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South America
04.08.2021 | Marko ProkhaskoIn South America, I was struck by several things. First of all, it is a change of seasons. I flew from Ukraine, wherein mid-February 2019, it was less than 10 degrees below zero. In Rome, through which I flew, it was over 10 degrees Celsius. And in Buenos Aires - the capital of Argentina - it was forty degrees Celsius. Summer was coming to an end in the Southern Hemisphere. In addition, the time difference was 5 hours. More...
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Ushuaia. A city on the edge of the world
04.08.2021 | Marko ProkhaskoIn the last ten to fifteen years, the southernmost city in the world has doubled in size. Further south is still a settlement, but it is not quite a city. Ushuaia is the end of the world. There is a seven-kilometer railway. It is used to connect the prison with the labor camps. It is called the End of the World Train. More...
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Drake Passage
04.08.2021 | Marko ProkhaskoThinking about how to describe the crossing of the Drake Passage, I mentioned the Chervona Ruta (Red Rue). Chervona Ruta is the name of suburban diesel trains in the Frankivsk region. Now they are mostly blue. But they were originally created in red - hence the name. Railway in the Frankivsk region is not electrified. Apparently, some railways are too tortuous. More...
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About the book
04.08.2021 | Marko ProkhaskoIn this book, an attempt is made to synthesize and convey to the reader the integral world of Antarctica - a cold, ice-bound, uninhabited, still little-studied region. It extends to the continent of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean with many islands. More...
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Bonus Antarctic Projects
05.09.2021 | Marko ProkhaskoThe main goal of the expedition was the book A Dream About Antarctica. I also managed to work on many other projects about Antarctica. Among them is this site you are on. More...
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The first impression of Antarctica
11.08.2021 | Marko ProkhaskoThe worst thing for me as a person who undertook to write a book about Antarctica is that no words can bring all the impressions received even in a day. And no photographs can convey the atmosphere that takes you here. More...
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How did it all start?
21.08.2021 | Marko ProkhaskoInspiration starts during a walk, a conversation, or a fragrant summer. It happens that it appears with mightily thoughts or stress. Actually, I finally decided to write the first book by the window in the photo. And the second - about Antarctica - in the fall. More...