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Wed, 20 Oct 2021 09:10:00 GMT
All ready for the Antarctic cruise season to begin in Ushuaia
Atlas Ocean Voyages has given further details of how they are planning to operate their Antarctic cruises this coming 2021/2022 season from Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego province.

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 09:09:00 GMT
Humpback whales recovering on their feeding grounds in the South Atlantic
Humpback whale populations are strongly recovering on their feeding grounds in the South Atlantic, with over 24,543 whales now estimated to use polar waters in the Scotia Arc each summer.

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 09:00:00 GMT
Widespread collapse of West Antarctica’s ice sheet is avoidable if we keep global warming below 2℃
By Dan Lowry, Mario Krapp, Te Herenga Waka (*) – Rising seas are already making storm damage more costly, adding to the impact on about 700 million people who live in low-lying coastal areas at risk of flooding. Scientists ex...

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 09:25:00 GMT
Argentina votes funds for the construction of a Logistic Pole in Ushuaia
The Argentine government has earmarked some 70 million dollars, in three years, for the construction of an Antarctic Logistic Pole in Ushuaia, capital of the extreme south province of Tierra del Fuego. Some US$ 25 million will ...

Sat, 09 Oct 2021 21:58:00 GMT
Chile eliminates five-day quarantine for travelers arriving to Punta Arenas by air
Given the favorable results that the Magallanes Region, extreme south of Chile is showing in its battle against the Covid 19 pandemic, Chilean authorities have decided to lessen the restrictions both for incoming domestic and i...

Sat, 09 Oct 2021 09:09:00 GMT
Ushuaia confirms 243 cruise calls and National Geographic Endurance will open the 2021/22 season November 7
The port of Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego province confirmed that this cruise season 2021/22, a total of 37 vessels will make 243 calls between November and March next year. The National Geographic Endurance will inaugurate the s...

Sat, 09 Oct 2021 04:12:00 GMT
Tierra del Fuego extreme south vertex to become the Mitre Peninsula Protected Area
Argentina Tierra del Fuego province lawmakers from all parties have agreed to resurface a project to create the Mitre Peninsula Nature Protected Area, an idea born over thirty years ago and which covers the extreme end landmass...

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 17:14:00 GMT
Last Man Standing: A talk with the captain who spent 688 days on board a longliner
688. That is the number of days that the captain of the FV Nordic Prince, Arvid Olai Mjønes, spent on board the vessel without returning home. On the final leg of the voyage, the Norwegian captain spoke to MercoPress on board ...

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 09:44:00 GMT
Antarctica cruises Atlas Ocean Voyages will operate from Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego celebrates
An Antarctica cruise company, Atlas Ocean Voyages will begin operating from Ushuaia, the capital of the extreme south Argentine province of Tierra del Fuego. According to local media reports, the first call out of fifteen will ...

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 09:10:00 GMT
Falklands' decisive in supplying Covid-19 vaccines to BAS Antarctic base Rothera
The BBC has reported that nine months after it was rolled out, the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine has finally reached the Antarctic. It was flown in, via the Falkland Islands, this week to immunize the 23 staff members who've been k...



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