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8 women set out to ski to South Pole
WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Eight women set out Monday from their base camp on Antarctica to ski to the South Pole in a trek to mark the 60th anniversary of the Commonwealth grouping of 53 former British colonies.
 
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Russian ship frees itself from ice in Antarctic (AP, November 20, 2009; 12:49 PM)
 
Cruise ship breaks Antarctic ice, nears open water (AP, November 18, 2009; 9:23 AM)
 
Ship with 100 tourists stuck in Antarctic ice (AP, November 17, 2009; 12:42 PM)
 
Drilling for Scotch whisky on frozen continent (AP, November 16, 2009; 9:06 PM)
 
Drilling for Scotch whiskey on frozen continent (AP, November 16, 2009; 3:32 PM)
 
Drilling for Scotch whiskey on frozen continent (AP, November 16, 2009; 1:54 AM)
 
Rare iceberg spotted off island south of Australia (AP, November 12, 2009; 1:49 AM)
 
FALL AND WINTER CRUISES : Cruise to Antarctica: Thrills, Spills and Chills (Post, October 4, 2009)
 
Art Polar Obsession (Post, September 24, 2009)
 
First U.S. Woman on Antarctica: Marylander Found Beauty, Hardship, Fame on '40s Expedition (Post, June 18, 2009)
 
A Century Later, a Polarizing Debate Endures (Post, April 7, 2009)
 
: NASA Satellite Crashes Before Reaching Orbit (Post, February 24, 2009; 12:38 PM)
 
'You Start to Realize What's Really Necessary.': Noah Strycker's Antarctic Life Is for the Birds (Post, December 14, 2008)
 
New DVDs (Post, November 21, 2008)
 
Obituaries: Jim O'Neal; Cartographer Worked in Antarctica (Post, November 9, 2008)
 
The World: The World (Post, September 19, 2008)
 
Discoveries Out There Require Preparation Right Here (Post, July 20, 2008)
 
Obituaries: He Explored the World for the Greater Good (Post, April 6, 2008)
 
Escalating Ice Loss Found in Antarctica: Sheets Melting in an Area Once Thought to Be Unaffected by Global Warming (Post, January 14, 2008)
 
COMING AND GOING: Is Antarctica Safe? (Post, December 2, 2007)
 
Passengers of Doomed Cruise Ship Reach Chile With Vivid Accounts (Post, November 25, 2007)
 
Cruise Ship Sinks Off Antarctica: Passenger Vessel First to Go Under in Region; All 154 Aboard Saved (Post, November 24, 2007)
 
Japan Fleet Sets Off to Hunt Humpbacks (AP, November 19, 2007; 10:04 PM)
 
Japan Fleet Sets Off to Hunt Humpbacks (AP, November 19, 2007; 1:45 AM)
 
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