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The Ross Sea is a 1.9 million square mile (3.6 million square km) stretch of ocean off the coast of Antarctica.

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A Trip South to Antarctica’s Ross Sea

June 2013

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A humpback whale breaching in Antarctic waters.

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Humpback Whales in Antarctica: What Are the Whales Doing?

February 2013

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A humpback whale breaching in Antarctic waters.

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Humpback Whale in Antarctic Waters

November 2015

The Antarctic minke whale is the only baleen whale found in the icy waters of the Antarctic.

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Antarctic Minke Whale

June 2013