Antarctica

• Thursday, September 2nd 2010 - 06:31 UTC

  Tiny marine animals reveal a possible ancient sea passage in Antarctica

  

  Scientists have found evidence for an ancient sea passage linking currently isolated areas of Antarctica. The evidence comes from a study of tiny marine animals living either side of the 2km thick Western Antarctic ice sheet.

• Tuesday, August 17th 2010 - 19:27 UTC

  South Sandwich Islands are the emergent tips of huge volcanoes, according to BAS

  

  Earlier this year, geologists on the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) ship “RRS James Clark Ross” completed a project to map the sea floor around the volcanic South Sandwich Islands using multi-beam sonar. This completes a project started three years ago, reports the latest edition of the South Georgia newsletter.

• Monday, August 16th 2010 - 19:11 UTC

  Scientists survey krill fishery and possible marine protected area in South Georgia

  

  The two South Georgia Island King Edward Point (KEP) based scientists are undertaking regular winter survey work at sea to investigate the spatial overlap between the winter krill fishery and the distribution of foraging predators and fish larvae in South Georgia waters, reports the SG newsletter.

• Saturday, August 14th 2010 - 03:02 UTC

  Crate of Shackleton’s Antarctic-hut whiskey shows liquor did not freeze

  

  A crate of Scotch whiskey that once belonged to famous polar explorer Ernest Shackleton was opened Friday, several months after having been rescued from a 100-plus old prison of Antarctic ice.

• Wednesday, July 14th 2010 - 03:05 UTC

  Stamp release on wrecks and hulls depicts South Georgia’s whaling history

  

  A set of four stamps featuring some of the wrecks and hulks around South Georgia Island shores in the South Atlantic was released on June 25th. The release date was chosen to coincide with the midwinter full moon. The photographs used on the stamps were taken by Thies Matzen, who also wrote the text below, which was published in the June edition of the South Georgia Newsletter.

• Tuesday, July 6th 2010 - 09:20 UTC

  Initiative to upgrade Chilean Antarctic Province to “Special Territory”

  

  A group of Chilean senators from the ruling Conservative coalition presented a constitutional reform initiative that would declare as a ‘special territory’ the Chilean Antarctic Province with the purpose of protection and conservation of the zone’s biodiversity.

• Friday, July 2nd 2010 - 15:14 UTC

  Falklands prepares for the coming 2010/11 cruise season

  

  The Falkland Islands Tourist Board has had the first indication from cruise companies on potential numbers of cruise ships to visit Stanley in 2010/11.

• Monday, June 28th 2010 - 22:30 UTC

  Hobart to host Antarctic tourism, IAATO conference in 2011

  

  Hobart, Tasmania has won the right to host a prestigious Antarctic tourism conference, again proving its unique status as Australia’s “Antarctic Capital”.

• Wednesday, June 9th 2010 - 19:55 UTC

  Busy May for South Georgia fisheries with good tooth-fish catches

  

  May has been a busy month in the South Georgia Fishery, which opened on April 26th and catches have been good, according to the latest edition from the South Georgia newsletter.

• Tuesday, May 18th 2010 - 15:39 UTC

  HMS Scott back in Davenport after six months tour in Antarctica

  

  The Royal Navy survey ship HMS Scott returned to Devonport this week after six months on deployment in the southern hemisphere. The deep-water survey ship deployed on 26 October 2009 replaced stricken HMS Endurance in Ice patrol duties.