Antarctica

Friday, August 6th 2021 - 07:28 UTC
Green light to build an International Antarctic Center in Punta Arenas

Punta Arenas in the extreme south of Chile will host the International Antarctic Center, CAI, a long-time project several times delayed but which finally was given the green light, and should begin to be built in the near future with an investment demanding some 75 million US dollars.
Thursday, August 5th 2021 - 20:17 UTC
US promoting Endangered Species Act for Emperor penguin colonies

By Stephanie Jenouvrier (*) Emperor penguins thrive on Antarctica’s coastlines in icy conditions any human would find extreme. Yet, like Goldilocks, they have a narrow comfort zone: If there’s too much sea ice, trips to bring food from the ocean become long and arduous, and their chicks may starve. With too little sea ice, the chicks are at risk of drowning.
Tuesday, August 3rd 2021 - 19:51 UTC
Southern right whales at South Georgia acoustic messages, BAS Project report

Scientists from British Antarctic Survey (BAS), Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS), and international collaborators have this week published the first detailed research on the sounds made by southern right whales on their high latitude feeding grounds at South Georgia.
Tuesday, August 3rd 2021 - 06:04 UTC
Polar vessels RRS Sir David Attenborough and RSV Nuyina meet during sea trials

UK and Australia’s two new polar research ships got together off the coast of Falmouth in July during sea trials in preparation for their first Antarctic missions. The state-of-the-art Falklands flagged RRS Sir David Attenborough and RSV Nuyina will enable scientists to understand changes in our planet’s climate, oceans and marine life.
Monday, July 26th 2021 - 08:07 UTC
Lindblad Expeditions incorporates the National Geographic Endurance to its fleet

Lindblad Expeditions has inaugurated its first polar expedition cruise ship, National Geographic Endurance, in honor of explorer Ernest Shackleton's iconic Antarctic vessel. The incorporation to the fleet which took place in Reykjavik, Iceland was officially welcomed by Lindblad Expeditions’ founder and co-chair Sven Lindblad and CEO Dolf Berle, as well as her captain Aaron Wood.
Wednesday, July 21st 2021 - 09:29 UTC
Argentina announces the construction of an Antarctica Logistics Pole in Ushuaia

Argentine president Alberto Fernandez announced the construction of an Antarctica Logistic Pole in Ushuaia, which will demand an investment of some US$ 300 million, a long time aspiration of Argentine armed forces to mark or match a strong presence in the extreme south of the continent and in Antarctica.
Wednesday, July 14th 2021 - 05:49 UTC
Information on the upcoming South Georgia 2021/22 Tourism Season

The Government of South Georgia and South Sandwich Island, GSGSSI is committed to facilitating visits without compromising the high standards in safety and environmental protection. The GSGSSI website now includes the latest information and details of the upcoming 2021/22 tourism season.
Tuesday, July 13th 2021 - 07:43 UTC
South Georgia welcomes a new Chief Executive Officer, Laura Sinclair Willis

After a thorough and competitive recruitment process, the Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands announced that the next Chief Executive will be Laura Sinclair Willis.
Friday, July 9th 2021 - 06:41 UTC
Ushuaia expects some 68 vessels and 488 calls during the 2021/22 cruise season

As long as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to recede and there are no further new strain surprises, this coming 2021/22 season, the port of Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego province is scheduled to receive some 68 tourism vessels and 488 calls.
Sunday, July 4th 2021 - 23:00 UTC
Endurance22: Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust organizes expedition to find and film Shackleton's ship sunk in Antarctica in 1915

The Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust (FMHT) is planning an expedition – Endurance22 – to locate, survey and film the wreck of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s iconic ship, Endurance, which sank in the Weddell Sea in November 1915.