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A garden in the middle of the most inhospitable continent.

These passages carved from the Antarctic ice hold strange shrines to the harsh southernmost climes.

Considered the most remote point in the entire world.

The world's largest neutrino telescope searches for secrets of the universe at the South Pole.

Russian Orthodox church built on an Antarctic island.

Naked scientists race around the pole in the frigid cold to try to join Antarctica's exclusive 300 Club.

These giant volcano sponges in Antarctica are thought to be the world's oldest living animal, at 15,000 years old.

A vertical tube that allows you to see what's going on underneath the Antarctic sea ice.

The place of worship erected not once, but three times in one of the most desolate places on Earth.

Quite possibly the most isolated bus stop on Earth.

This pier made of ice and constructed over the Antarctic winter is used when the resupply cargo ships arrive in summer.

Antarctica's bustling metropolis, originally established by Richard E. Byrd.

On a desolate hill overlooking McMurdo Station, a statue of the Virgin Mary stands inside a curved iron frame.

A wooden hut from the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.

The steep slope known as “Ob Hill” overlooks an Antarctic research station.

This uniquely shaped slab of volcanic rock has been used by generations of Antarctic explorers.

Southern Ocean waters and glacial forces transform the Antarctic ice into these stunning bridges and caves.

A remains of a stone shelter are a reminder of "The Worst Journey in the World."

Fire meets ice at the southernmost volcano on Earth.

Nimrod Polar Expedition base, and home to hundred-year-old frozen whisky.

One of the most extreme deserts in the world, these snow-free valleys harbor life, despite the hostile environment.

Natural time capsule containing an alien ecosystem.

Scientists use one of the saltiest bodies of water on Earth as a terrestrial base for studying water on Mars.

An ice field known for harboring an infamous Martian meteorite turned out to contain the oldest air on Earth.