Antarctica

Tue, 05 Aug 2025 08:32:00 GMT
South Georgia, forty year old Antarctica iceberg breaking up and drifting north
Almost four decades after breaking from Antarctica’s Filchner Ice Shelf, a still massive iceberg is showing its age. The berg, named A-23A, is shedding large chunks of ice as it drifts in the southern South Atlantic Ocean, ab...

Sun, 03 Aug 2025 11:44:00 GMT
South Georgia, new electronic permit system for visitors delayed for technical reasons
The South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands archipelago will soon introduce a mandatory electronic travel authorization (ETA) system for all visitors. This measure aims to strengthen environmental protection while regulati...

Sat, 02 Aug 2025 08:30:00 GMT
BAS research links ocean tides when Antarctica icebergs calve
A new study has revealed that ocean tides can directly influence when large Antarctic icebergs break off from the ice shelves surrounding the continent, a process known as calving. The research marks a major step toward accurat...

Thu, 31 Jul 2025 22:34:00 GMT
US State Department website advisories for travelers to Antarctica
The U.S. State Department has renewed two of its website Travel Advisories for Antarctica reminding travelers to “increase basically” their situational awareness in the area containing some of the edgiest and most volatile ...

Thu, 31 Jul 2025 21:26:00 GMT
Transformed St Helena veteran vessel will be visiting Falklands in 2026/2027
Falkland Islands residents, originally from the island of St. Helena, most probably during the next year, might see the revival of a vessel that for many decades was the only link with South Africa. However, this time refurbish...

Sat, 26 Jul 2025 10:38:00 GMT
Chile to build first pier in Antarctica
Chile is set to begin the construction on its first pier in Antarctica by the end of 2025, a strategic project with an investment exceeding US$52 million. This initiative aims to bolster Chile's infrastructure on the continent ...

Mon, 21 Jul 2025 08:23:00 GMT
Uruguayan NGO releases Magellanic penguins back into the ocean
The Uruguayan wildlife rescue group Socobioma released seven rehabilitated Magellanic penguins back into the sea from stop 1 on Mansa Beach in Punta del Este on Sunday, marking the end of a five-month process for the birds, whi...

Sat, 19 Jul 2025 11:11:00 GMT
A year from Argos Georgia tragedy, MAIB releases interim report which cost 13 lives
UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch, MAIB, released this week an interim report on the investigation of the foundering of the long liner Argos Georgia, approximately 190 nautical miles east of Port Stanley, Falkland Isl...

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 10:55:00 GMT
Falklands, Argentine opposition demands information on alleged Argentina, UK, US, NATO understanding
A recent article published by The Economist, and reproduced by MP, indicating a secret military dialogue between Argentina and UK, with the backing of the President Trump administration, which could lead to a softening of Presi...

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 21:20:00 GMT
Commemorative issue of South Georgia Wildlife stamps
Two-hundred and fifty years ago, January 1775, Captain James Cook landed at Possession Bay and took possession of the island, in the name of King George III and his heirs. In this anniversary year we celebrate South Georgia and...

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