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'''''[[Endurance]]''''' was the three-masted barquentine in which Sir [[Ernest Shackleton]] sailed for [[Antarctica]] on the 1914 [[Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition]]. She was launched in 1912 from Sandefjord in Norway and was crushed by [[ice]], causing her to sink three years later in the [[Weddell Sea]] off Antarctica.
'''''[[Caloplaca saxicola]]''''' is a small bright orange crustose [[lichen]] that grows on rock all over the world, including [[Antarctica]]. It is commonly called rock firedot lichen, jewel lichen or rock jewel lichen.


The name "Endurance" has been assigned to [[Westarctica]]'s training simulator, WS ''Endurance'' which is used by the Naval Detachment of the [[Westarctican Royal Guards]] to simulate space warfare with the militaries of allied [[micronation]]s.
''C. saxicola'' is one of the few [[lichen]]s found in [[Westarctica]], and is likely the most southerly plant life. The [[Caloplaca Hills]] were named for this lichen, which grows on the rocks there. This lichen occurs over a portion of northern North America as far north as the Canadian Boreal forests, where Black Spruce is a dominant tree.


 
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Revision as of 20:10, 8 June 2023

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Caloplaca saxicola is a small bright orange crustose lichen that grows on rock all over the world, including Antarctica. It is commonly called rock firedot lichen, jewel lichen or rock jewel lichen.

C. saxicola is one of the few lichens found in Westarctica, and is likely the most southerly plant life. The Caloplaca Hills were named for this lichen, which grows on the rocks there. This lichen occurs over a portion of northern North America as far north as the Canadian Boreal forests, where Black Spruce is a dominant tree.

Photographer: James K. Lindsey

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