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How the Highlands prepared me to count penguins in Antarctica

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Maggie Coll , 31 , is a member of a small crew who will count penguins and operate the world's southernmost post office in Antarctica .

The crew will live on a football-pitch sized island with no running water or flushing toilet in near-constant daylight.

Maggie said the conditions and climate of the Scottish Highlands helped her prepare for the trip.

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72

Informative language

69

Neutral language

35

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

44

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not offensive

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not hateful

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medium-lived

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