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Antarctica

Tue, 19 Jul 2022 09:59:00 GMT
Chile opens bid process for the International Antarctic Center in Punta Arenas
Five domestic and international construction companies are among the short list chosen by Chile's Public Works Ministry to participate in the bid to build the International Antarctic Center, CAI, in Punta Arenas, for which ther...

Tue, 19 Jul 2022 09:54:00 GMT
Extreme temperatures in Antarctica and annual loss of 150 billion tons of ice
By BAS Atmosphere, Ice and Climate Change team, Floor van Heuvel, Ella Gilbert, Thomas Caton-Harrison, Ryan Williams, Tom Bracegirdle

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 10:28:00 GMT
Argentina protests the designation of Protected Areas in South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
The Argentine government in a protest note addressed to the United Kingdom pointed out its complete rejection of UK's intended designation of the entire landmass of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI) as Speciall...

Wed, 06 Jul 2022 09:55:00 GMT
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands designated landmass Protected Areas
The Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) announced on Tuesday the designation of the entire landmass of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI) as Specially Protected Areas, fulfilling th...

Wed, 06 Jul 2022 09:45:00 GMT
BAS report, the Antarctic glaciers ice loss is "unprecedented"
Two crucial glaciers in West Antarctica may be losing ice faster than they have over the last 5,000 years, according to a new study published in June. The international team, led by the University of Maine and including British...

Fri, 01 Jul 2022 09:39:00 GMT
Penguins at most risk off South Africa after predator whales seize the area
A study released this week in the peer-reviewed African Journal of Marine Science, would show that killer orcas are behind the finding of eight white sharks dead off the coast of Gansbaai, in western South Africa in 2017.

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 23:29:00 GMT
Antarctic Treaty members agree to protect Shackleton's Endurance wreck 3.000 meters deep in the Weddell Sea
A 500m perimeter is being implemented to aid the protection of Endurance, the ship famously lost in the Antarctic by explorer Ernest Shackleton. The vessel's position on the Weddell Sea floor was finally identified in March, 10...

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 17:43:00 GMT
RRS Sir David Attenborough centre stage at "Poles Apart" gallery in National Maritime Museum
Britain’s new polar research ship, RRS Sir David Attenborough, is centre-stage in a new gallery, ‘Poles Apart’, which opened at the Royal Museums Greenwich National Maritime Museum. The exhibition serves as a lasting remi...

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 09:50:00 GMT
Russia triggers toothfish conflict between US and UK over catch quotas in South Georgia
A diplomatic row over fish has broken out between the UK and US in response to provocations from Russia. The feud could lead to an import ban on Patagonian toothfish, also known as Chilean sea bass, which US officials claim is...

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 09:39:00 GMT
Midwinter Day in Antarctica, the shortest and darkest of the year
British Antarctic Survey (BAS) staff in the UK and across three Antarctic wintering stations observed the shortest, darkest day of the year on the frozen continent with a host of unique celebrations.



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