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Archive Home > 2009 > April > 06 > U.S. wants limits on Antarctic tourism

U.S. wants limits on Antarctic tourism

By The Associated Press / The Bulletin
April 6, 2009

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is pushing to protect Antarctica’s fragile environment by imposing mandatory limits on the size of cruise ships sailing there and the number of passengers they bring ashore.

At a conference set to begin today in Baltimore, U.S. diplomats....

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