Antarctica

Saturday, April 20th 2024 - 10:39 UTC
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.
Monday, April 15th 2024 - 21:22 UTC
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 of the Falklands flagged Sir David Attenborough before they departed for BAS bases in Antarctica.
Monday, April 15th 2024 - 10:34 UTC
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-size operations that would otherwise require the services of the much larger and four-engined Lockheed C-130 Hercules.
Friday, April 12th 2024 - 10:12 UTC
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 matters concerning Antarctica given Argentine President Javier Milei's recent actions regarding the area when a United States base in Ushuaia was announced during US Southern Command Chief General Laura Richardson's visit.
Wednesday, April 10th 2024 - 11:09 UTC
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.
Monday, March 25th 2024 - 20:51 UTC
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.
Monday, March 25th 2024 - 20:49 UTC
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.
Wednesday, March 13th 2024 - 06:52 UTC
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 penguins.
Monday, March 4th 2024 - 21:18 UTC
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) has made great progress at Rothera Research Station. The program will transform how the British Antarctic Survey enables and supports polar science.
Tuesday, February 27th 2024 - 20:27 UTC
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 ocean and climate, and improve the predictions of its future contributions to sea level rise.