The Hodgeman family shares a slice of history with a century-old piece of Australiana tying one continent to another, writes Steve Meacham. Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/national/bloodlines-keeping-the-antarctic-mission-immortal-20111111-1nblx.html#ixzz1eG7ybiVL

Peter Hughes embarks on a journey of discovery in the homeland of the maligned Norwegian who beat Scott to the South Pole. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/norway/8879509/Roald-Amundsens-Norway.html

DELEGATES at an ocean conservation conference have agreed to a plan to create marine reserves in the waters around Antarctica. The Commission for the Conservation of Marine Living Resources meeting in Hobart today accepted a framework be instituted for protected areas in the Ross Sea and Southern Ocean. Industrial fishing would be prohibited in the […]

A biscuit found at the old Cape Royd Antarctica hut from the famous Nimrod Expedition of Ernest Shackleton, has been sold in a Christie’s auction for £1,250 (just over A$2,000). Christie’s currently holds the world record price of £7,638 (A$12,292) for biscuit crumbs from one of Ernest Shackleton’s Antarctica expeditions. This was achieved at a […]

Ushuaia feeling the pinch from Chile’s seduction policy to attract cruise vessels Argentina’s extreme south city and Antarctica cruise hub, Ushuaia is feeling the pinch from the latest Chilean measures to attract more vessels and is requesting a costs adjustment to improve competition conditions. http://en.mercopress.com/2011/10/27/ushuaia-feeling-the-pinch-from-chile-s-seduction-policy-to-attract-cruise-vessels

Ushuaia, Argentina 20 November 2011 Polar Legend gets his wish 70 years late Next week renowned Antarctic explorer, Frank Wild CBE will have his last wish granted 72 years after his death when his ashes are laid to rest alongside Sir Ernest Shackleton in a tiny graveyard in one of the remotest places on earth. […]

On Sunday November 20, 2011 I sail for Antarctica. That’s something I’ve done more than 100 times before. But right now I’m as excited as I’ve ever been before. As I think back, I realise there hasn’t been a time when I wasn’t excited about travelling South – I’ll stop going when that happens. But […]

Ghost alps of Antarctica reveal secret November 17, 2011 – 5:59AM AFP For more than half a century, geologists have wrangled over the origins of an astonishing range of mountains found beneath ice up to three kilometres thick in East Antarctica. An international team of scientists, reporting in the journal Nature, say they have the […]

The Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is seeking a Government Officer who will be responsible to the Office of the Commissioner for the administration of Government duties at King Edward Point on South Georgia. On South Georgia they will be under the local direction of the Senior Government Officer. http://www.sgisland.gs/download/jobs/GO%20post%20advert_Nov%2011.pdf

Frozen Planet There have been some assumptions in the press today about Frozen Planet, that I don’t feel are a true reflection of how the show has been sold and marketed around the world, so I wanted to provide some clarity. http://blogs.bbcworldwide.com/2011/11/15/majority-of-international-broadcasters-will-show-all-frozen-planet-episodes/