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John Bartlett in Villa Las Estrellas. Photographs by Sean Smith

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

The base on King George Island, Antarctica.
The base on King George Island, Antarctica. Photograph: Sean Smith/The Guardian

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.

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