Antarctica

Friday, October 24th 2014 - 05:11 UTC
Notebook from member of Scott's Antarctic expedition found a century later

A photographic notebook from Robert Scott's ill-fated Antarctic expedition has been found after a century trapped in the ice of the frozen continent, New Zealand's Antarctic Heritage Trust said.
Monday, October 20th 2014 - 21:56 UTC
AOA calls on CCAMLR to agree on marine protection of the Ross Sea and East Antarctica

As representatives of the 25 Members of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) meet this week in Hobart, where they will decide the fate of two key protection proposals in the Ross Sea and East Antarctica, the Antarctic Ocean Alliance (AOA) (*) called on the member countries to honor their conservation commitments and finally agree to lasting and significant Southern Ocean protection.
Thursday, October 9th 2014 - 07:44 UTC
HMS Iron Duke and Ice Patrol HMS Protector coincide in South Georgia

The Royal Navy HMS Iron Duke on Atlantic Patrol Tasking south berthed this week in South Georgia for a few days where she also met with Ice Patrol HMS Protector which arrived at the islands on her deployment to Antarctica, after battling hurricane force winds and 24 meters waves.
Tuesday, October 7th 2014 - 22:08 UTC
Enhancing safe navigation in polar waters

The Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators (AECO) and the International Association for Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO), in cooperation with Lindblad Expeditions, have found a way for cruise operators to share years of depth soundings from the Arctic and Antarctica.
Friday, September 19th 2014 - 06:53 UTC
Top marks for South Georgia Patagonian toothfish fishery

The South Georgia Patagonian toothfish fishery renewed its five-yearly Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification for the third consecutive time. The fishery, which was first MSC certified in 2004, received an average score of 96 out of 100 in the latest assessment, said the government of South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI).
Friday, September 12th 2014 - 01:28 UTC
IAATO Environmental Manager resigns to focus on PhD

Claudia Holgate, Environmental Manager for the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO), has decided to step down from the position, which has grown to become full time.
Wednesday, August 27th 2014 - 20:13 UTC
South Georgia expecting 64 cruise vessel calls this coming season

The number of cruise ship visits to South Georgia is set to increase by at least 10% in the forthcoming 2014/15 season, according to the July edition of the South Georgia Newsletter.
Friday, August 22nd 2014 - 00:01 UTC
An estimated 36.500 tourists and 54 vessels expected this coming Antarctic season

During the upcoming Antarctic season, from November through March, 36,545 tourists are expected to visit, according to estimates compiled by the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO). That’s a slight dip from the 37,405 who visited in 2013-14, which was a 9 percent increase from the previous year.
Wednesday, August 13th 2014 - 01:15 UTC
Chile's massive 2010 earthquake caused Antarctica glaciers to calve and 'icequakes'

A massive earthquake that struck Chile in 2010 caused glaciers thousands of miles away in Antarctica to calve, a study published Sunday in the journal Nature Geoscience found. Seismic surface waves radiating away from the earthquake’s epicenter traveled some 4,700 kilometers before passing through Antarctica’s ice sheets and causing small tremors, or “icequakes.”
Monday, August 11th 2014 - 22:56 UTC
Falkland Islands and the saga of Sir Ernest Shackleton a century ago

One hundred years ago this month Sir Ernest Shackleton set sail from Plymouth on HMS Endurance at the beginning of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1914-17), also known as the Endurance Expedition.