King George Island, Antarctica

King George Island, has been described as one of the strangest places on the planet. Located at the far north tip of Antarctica at the very bottom of the world, it's home to the closest thing this southernmost continent has to an international town, complete with a school, a post office and a Russian Orthodox church. There are Russian, Chinese, Chilean and South Korean scientific bases. Video clip and transcript.

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Keywords: SOUTHERN OCEAN, ANTARCTICA, SUB-ANTARCTIC, WORLD HERITAGE, RUSSIA, CHINA, CHILE, SOUTH KOREA

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Related Topics: Antarctica

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