Tag: Antarctica Day

• Thursday, December 1st 2022 - 10:27 UTC

  Celebrating Antarctica Day, 63rd anniversary of the signing of the Treaty

  

  Today is Antarctica Day which celebrates the anniversary of the signing of the Antarctic Treaty, December first in 1959 and the setting aside of nearly 10% of the Earth ”forever to be used exclusively for peaceful purposes (...) in the interests of all mankind.”

• Thursday, December 3rd 2020 - 08:58 UTC

  BAS celebrates Antarctica Day promoting polar science to classrooms in UK, US and Canada

  

  British Antarctic Survey (BAS) celebrated Antarctica Day in 2020 on December first, with a series of activities to highlight the importance of Antarctic research and operations during a year that marked the 200th anniversary of the discovery of the continent.

• Tuesday, December 3rd 2019 - 09:18 UTC

  Antarctica Day celebrates the signature of the Antarctic Treaty, 1st December 1959

  

  Antarctica Day was inaugurated in 2010 to celebrate the 1st December 1959 signature of the Antarctic Treaty, which was adopted “with the interests of science and the progress of all mankind.” Antarctica Day was initiated by the Foundation for the Good Governance of International Spaces as an annual event to build global awareness of this landmark institution, celebrating this milestone of peace in our civilization with hope and inspiration for future generations.

• Thursday, November 29th 2012 - 15:24 UTC

  Saturday December first, Antarctica Day recalls signature of the 1959 Treaty

  

  Antarctica Day was inaugurated in 2010 to celebrate the 1st December 1959 signature of the Antarctic Treaty, which was adopted “with the interests of science and the progress of all mankind.”