Antarctica
Sat, 23 Jan 2021 09:23:00 GMTGermany denies change of policy regarding the Falklands dispute
Germany said that its position on the Falkland Islands dispute has not changed, following claims by Argentina that Lufthansa's request for two flights to the Islands, in support of a polar research expedition, implied recogniti...
Fri, 22 Jan 2021 09:43:00 GMTArgentina rejoiced with Germany's position on the Falklands/Malvinas dispute
Argentina is rejoicing because Germany's flag carrier Lufthansa formally requested the Civil Aviation National Administration and the Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands provincial government over flight and...
Thu, 21 Jan 2021 00:48:00 GMTLufthansa to fly nontop to Falklands carrying German scientists
German carrier Lufthansa Wednesday issued a press release confirming plans are underway for a nonstop charter flight between Hamburg and Mount Pleasant in the Falkland Islands for scientific purposes. The airline highlighted th...
Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:10:00 GMTFalklands Conservation advises on penguins’ 'catastrophic' moulting period
Unlike all other birds, penguins go through what is called a “catastrophic” moult. For the penguin, it is probably as bad as it sounds. Falklands Conservation recalls that every penguin must moult once a year, normally betw...
Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:07:00 GMTIcebreaker HMS Protector is back to sea after £14m revamp
The HMS Protector, the only Royal Navy's ice patrol ship, has returned to sea after a £14m revamp to improve her ability to work in Antarctica. Extra weight was added to the vessel during the work has improved her ice-breaking...
Fri, 15 Jan 2021 09:15:00 GMTFalkland Islands penguins’ catastrophic moulting and how you can help them
Falklands Conservation has illustrated that unlike all other birds, penguins go through what is called a “catastrophic” moult. For the penguin it is probably as bad as it sounds. Every penguin must moult once a year, normal...
Thu, 31 Dec 2020 08:00:00 GMTAustralia's Antarctic Program MPV Everest scheduled to leave Hobart next 9 January
MPV Everest arrived in Hobart, Tasmania, on Wednesday to commence work for the Australian Antarctic Program, resupplying Australian stations and changing over personnel this summer.
Tue, 22 Dec 2020 08:46:00 GMTChilean army base in Antarctica detects 36 positive Covid-19 cases; Navy support vessel blamed
A coronavirus outbreak with 36 positive tests was reported on Monday at a Chilean Army base in Antarctica, the only continent, up to now, free of the virus. The army's Monday release said that at the Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme...
Sat, 19 Dec 2020 09:50:00 GMTA68a iceberg heading for South Georgia shifts direction and loses a chunk of mass
Strong currents have taken hold of a massive Antarctic iceberg that is on a collision course towards South Georgia Island, causing it to shift direction and lose a major chunk of mass, a scientist tracking its journey said on F...
Sat, 19 Dec 2020 08:50:00 GMTFalklands' register for UK's new polar ship RRS Sir David Attenborough
Britain’s new polar ship, the RRS Sir David Attenborough, has been registered on the British register of ships at Stanley, Falkland Islands.