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Polar explorer Liv Arnesen sits for a portrait in New York, March 5, 2008. Arnesen, along with American Ann Bancroft, became one of the first women to cross the Antarctica on skis, covering 2,700 km (1,700 miles) in 90 days. Arnesen and Bancroft are due to be honoured with the Courage Award, for their polar expedition, at the Wings Worldquest Women of Discovery Awards Gala in New York on Wednesday. REUTERS/Keith Bedford (UNITED STATES)
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