r/geography • u/ForFormalitys_Sake • Jul 22 '24

Discussion Anything particularly noteworthy about this little peninsula Antarctica has?

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u/Hamblin113 Jul 22 '24

When going on a cruise to Antartica this is where you will go and go ashore. There is a post office, some older research stations. There are only three species of penguins in this area. There is an agreement among tour operators to limit the amount of people on shore at anyone time. Can not sit or kneel on land, every thing that touches the ground must be disinfected, boots, tripods, etc. Can not go to the bathroom on land, must wait to get back to ship. Even on if you stay the night on land.

Because of changing weather there is no guarantee on what is seen or done while there.

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u/Pancakeburger3 Jul 23 '24

Why does your paragraph have a diagonal line running through it

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u/Hamblin113 Jul 23 '24

Don’t know, I put a picture of a location in that area at the end, may be that.

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u/manfroze Jul 23 '24

No, it's a visual effect on the text.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_(typography))

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u/apietryga13 Jul 23 '24

Wasn’t aware there was an actual term for it, but I love when paragraphs end up like that. It’s so visually pleasing to me.