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Earth Day: The Planet's Most Extreme Places [PHOTOS]

Apr 21, 2011 – 8:29 PM
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Dave Thier

Dave Thier Contributor

Human beings thrive in the middle of the road. Essentially tropical animals, we don't like it to be too hot, too cold, too dry or too moist. Our biological clocks are geared toward an even balance of light and dark. We're pack animals, but big crowds start to cause problems.

But human beings are also notoriously bad at doing what's best for us. And so we push ourselves to places we were never meant to survive in, from the bottom of the ocean to the top of the world.

In honor of Earth Day 2011, we take a look at some of the most extreme places on the planet.

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