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Thursday, October 28, 2010

Photo: Antarctic Icebergs Teeming With Life, Study Says


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From seabirds to phytoplankton, icebergs in the oceans around Antarctica seem to be attracting a plethora of marine life.

Icebergs are a more common sight in some parts of the Antarctic as the rising temperature shrinks and splits the continent's ice shelves.

Photograph courtesy Kim Reisenbichler