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Fri, 28 Jan 2022 09:20:00 GMT
New £2 coin to commemorate 60th Anniversary of British Antarctic Territory
The British Antarctic Territory and Pobjoy Mint have announced the release of a brand new £2 coin to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the formation of the British Antarctic Territory in 1962.

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 09:38:00 GMT
Argentina to develop new polar ship with Finnish consultants
The Government of Argentina Wednesday approved the allocation of funds to the Tandanor state shipyard to advance in cooperation with Finnish consultants Aker Arctic in the design and construction of a new polar ship to join the...

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 09:31:00 GMT
IAATO officially marked Antarctic Ambassadorship Day, April 25
The International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators, IAATO has announced that the first international day dedicated to Antarctic Ambassadors will be held on 25 April 2022. Last August IAATO as part of its 30th-anniversar...

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 09:27:00 GMT
Stamps release on the centenary of the Death of Sir Ernest Shackleton
To mark 100 years since the death of Sir Ernest Shackleton, South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands, the British Antarctic Territory and the Falkland Islands, have joined together to release a series of stamps celebrating hi...

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 09:24:00 GMT
Research and Monitoring Plan for South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands Marine Protected Area
A new Research and Monitoring Plan has been launched to help support the management of the South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands Marine Protected Area, MPA. The announcement was done in the January edition of the Sough Geo...

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 09:20:00 GMT
Spatial Segregation of Seabirds at South Georgia
The latest edition of the South Georgia Newsletter refers to seabirds, which are amongst the most globally threatened birds, often as a consequence of incidental mortality (bycatch) in fisheries. At South Georgia, wandering alb...

Tue, 25 Jan 2022 09:50:00 GMT
Climate change concern: Gentoo colonies moving further south
By Laura Geggel – Scientists have discovered a previously unknown colony of gentoo penguins in one of the southernmost spots these waddling birds have ever been spotted. The discovery is a cause for concern, according to the ...

Tue, 25 Jan 2022 09:12:00 GMT
247 anniversary of South Georgia Possession for the British Crown
Monday, January 17th was South Georgia Possession Day, marking 247 years since the first landing on the island was made by Captain James Cook. The British explorer was on his second world voyage aboard HMS Resolution.

Sat, 22 Jan 2022 10:56:00 GMT
The drifting giant A68 iceberg released billions of tons of fresh water in South Georgia ecosystem
Scientists monitoring the giant A68a iceberg from space reveal that a huge amount of freshwater was released as it melted around the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia. An estimated 152 billion tons of freshwater – equival...

Sat, 22 Jan 2022 09:46:00 GMT
Researchers detect around 60 million nests of Antarctic icefish in the Weddell Sea, Current Biology report.
Near the Filchner Ice Shelf in the south of the Antarctic Weddell Sea, a research team has found the world’s largest fish breeding area known to date. A towed camera system photographed and filmed thousands of nests of icefis...



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