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A Century Later

A new year and an old century merged at the South Pole on Jan. 1, 2011. U.S. Antarctic Program personnel gathered at 90 degrees south latitude on the first day of the new year to unveil and place the geographic marker for 2011. This year marks the 100th anniversary of when a group of Norwegian adventurers first reached the South Pole.

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