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Uruguay says Falklands are an “inadmissible colonial enclave”
Uruguay considers that British control over the Falklands or Malvinas Islands constitutes a “colonial enclave”, which is “inadmissible”, and that is why Falklands’ flagged vessels are barred from entering Uruguayan ports, said on Friday Foreign Affairs minister Luis Almagro. “If we are consistent with our position that the Malvinas constitute the only remaining European colonial […]
China to install five Antarctic telescopes
In the next five years, China will install five astronomical telescopes in the Antarcticareas to conduct research mainly on supernova cosmology, cosmic dark matter, theformation of extra solar planets and fixed stars. Antarctic Guide info@antarcticguide.com www.AntarcticGuide.com Twitter: AntarcticGuide
Crew stabilizes leaking Russian ship near Antarctica, but rescuers still days away
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The 32 crew members aboard a leaking Russian fishing ship near Antarctica have made progress stabilizing the vessel, and a plane was scheduled to drop them supplies Saturday. Rescue ships, hampered by heavy sea ice, were still several days away. The vessel Sparta hit underwater ice Friday, tearing a 1-foot (30-centimeter) […]
The beautiful south: Antarctica
Following in the footsteps of Frank Wild, Shackleton’s right-hand man, Bella Bathurst heads towards Antarctica – a magical land of ancient icebergs and amazing wildlife The Observer, Sunday 18 December 2011 http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2011/dec/18/antarctica-cruise-frank-wild-shackleton Antarctic Guide info@antarcticguide.com www.AntarcticGuide.com Twitter: AntarcticGuide
Roald Amundsen had son, Canadian newspaper claims
A report in the Globe and Mail states that “Between 1903-06, Amundsen successfully guided his ship, the Gjoa, through the Northwest Passage – another first . . it was his two years with Netsilik Inuit in Gjoa Haven, in what is now northeast Nunavut, that taught him tactics essential to survival in polar extremities. . . Amundsen’s […]
Expedition helicopter crashes in Antarctic
The accident happened at 9:20 pm Thursday(local time) when the helicopter was returning to China’s expedition ship Xuelong after transporting supplies to the Zhongshan research station in the Antarctic. Two pilots were rescued, one suffered minor injuries. http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-12/09/content_14240864.htm
The ice doesn’t care
When natural historian Sir David Attenborough first set foot in the arctic wilderness, he was silenced by the almost unprecedented scale of it, he says. “I though of the space, I suppose, and loneliness, and insignificance,” he adds, and pauses for a moment to collect his thoughts. “It’s a corny response, but it is what […]
Antarctic Guide launches
A new website for all things Antarctica has just launched in time for the 2011 Antarctic summer season. Besides an incredible level of information about explorers, wildlife and the locations visitors may see, Antarctic Guide is also a clearing house for the latest news about Antarctica. It has been developed by Antarctic expedition staff with […]
South Polar Times reborn
The South Polar Times was an on-site monthly publication for two Antarctica expeditions. The first two volumes come from Robert Falcon Scott’s “Discovery” expedition during the winters of 1902 and 1903, edited by Sir Ernest Shackleton and Louis Bernacchi (on the expedition’s only typewriter). The third volume was edited by Apsley Cherry-Garrard, on Scott’s last expedition, the […]