Antarctica

Tuesday, December 14th 2021 - 09:39 UTC
Albatros Expeditions christens Ocean Victory in South Georgia with a block of ice

Denmark based Albatros Expeditions has christened the Ocean Victory in South Georgia on its maiden voyage last 3 December, according to a press release.
Tuesday, December 14th 2021 - 09:34 UTC
Future Communications Tower hub at Antarctica's Rothera Station trial assembles in Scotland

A full trial assembly of a specialist air communications tower for a British Antarctic Research Station has been constructed this autumn in Scotland, ahead of its shipping to Antarctica. Mocking up the huge communications tower was no mean feat as the roof level is over 16m above ground, with a floor area of over 43.23m2.
Wednesday, December 8th 2021 - 09:19 UTC
Some 6,700 Magellan penguins migrated to Brazil's coastline during winter

Brazil's Beach Monitoring Project, PMP, reports that more than 6,700 penguins have arrived mainly on Santa Catarina and Parana states coast during the migration season this year, which represents a 20% per cent increase in the number of marine birds coming over last year.
Tuesday, December 7th 2021 - 09:45 UTC
Expedition cruise Ultramarine anchored in Ushuaia bay finally cleared to sail

The expedition cruise Ultramarine from Quark Expeditions, anchored in Ushuaia Bay, extreme south of Argentina, finally was liberated after Covid-19 testing among the crew proved negative. The crew was never allowed ashore and had to wait until the Covid-19 outbreak was considered under control.
Friday, December 3rd 2021 - 07:51 UTC
Falklands prepares to welcome state of the art RRS Sir David Attenborough on 9 December

The Falkland Islands Government has invited the public to welcome the RRS Sir David Attenborough as it makes its maiden voyage into the Falkland Islands on Thursday 9 December 2021.
Thursday, December 2nd 2021 - 23:40 UTC
Antarctica Day, a unique agreement for a unique region

”December first, Antarctica Day, we are marking the 60th Anniversary of the Antarctic Treaty coming into effect. This year is also the 30th anniversary of the Environmental Protocol; the framework under the Antarctic Treaty which protects Antarctica from environmentally detrimental activity,” the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust celebrated yesterday. Camilla Nichol, the Chief Executive of the foundation, called to celebrate with colleagues across the Polar community and beyond the UK.
Thursday, December 2nd 2021 - 09:45 UTC
Antarctica, Falklands and South Georgia will see a total and partial solar eclipse

On Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, some people in the Southern Hemisphere, Falklands, South Georgia Islands, will have the chance to experience a total or partial eclipse of the Sun, according to US space agency NASA.
Tuesday, November 30th 2021 - 19:00 UTC
Unauthorized works kill hundreds of penguins in Chubut

A landowner in the town of Punta Tombo in the Argentine Province of Chubut is to be prosecuted under the Law of Cruelk Treatment Against Animals after crushing several penguin nests and electrocuting over a hundred of the birds living at the local natural wildlife reserve some 110 kilometres south from Rawson, the provincial capital.
Tuesday, November 30th 2021 - 09:20 UTC
Thursday, D day for cruise Ultramarine and its delayed departure from Ushuaia on an Antarctic expedition

Expedition cruise Ultramarine must remain in total confinement at the port of Ushuaia until next Thursday, following nine positive PCR tests among the 173 strong crew. No person is allowed on board or to disembark although water and supplies have been guaranteed, as well as all the necessary health support
Monday, November 29th 2021 - 09:25 UTC
Chile planning an optical fiber cable from Puerto Williams to Antarctica

The regional government of Magallanes extreme south of Chile signed an agreement with the Telecommunications ministry and Country Development Secretariat to study the feasibility of an optical fiber from the region to the Antarctic peninsula.