Seventy thousand birds call this one-square-mile area home. They may only measure thigh-high to me, but they have a much taller attitude as they waddle, slip and slide in their rocky abode.

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On his way home from the South Pole, Captain Robert Falcon Scott met his untimely demise in 1912. Scott and his team of explorers expired as a result of bitter temperatures and lack of food. His tragic end followed the bitter pill of relinquishing the title of first to the South Pole. His attempt at this competition ensured his status as national hero.

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