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Sat, 15 Jan 2022 13:55:00 GMT
Falklands' Maritime Heritage Trust resumes search for Shackleton's Endurance
Last week the Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust announced the resumption of the search for Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance which lies in deep water beneath the ice of the Weddell Sea. A hundred years after his death Shackleton ...

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 09:17:00 GMT
HMS Protector has completed her first Antarctic mission of the season
The Royal Navy's only Antarctic research ship has completed her first Antarctic mission of the season – revealing the impact of global warming. HMS Protector is on a five-year mission to support international research into wi...

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 09:14:00 GMT
Polar Preet who walked to the South Pole, is back in England and begins training for another Antarctic challenge
A British Army officer who became the first woman of color to complete a solo expedition to the South Pole has been given a hero's welcome on her return to the UK. Captain Preet Chandi was greeted by loved ones and colleagues a...

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 11:42:00 GMT
Carmona launches Argentina's Antarctic Annual Plan
In the absence of Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero who had to isolate himself after having been a close contact during last week's Celac Summit of his Bolivian colleague Rogelio Mayta, who tested positive for COVID-19, Malvina...

Thu, 06 Jan 2022 08:07:00 GMT
Sir Ernest Shackleton's legacy, a new era of Antarctic Exploration
One hundred years on from the death of the famous polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, the UK’s new polar research ship, RRS Sir David Attenborough, will be exploring the very same region where his ship, The Endurance, wa...

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 05:57:00 GMT
Polar Preet has arrived safely at the South Pole, first woman of color to achieve such a feat
A British Army captain has made history by becoming the first woman of color to cross Antarctica unsupported. Captain Harpreet Chandi has arrived safely at the South Pole after a 700-mile trek in 40 days.

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 09:50:00 GMT
Belgian station in Antarctica hit by COVID-19 infections
Although Project Manager Joseph Cheek said the situation was “not dramatic,” at least 16 of the 25 workers at Belgium's Princess Elisabeth polar station have tested positive for COVID-19 and the whole staff will remain isol...

Thu, 30 Dec 2021 09:50:00 GMT
Ushuaia Logistics Pole to compete with Falklands and Punta Arenas as Gate to Antarctica
Argentina's Antarctica Logistics Pole to be built in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, at the current naval base will be totally financed, managed and autonomous, no strings with any of the leading powers in the ice continent and inte...

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 09:43:00 GMT
HMS Protector breaks polar record and involved in scientific research on penguins and climate change
Icebreaker HMS Protector has broken a record, becoming the first Royal Navy ship to enter both polar circles within the same year. The Navy's only icebreaker, Protector left Plymouth in August for Antarctica, – her first visi...

Mon, 27 Dec 2021 20:45:00 GMT
Argentina to set up Antarctica observatory to look for exoplanets
Argentina will install an observatory at the Belgrano II base in Antarctica, 1,300 kilometers from the South Pole, which will be operated from Buenos Aires. The automated telescope will be used to detect exoplanets and other ce...



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