Antarctica

Sat, 20 Apr 2024 10:39:00 GMT
Chile's new icebreaker completes first week at sea
The new Chilean-built “Almirante Viel” icebreaker completed her first week of sea testing on Friday, it was reported in Santiago.

Mon, 15 Apr 2024 21:22:00 GMT
Falklands celebrate close bonds with BAS and RRS Sir David Attenborough
A year ago the Falkland Islands Governor Alison Blake CMG and members of the Falklands community were welcomed onboard the state of the art icebreaker RRS Sir David Attenborough. This week the Governor invited some of the crew ...

Mon, 15 Apr 2024 10:34:00 GMT
Argentine Air Force Saab 340B makes successful first flight to Marambio Base in Antarctica
The Argentine Air Force (FAA) has added the Swedish-built Saab 340B twin turboprop to the list of aircraft able to perform logistics missions to Antarctica after a successful first flight last week. The model is ideal for small...

Fri, 12 Apr 2024 10:12:00 GMT
Milei's recent presence in Ushuaia triggers sovereignty concerns in Chile
Mayor Claudio Radonich of the southern Chilean city of Punta Arenas insisted this week that his country had “deantarticulated” over the past 30 years and urged the political leadership to be much more “intense” in matte...

Wed, 10 Apr 2024 11:09:00 GMT
South Georgia: Invitation to submit proposals to act as Mint for Commemorative Coins
The Commissioner of the Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands has invited proposals to act as the Government’s Mint for the production of commemorative coins.

Mon, 25 Mar 2024 20:51:00 GMT
New Director of Operations for South Georgia
New Director of Operations for the Government of South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, SGSSI. Mairi MacLeod is a veteran of British Antarctic Survey and has done volunteer work with the South Georgia Heritage Trust.

Mon, 25 Mar 2024 20:49:00 GMT
Expedition to study Antarctic krill and if fishery management is sufficient to safeguard stocks
An expedition to study Antarctic krill and the baleen whales that feed upon them is underway in the Antarctic Peninsula. The project is funded by the UK Government through Darwin Plus.

Wed, 13 Mar 2024 06:52:00 GMT
Avian Flu in South Georgia Gentoo and King penguin colonies
The government of South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands has reported that Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has now been confirmed from 23 sites across South Georgia, including a colony of Gentoo and a colony of King ...

Mon, 04 Mar 2024 21:18:00 GMT
BAS implementing Antarctic infrastructure modernization program for polar scientists
The British Antarctic Survey has been modernizing Antarctic infrastructure for future generations of polar scientists. Construction in the Antarctic is challenging and the Antarctic Infrastructure Modernization Program (AIMP) ...

Tue, 27 Feb 2024 20:27:00 GMT
Scientific teams conclude summer studies at Antarctica’s giant Thwaites Glacier
Teams of scientists and support staff with the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration, (ITGC) have spent the past couple of months working on the Thwaites Glacier to advance our knowledge of how it interacts with the ocea...

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