http://earthsky.org/biodiversity/rare-whales-filmed-for-the-first-time Rare whales filmed first time ever near Australia http://davidmcgonigal.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/shepherds_beaked_whale-300×215.jpg Rarely seen Shepherd’s beaked whale Researchers spotted a dozen or so rare Shepherd’s beaked whales off the coast of Australia. And they got video! Big news from blue whale researchers in February 2012. The Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency reported yesterday (February 23) that the […]

www.AntarcticGuide.com http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/SouthAmerica/Two-dead-after-blast-destroys-Brazil-s-Antarctic-base/Article1-817261.aspx Two dead after blast destroys Brazil’s Antarctic base Agence France-Presse Sao Paulo, February 26, 2012 An explosion destroyed a Brazilian research base in Antarctica on Saturday, killing two navy personnel and injuring a third, authorities said. Brazilian defense minister Celso Amorim confirmed the deaths of non-commissioned officer Carlos Alberto Vieira Figueiredo and sergeant […]

www.AntarcticGuide.com Thursday, February 23rd 2012 – 06:33 UTC Argentine group insists with Falklands’ self determination and sharing natural resources A group of Argentine intellectuals, academics and free-thinkers have criticized President Cristina Fernandez government strategy of confronting the UK on the Malvinas Islands sovereignty dispute and called for dialogue that guarantees the self determination of the […]

www.AntarcticGuide.com http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-17148157 23 February 2012 Last updated at 21:44 GMT Argentina intellectuals query Falkland Islands policy A group of Argentine intellectuals has challenged the government’s ambition to take control of the Falkland Islands from the British. The 17 writers urged the government to recognise the right of the islanders to decide their own future. They […]

www.AntarcticGuide.com http://www.politics.co.uk/news/2012/02/23/flicker-of-reconciliation-uk-sends-condolences-to-argentina Flicker of reconciliation? UK sends condolences to Argentina after crash Thursday, 23 February 2012 11:09 AM By Ian Dunt The UK sent condolences to Argentina last night after a train crash killed 49 people in Buenos Aires. The wreck also injured over 600 others. Passengers claimed the train was travelling too fast. “I […]

www.AntarcticGuide.com http://london.stepbystep.com/how-to-get-antarctica-tourist-visit-visa-from-london-6778/ Step by Step How to Get Antarctica Tourist Visit Visa From London By jimstuart February 21st, 2012 Antarctica is the southern most continent on the planet and has no human inhabitants. The only people that do reside temporarily on the frozen landscape are located in the research stations setup by different countries for […]

www.AntarcticGuide.com http://en.mercopress.com/2011/12/31/a-malvinas-war-veteran-dies-in-an-attempt-to-cross-to-the-falklands-in-a-kayak Saturday, December 31st 2011 – 18:43 UTC A Malvinas war veteran dies in an attempt to cross to the Falklands in a kayak A Malvinas war veteran drowned in an attempt to reach the Falkland Islands in a kayak from Ushuaia while his companion was rescued by an Argentine Navy patrol and is […]

www.AntarcticGuide.com http://spectator.org/archives/2012/02/20/sean-penn-and-me Sean Penn and Me By H. W. CROCKER, III on 2.20.12 @ 6:07AM Guess which one doesn’t know much about history. I know I shouldn’t, but I always feel a sense of personal responsibility when Sean Penn says something stupid. You see, it was my father who taught him history — or at […]

www.AntarcticGuide.com http://www.stalbansreview.co.uk/news/9540274.Polar_exploration_book_expected_to_fetch___20_000_at_auction/ Polar exploration book by Apsley Cherry-Garrard expected to fetch £20,000 at auction 5:09pm Sunday 19th February 2012 in A rare first edition copy of the most famous book about Polar exploration written by a wealthy Wheathampstead explorer and signed and presented to Scott of the Antarctic’s widow, is set to fetch between £15,000 […]