones set out to trek across Antarctica, making a 150 kilometer hike to the south pole.HealthJan 13, 2020
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Kenn Borek Air celebrates successful South Pole rescue mission in CalgaryThe company that owns the plane that made a daring rescue flight to save two people who got sick working at a U.S. research station at the South Pole shared the story Tuesday in Calgary.CanadaJul 5, 2016
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Canadian plane lands in Chile completing South Pole rescue missionA Canadian-owned Twin Otter turboprop plane landed in Punta Arenas, Chile Wednesday evening, completing its South Pole rescue mission.WorldJun 22, 2016
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Canadian plane lands at South Pole for medical evacuationA Canadian plane has landed at the South Pole in an attempt to carry out a medical evacuation from an Antarctic research station.CanadaJun 21, 2016
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Calgary-based Kenn Borek Air may rescue second patient from South PoleAnother patient may need to be medevaced out of a research station in Antarctica.CanadaJun 21, 2016
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Calgary-based Kenn Borek Air takes on South Pole medical rescue missionTwo Twin Otter planes from Calgary-based Kenn Borek Air are on their way to the South Pole to carry out a medical evacuation.CanadaJun 15, 2016
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One Quebec man’s epic journey to the centre of AntarcticaWhy would anyone want to travel and live for over a month in Antarctica?Feb 4, 2015
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Quebec man Frederic Dion reaches geographic South Pole on Christmas DayQuebec man travels over 3, 000 km on a kite ski, becoming the first person to reach the geographic South Pole on a solo quest.Dec 27, 2014
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