Antarctica

• Saturday, January 21st 2017 - 09:08 UTC

  Vogue exploring the Falklands: Island hopping at the end of the world

  

  Vogue magazine in its Living section, dedicated a well illustrated piece to the Falklands and to South Georgia, underlining its untouched beauty. Written by Lane Nieset, it offers five travel options, four in the Falklands and one in South Georgia.

• Wednesday, January 18th 2017 - 12:05 UTC

  HMS Protector recovers equipment abandoned in remote Antarctic island

  

  Personnel from HMS Protector have removed equipment abandoned more than 30 years ago on a remote island in Antarctica. The ice patrol ship attempted to remove equipment three years ago from Brabant Island – the second largest island of the Palmer Archipelago within the British Antarctic Territory – but were thwarted by bad weather.

• Friday, December 23rd 2016 - 00:54 UTC

  Scientific circumnavigation of Antarctica takes off from South Africa

  

  An international scientific voyage, comprising 60 researchers from 30 different countries (including Argentina), has set off from South Africa on a three-month tour of the Antarctic to study the extreme environment and impact of climate change on the Southern Ocean.

• Wednesday, December 21st 2016 - 19:37 UTC

  Argentine scientists arrive at Antarctica's Belgrano II Base to study climate change

  

  Twenty-one Argentine experts who will investigate climate change have arrived at the country's southernmost Antarctic Belgrano II Base, it was reported.

• Sunday, December 18th 2016 - 23:57 UTC

  Argentine Navy ship sets sail on Antarctica PANC mission to relieve Chile's Lautaro

  

  The Argentine Navy's ARA Islas Malvinas set sail Friday enroute to Antarctica to take part in the joint operation with the Chilean Navy in the “Combined Naval Antarctic Patrol” -- better known for its Spanish acronym PANC (Patrulla Antártica Naval Combinada) -- to control maritime traffic and address environmental issues in the area.

• Wednesday, December 14th 2016 - 05:35 UTC

  IAATO's 25 years pioneering performance recognized with place-names in Antarctica

  

  The International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) has been recognized in a recent suite of Antarctic place names made by the United Kingdom.The place-names selected for inclusion in a place-naming theme for the pioneers of safe and environmentally responsible Antarctic tourism, includes a group of islands in the Grandidier Channel named the IAATO Islands, to reflect the organization’s role, over the past 25 years, in advocating and promoting the practice of safe and environmentally-responsible Antarctic tourism.

• Friday, December 9th 2016 - 10:53 UTC

  Argentina and Chile alternate in Antarctic Combined Naval Patrolling

  

  Argentina and Chile are already alternatively operating the Antarctica Combined Naval Patrolling, (PANC), which is responsible for maritime control and safety, including search and rescue missions, in the Southern Ocean particularly significant in summer months because of the increase in tourism traffic.

• Friday, December 9th 2016 - 09:27 UTC

  UK celebrates 25th anniversary of Antarctic Environmental protection treaty

  

  On the twenty fifth anniversary of the Antarctic Treaty Protocol on Environmental Protection, British Minister for Polar Regions, Sir Alan Duncan underlined the hsitoric contribution and role played by the UK in Antarctica and in elaborating the protocol. Sir Duncan also pointed out that Antarctica has been the scene of considerable cooperation between the UK and Argentina, both within the Treaty system and in the field of science, “an area where I hope we may be able to do even more in the coming years”.

• Wednesday, December 7th 2016 - 21:54 UTC

  Massive rift in Antarctica: could become the largest iceberg since 2000

  

  A massive rift in the Antarctica has been spotted by NASA, but the troubling details about the rift is causing the agency to worry. The ice shelf in Larsen C that is close to breaking off is as big as the size of the state of Delaware.

• Saturday, December 3rd 2016 - 08:20 UTC

  Seventy female scientists to Antarctica to battle climate change and make a name for women in science

  

  More than 70 female scientists from all around the world have embarked upon a voyage to the South Pole with the common objectives of battling climate change and making a name for women in science. As part of the Homeward Bound initiative, an Australian program aimed at increasing the female representation in science, the group set upon what will be the largest ever all-women expedition to Antarctica.