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The McMurdo Dry Valleys: Antarctica's Valley of the Dead, Where Seals Walk Inland to Die

2026-11-14 · · Nature Defying Explanation · 8 min read

In December 1903, 3 men walked down a glacier in Antarctica and watched the ice run out.

For weeks they had hauled sledges across the frozen plateau. Now the glacier under their boots grew thinner and dirtier. Then it simply ended.

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