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www.AntarcticGuide.com http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/environment/emirati-women-embark-on-antarctica-expedition-1.991952 Emirati women embark on Antarctica expedition Five fearless future leaders take on the wilderness By Binsal Abdul Kader, Staff Reporter Published: 00:00 March 9, 2012 Abu Dhabi While climbing a mountain in Ushuaia in Argentina as training ahead of an Antarctica expedition, five Emirati women said they felt their lives were tied with […]

www.AntarcticGuide.com http://en.mercopress.com/2012/03/09/iaato-appoints-new-environmentalist Friday, March 9th 2012 – 00:39 UTC IAATO appoints new environmentalist Providence, RI. – The International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) yesterday announced the appointment of South African environmentalist Claudia “Clouds” Holgate to the part-time position of Environmental Operations Assistant. “We welcome Claudia to the IAATO team, and the entire organization looks […]

www.AntarcticGuide.com http://en.mercopress.com/2012/03/07/argentina-to-demand-a-review-of-the-south-atlantic-fisheries-agreement Argentina to demand a review of the South Atlantic fisheries agreement President Cristina Fernandez announced that Argentina will request the review of the South Atlantic fisheries agreement, because the UK and the Falklands are not abiding by the ‘protocols’ signed in the early nineties. The move is complementary to the announced review of […]

www.AntarcticGuide.com http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/03/07/alien-invasion-poses-risk-to-antarcticas-ecosystem-experts-warn/ Alien invasion poses risk to Antarctica’s ecosystem, experts warn Reuters Mar 7, 2012 – 3:26 PM ET Invasive alien plants are amongst the most significant conservation threat to Antarctica, especially as climate change warms the ice continent, said a report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Journal published on Tuesday. […]

www.AntarcticGuide.com http://www.timesunion.com/news/article/A-modern-Falkland-Islands-transformed-by-war-3390662.php A good, accurate account – A modern Falkland Islands, transformed by war By MICHAEL WARREN, Associated Press STANLEY, Falkland Islands (AP) — Falkland Islanders are still bristling over the invasion by Argentina 30 years ago, but they’re not complaining about its aftermath. The April 2, 1982, invasion led by Argentina’s dictators and the […]

www.AntarcticGuide.com Diaries show pole race marred by split in Norwegian team Andrew Darby March 3, 2012 IT WAS the flaw that made Roald Amundsen’s superhuman feat seem mortal after all. A century after the methodical Norwegian achieved the impossible by being first to the South Pole, there is new light on a breakdown in his […]

www.AntarcticGuide.com http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2012/03/04/nl-orlova-scrapped-304.html Russian ship to leave St. John’s for the scrap heap By Mark Quinn, CBC News Posted: Mar 5, 2012 6:07 AM NT Last Updated: Mar 5, 2012 10:10 AM NT Read 22comments22 A Russian ship that’s been tied up in St. John’s for more than a year and a half will be in […]

www.AntarcticGuide.com http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2017677952_webchilecruises06.html Originally published Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at 9:59 AM South American cruises marred by politics Thousands of passengers on cruises at the tip of South America are prevented from going ashore because of the dispute over the Falkland Islands and protests in Chile. By EVA VERGARA Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile — One of […]

www.AntarcticGuide.com Zoo hunts for escaped penguin March 6, 2012 – 7:42AM The hunt is on for a penguin that scaled a sheer rock face to escape from a Tokyo zoo, and was last seen swimming in a river in the Japanese capital. The one-year-old Humboldt penguin was snapped bathing in the mouth of the Old […]