Island at the end of the world: Antarctic outpost faces uncertain times


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In a silent cove just above the Antarctic Circle, the Collins glacier, a towering slab of ice scored with folds and crevasses, creeps towards the Southern Ocean. “If you stay still you can hear it move,” whispers Iva Vásquez, 27, putting a finger to her lips. Apart from the groans of the ancient ice sheet, only the muffled flipper sounds of chinstrap penguins break the silence as fat snowflakes drift to the ground. Occasionally, one bird squarks and breaks from the huddle to slip noiselessly below the surface of the water, mottled with shards of ice. The Collins glacier on...