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The Antarctican Society is, as its motto says, "by and for all Antarcticans." That includes those who have had the good fortune to visit Antarctica as well as anyone interested in any aspect of it. People have always been the focus of The Antarctican Society: explorers, scientists, support persons - both military and civilian - as well as travelers to the continent. Continue Reading .... July...

This week the Secretariat is welcoming Ms Marina Negro to the post of Data and Information... This week the Secretariat welcomes Mr Todd Dubois to the post of Fisheries Monitoring and... 19 June 2020 marked the first World Albatross Day which was launched by the ... CCAMLR Tagging Program Equipment Ordering Information. Schedule of Conservation Measures in Force 2019/20.

The SCAR COMNAP 2020 Local Organising Committee, in consultation with the SCAR and COMNAP Executive Committees have decided to cancel SCAR COMNAP 2020 in light of the global Coronavirus situation. The Committee has given due consideration to local Tasmanian and Australian health advice as well as the global response to the pandemic. The SCAR and COMNAP event hosts, the Australian Antarctic...

Quark Expeditions is uncompromisingly polar, specializing in expeditions to the Antarctic and the Arctic. We have been the leading provider of polar adventure travel for over 25 years. Risk-free cancellations and rebooking policies. Early book bonuses. Reduced deposits. It’s important to us that our guests feel confident when booking their polar voyage. In addition, Quark Expeditions has...

The headquarters for COMNAP is the COMNAP Secretariat, hosted by the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand. The Secretariat is staffed by the Executive Secretary & the Research and Project Development Manager and receives administrative support from Gateway Antarctica. The COMNAP Secretariat had two previous locations: initially at the American Geophysical Union Headquarters,...

Discover the best tours and adventure holidays to Antarctica with Swoop, the Antarctica travel experts. We’ll help you find and book your perfect adventure. Charlotte's Bay on day 3 exceeded my expectations with her prolific ethereal beauty, including whales frolicking and spouting at nearly every angle of the Bay, as well as vibrant, modern-sculpture like icebergs that surrounded us. We even...

The polar regions are especially sensitive to pollution. Conditions can also be hazardous, increasing the chances of accidents. As ship traffic increases in the Arctic and Antarctic, it is therefore extremely important that vessels are adequately regulated to protect the safety of humans and the environment. ASOC urges the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to institute a strong...

The First Zero Emission Antarctic Research Station. For decades, Antarctica has been the home of science and an example for preservation governance. The International Polar Foundation signed the return of Belgium on the continent with the first ever “zero emission” station: Princess Elisabeth Antarctica. A new station in a vastly unexplored region of Antarctica, Princess Elisabeth Antarctica...

Antarctic Animals, discover some of the most challenged animals by extreme Antarctica weather. Also find facts about Antarctica and whole Antarctic Region. More than seven hundred species of algae and phytoplankton are found to live in the Antarctic Region apart from whales, seals and other animals in Antarctica. On account of the heavy presence of whale species of different sizes and varieties...

The Antarctic Fire Department is proudly supporting the advancement of world science through fire/rescue support services on the highest, driest, windiest, coldest, and ultimately harshest continent on the planet - Antarctica. The department offers the unique opportunity to go where few people have gone before, or ever will go. Antarctica is one of the few places on earth that remain unscathed...

This site is dedicated to the stamps, postal history and heroic explorers of the great White Continent. Inside you will find extensive biographical data on the early explorers in addition to significant statistics and examples of the philately of Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic islands.

The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Club is a membership organisation for past and present staff of the British Antarctic Survey and its predecessors. British Antarctic Survey Friends of SPRI UK Antarctic Heritage Trust British Antarctic Monument Trust Royal Geographical Society. First President Sir VIVIAN FUCHS (Sculpture by Kathleen Purburry 1975 Photo from BAS Archives).

Here you can find everything you wish to know about Antarctica from experts who have been working there for decades. We hope you find the site easy to navigate. To keep it simple we have put basic points on the front page of each heading but, on most, you’ll find a “more info” tab to click that will take you to detailed information about the topic. If you have any problems, please let us know....

Antarctica and Australia separated more than 100 million years ago; airborne magnetic surveys of ice-covered bedrock in Antarctica identifies geological correlations between the two land masses. A team of scientists supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) will be taking off in a specially-modified Gulfstream V jet this month as they survey remote parts of the Southern Ocean....

The respondents primarily had an Earth Observation background, however 6 responses were also received from ‘decision makers with interest in Cryosphere and its changes,’ indicating that Antarctic Ice Sheet products are required to help make informed policy decisions. Mass balance, ice velocity, surface elevation change and grounding lines were determined to be the most important data products....

Working with commercial and government logistics, we are an international multidisciplinary team of scientists dedicated to tackling the most time-critical research questions in the Antarctic. The great unknown Antarctic holds around 90 percent of our planet’s ice and 70 percent of its freshwater. There’s so much water that if all the ice melted we would be left with a large landmass in the...