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LOCATION RECORD 026: Ny-Ålesund: From Coal Mine to Climate Observatory LOCATION RECORD 026: Ny-Ålesund: From Coal Mine to Climate Observatory

LOCATION RECORD 026: Ny-Ålesund: From Coal Mine to Climate Observatory

Ny-Ålesund is the world’s northernmost year-round research station, where international teams monitor Arctic change at nearly 79° north.

LOCATION RECORD 025: McMurdo Station: The Station That Put Gaianyx on the Map LOCATION RECORD 025: McMurdo Station: The Station That Put Gaianyx on the Map

LOCATION RECORD 025: McMurdo Station: The Station That Put Gaianyx on the Map

McMurdo Station is Antarctica’s largest research base—and the remote working outpost that helped place Gaianyx...

LOCATION RECORD 023: Halley VI Research Station: Science on Moving Ice LOCATION RECORD 023: Halley VI Research Station: Science on Moving Ice

LOCATION RECORD 023: Halley VI Research Station: Science on Moving Ice

Halley VI Research Station stands on hydraulic legs and skis, carrying Antarctic science across the...

LOCATION RECORD 018: Eyjafjallajökull: When Ice, Fire and Airspace Collided LOCATION RECORD 018: Eyjafjallajökull: When Ice, Fire and Airspace Collided

LOCATION RECORD 018: Eyjafjallajökull: When Ice, Fire and Airspace Collided

Eyjafjallajökull is Iceland’s ice-covered stratovolcano whose 2010 eruption transformed magma, glacial water and ash into...

LOCATION RECORD 006: Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station—Science at Earth’s Moving Axis LOCATION RECORD 006: Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station—Science at Earth’s Moving Axis

LOCATION RECORD 006: Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station—Science at Earth’s Moving Axis

At 90° South, Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station supports year-round science from a drifting ice sheet...

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LOCATION RECORD 032: Þingvellir Parliament: The Law Spoken Into the Landscape LOCATION RECORD 032: Þingvellir Parliament: The Law Spoken Into the Landscape

LOCATION RECORD 032: Þingvellir Parliament: The Law Spoken Into the Landscape
LOCATION RECORD 031: Þingvellir National Park: The Rift Written Across Iceland LOCATION RECORD 031: Þingvellir National Park: The Rift Written Across Iceland

LOCATION RECORD 031: Þingvellir National Park: The Rift Written Across Iceland
LOCATION RECORD 030: Yellowstone National Park: The Caldera That Never Went Quiet LOCATION RECORD 030: Yellowstone National Park: The Caldera That Never Went Quiet

LOCATION RECORD 030: Yellowstone National Park: The Caldera That Never Went Quiet
LOCATION RECORD 029: Station Nord: Five People Against the High Arctic LOCATION RECORD 029: Station Nord: Five People Against the High Arctic

LOCATION RECORD 029: Station Nord: Five People Against the High Arctic
LOCATION RECORD 028: Riversleigh Fossil Site: The Rainforest Beneath the Outback LOCATION RECORD 028: Riversleigh Fossil Site: The Rainforest Beneath the Outback

LOCATION RECORD 028: Riversleigh Fossil Site: The Rainforest Beneath the Outback
LOCATION RECORD 027: Pusharo Petroglyphs: The Wall Without a Translation LOCATION RECORD 027: Pusharo Petroglyphs: The Wall Without a Translation

LOCATION RECORD 027: Pusharo Petroglyphs: The Wall Without a Translation

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