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Hantavirus cruise ship part of Antarctic tourism boom that some want better regulated
BRUSSELS, May 8 (Reuters) - Tourism in the Antarctic Peninsula is a niche but booming industry powered by deep-pocketed adventure-seekers travelling thousands of miles to marvel at penguin colonies and take "polar plunges" in sight of icebergs.