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Argentina claims Falklands oil rig in Argentine waters
www.AntarcticGuide.com http://www.penguin-news.com/index.php?option=com_flexicontent&view=items&id=260:argentina-claims-falklands-rig-in-argentine-waters Argentina claims Falklands rig in Argentine waters CreatedSunday, 19 February 2012 ARGENTINE newspaper Ambito Financiero has claimed exploration rig Leiv Eiriksson, contracted by two oil companies to drill to the south of the Falkland Islands, “was found, on Thursday, exploring in Argentine waters”, according to ‘irrefutable’ satellite images. mercopress.com reported that oil industry […]
Which bird migrates the farthest?
www.AntarcticGuide.com http://earthsky.org/biodiversity/which-bird-migrates-the-farthest Which bird migrates the farthest? Over its lifetime of about 25 years, an Arctic Tern can fly a million kilometers – nearly three times the distance from the Earth to the moon. The Arctic Tern breeds on the shores of the Arctic Ocean in northern hemisphere summer. And it feeds over the oceans […]
Satellites Track Health of Seal, Penguin Populations in Antarctica
www.AntarcticGuide.com http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=39919 Satellites Track Health of Seal, Penguin Populations in Antarctica • Source: The Antarctic Sun • Posted Saturday, February 18, 2012 A satellite image shows chinstrap penguin colonies at Baily Head, Deception Island, in 2003. The white patches are the colonies. Researchers are using high-resolution imagery shot from satellites to find, count and assess […]
Impromptu antarctic adventurer in the gun
www.AntarcticGuide.com Impromptu antarctic adventurer in the gun By John Weekes 6:27 AM Sunday Feb 19, 2012 Busby Noble, the impromptu crewmate on Norwegian adventurer Jarle Andhoy’s illicit trip to Antarctica, faces two grillings when he returns – from authorities and his girlfriend of 20 years, T.P. Teiho. And Teiho already has harsh words for entrepreneur […]
The New Yorker on Falkland “Colonialism”
www.AntarcticGuide.com February 16, 2012 COLONIALISM AND THE FALKLAND ISLANDS Posted by Jon Michaud Lauren Collins writes from London that the British are in an uproar over remarks that Sean Penn made about the deployment of Prince William to the Falkland Islands. “The world today is not going to tolerate any ludicrous and archaic commitment to […]
Falkland Islanders have the right to choose their future
www.AntarcticGuide.com http://en.mercopress.com/2012/02/16/falkland-islanders-have-the-right-to-choose-their-future MercoPress Montevideo, February 16th 2012 – 22:12 UTC Thursday, February 16th 2012 – 20:00 UTC Falkland Islanders have the right to choose their future By Dr. Barry Elsby – The Falkland Islands are home to a thriving community. In the face of escalating rhetoric, that community must have the right to determine its […]
SAFEGUARDING ANTARCTICA’S BURIED LAKES
www.AntarcticGuide.com http://news.discovery.com/earth/safeguarding-antarcticas-buried-lakes-120216.html SAFEGUARDING ANTARCTICA’S BURIED LAKES Analysis by Sarah Simpson Thu Feb 16, 2012 05:45 AM ET Hundreds of mysterious bodies of fresh water are trapped deep inside Antarctica’s massive ice sheets. Polar scientists have been clamoring to explore these buried lakes for years, knowing that they may hold secrets to the origins of life […]
Corinthian II available for charter from winter 2013
www.AntarcticGuide.com Corinthian II available for charter from winter 2013 Corinthian II, which has been chartered to New York-based Travel Dynamics International for eight years, will be redelivered in March 2013 and is due to sail for Copenhagen’s Albatros Travel for the following summer. The vessel’s manager, International Shipping Partners, said Albatros Travel has options for […]
Facelift for Hapag-Lloyd’s website
www.AntarcticGuide.com Facelift for Hapag-Lloyd’s website The Hapag-Lloyd Cruises website, at www.hl-cruises.com, has undergone a major facelift. The homepage now reveals new user-friendly tools, as well as a redesigned visual appearance, presenting clear information for passengers, potential cruisers, media and travel agents. As part of the relaunch the company is introducing its new family brand ‘Hapag-Lloyd […]
Talk of Falklands oil boom as war anniversary nears
www.AntarcticGuide.com http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/blog/2012/feb/16/talk-falklands-oil-boom-tensions-anniversary Talk of Falklands oil boom heightens tensions as war anniversary nears Up to 8.3bn barrels of oil could be up for grabs, ramping up tensions as the 30th anniversary of the war between the UK and Argentina approaches A banner outside Government House in Buenos Aires reads ‘Brits get out of the Malvinas’. […]