The largest piece of no man's land left on Earth.

Scientists use one of the saltiest bodies of water on Earth as a terrestrial base for studying water on Mars.

These giant volcano sponges in Antarctica are thought to be the world's oldest living animal, at 15,000 years old.

Considered the most remote point in the entire world.

Southern Ocean waters and glacial forces transform the Antarctic ice into these stunning bridges and caves.

One of the most extreme deserts in the world, these snow-free valleys harbor life, despite the hostile environment.

These passages carved from the Antarctic ice hold strange shrines to the harsh southernmost climes.

Nimrod Polar Expedition base, and home to hundred-year-old frozen whisky.

This abandoned Antarctic research station is a Soviet ghost frozen in time.

The remains of a doomed Antarctic plane, buried beneath layers of ice and snow, await those willing to do a bit of digging.

The best place to send your postcards home from Antarctica.

Naked scientists race around the pole in the frigid cold to try to join Antarctica's exclusive 300 Club.

The world's largest neutrino telescope searches for secrets of the universe at the South Pole.

Russian Orthodox church built on an Antarctic island.

One of the world's southernmost bars.

Fire meets ice at the southernmost volcano on Earth.

An abandoned whaling station on an active volcano offers hot springs in Antarctica, surrounded by ruined giants of industry.

Natural time capsule containing an alien ecosystem.

Greenland's first shopping mall also hosts the country's government.

Thousands of letters to Santa get delivered to this mailbox in Greenland.

These eight mummies are the best-preserved human remains ever discovered in North America.

The world's northernmost flowers cling tenuously to life on desolate Kaffeklubben Island.

Small Island off the coast of Greenland.

A surprisingly beautiful abandoned World War II military base in East Greenland.