Antarctica

• Monday, May 9th 2022 - 10:55 UTC

  Chilean president will address the Falklands issue with Boris Johnson in Egypt

  

  Chilean president Gabriel Boric will be talking about the Falklands and South Sandwich Islands sovereignty claims with Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Argentine president Alberto Fernandez during the next COP27 scheduled for November.

• Thursday, May 5th 2022 - 09:46 UTC

  BAS Director Professor Jane Francis awarded Patron's Medal from the Royal Geographical Society

  

  The director of the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), Professor Dame Jane Francis has been awarded the prestigious Royal Geographical Society with the Institute of British Geographers (IBG) Patron’s Medal for contributions to earth and environmental sciences.

• Thursday, May 5th 2022 - 09:34 UTC

  Britannia Royal Naval College has a new Commanding Officer, Captain Sarah Oakley

  

  The home of the Royal Navy Officer Corps has a new Commanding Officer providing tomorrow’s Fleet with the leaders it needs. Captain Sarah Oakley, who also served as commander of the former Falklands' patrol HMS Clyde, formally took charge of Britannia Royal Naval College from Captain Roger Readwin in a handover ceremony. Captain Readwin reflected on his two and a half years at the helm of one of the most prestigious training establishments in the world.

• Tuesday, May 3rd 2022 - 08:59 UTC

  IAATO appoints Tudor Morgan as chair of the organization

  

  The International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) has appointed Executive Committee member Tudor Morgan to its leading role. Tudor, VP Government and Industry relations at IAATO member operator Hurtigruten Expeditions, takes the reins from Robyn Woodhead, who steps down after five years on the EC, the last one as chair.

• Thursday, April 28th 2022 - 09:54 UTC

  Scientists find never-changing ice island in Antarctica

  

  Climate change has been confirmed once more to be taking its toll on Earth's shape as an ice island has been discovered in Antarctica which has stayed unchanged even in the presence of bypassing icebergs and other phenomena, according to NASA data.

• Thursday, April 28th 2022 - 09:30 UTC

  Chile's domestic built icebreaker is 59% completed, Navy reports

  

  Chile's first domestic built icebreaker, as part of the “Antarctica Project I”, will enable the country's navy to fulfill multiple logistic tasks, research operations, supply Antarctic bases and stations, having the capacity to sail in one-meter thick ice.

• Tuesday, April 26th 2022 - 09:45 UTC

  World's Penguin Day, five of 18 species live in the Falkland Islands

  

  April 25, marks World Penguin Day, an opportunity for many wildlife organizations to tout conservation efforts for these charismatic, amphibious birds. It’s nearly winter in the southern hemisphere, and April 25 coincides with Antarctic penguins’ annual northward march to the sea.

• Tuesday, April 26th 2022 - 09:17 UTC

  Argentine Antarctica bases now communicated through ARSAT satellites

  

  All of Argentina's bases in Antarctica are now equipped with telecommunications systems depending on nationally-owned ARSAT satellites instead of relying on foreign providers, it was announced.

• Monday, April 25th 2022 - 09:44 UTC

  Penguins, postage stamps and Russian politics: What it’s like to rule the territory with no citizens

  

  By Jonathan Margolis, The Telegraph – Monday 25 April is South Georgia's Liberation Day, when a British Task Groupin 1982 recovered the island from Argentine military occupation. However, the island has no citizens to celebrate the event, with no more than thirty temporary residents.

• Saturday, April 23rd 2022 - 10:45 UTC

  Rural producers to stage tractor caravan protest in Buenos Aires

  

  Argentine rural producers are planning to stage a tractor convoy parade Saturday onto Buenos Aires' Plaza de Mayo in front of Casa Rosada to protest against several measures by the administration of President Alberto Fernández which have seriously affected them.