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A Royal New Zealand Air Force B-757 departs Antarctica with 62 passengers on March 9, 2013.

Up, Up and Away

It took an extra four days, but McMurdo Station closed the doors on the 2012-13 summer field season on March 9, 2013 when a New Zealand Royal Air Force B-757 departed with 62 passengers, leaving 143 people to winter-over at the U.S. Antarctic Program's largest research station.

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Developing New Perspectives
Larissa Min's family is originally from Korea. She was born in Brazil. At age 12, her family migrated from South America to the United States. The creative writer naturally tackles themes of identity and displacement. Her next continental shift will take place in Antarctica.

Tip of the Tongue
A large iceberg broke off from the Erebus Ice Tongue at the end of February. The iceberg is currently floating in McMurdo Sound where the U.S. Antarctic Program's McMurdo Station is located on Ross Island.

Bumpy Ride
A perfect storm of warm temperatures and a big blow of dust caused disruptions at McMurdo Station's airfield for nearly two months. It started with a wind storm that scoured Black Island in early December. It finally ended in early February with the return of the C-17.

Rightful Place
A century after the end of the Terra Nova Expedition, a historic artifact from that era will be returned to its rightful place in Antarctica. A set of wooden skis belonging to Edward Atkinson has been donated to New Zealand's Antarctic Heritage Trust. And Shackleton's whisky is back on the Ice.

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