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Deception Island, Antarctica

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An icy, ring-shaped island off the Antarctic Peninsula, Deception Island is the most visited island in the Antarctic. This unique island is an active volcano with a flooded caldera sitting right in the center, forming a natural, but extremely narrow, harbor. Glaciers take over more than half of the island, and several colonies of chinstrap penguins call this place home. In fact, it holds one of the world's largest chinstrap rookeries, or colonies of breeding animals. A popular tourist spot is the black sand beach of Whaler's Bay, where you can make a warm bath by digging into the sand.

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Deception Island, Antarctica Weather
Temperature (Fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High 37 37 35 31 27 23 21 22 26 31 32 36
Low 31 31 29 24 19 14 11 12 17 23 25 30
Average 34 34 32 27 23 18 16 17 21 27 28 33
Temperature (Celsius)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High 3 3 2 -1 -3 -5 -6 -6 -3 -1 0 2
Low -1 -1 -2 -4 -7 -10 -12 -11 -8 -5 -4 -1
Average 1 1 0 -3 -5 -8 -9 -8 -6 -3 -2 1
Precipitation
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Inches 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 4 2
Centimeters 5 5 8 0 0 0 0 3 3 10 10 5
Humidity
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Percent 83 85 87 87 84 89 88 87 89 86 84 84