The breakup of the giant iceberg A-68 from the Larsen-C Ice Shelf indicated three years earlier by a large crack. The map shows the location of the ice shelves on the Antarctic Peninsula. Photo: Rosey Grant / British Antarctic Survey; Map: Cook & Vaughan, 2009 ...
One of the most prominent indications of seismic and volcanic activity in the region are volcanoes such as the one that forms Penguin Island. The well-known Deception Island is also part of it. But most volcanoes lie beneath the icy waters. (Photo: Dr Michael Wenger)...
Newly appointed captain Maryla “Milly” Ingham proudly stands in front of her ship, HMS Protector. She is the first woman to command a Royal Navy ship with the rank of captain and will have command of 88 men and women on board with immediate effect. Image:...
As part of his dissertation, Dr. Singh Sehra spent a total of 18 months in Antarctica and, together with Soviet researchers, made a circumnavigation of the continent and became the first Indian to overwinter at Molodezhnaya Station. Image: courtesy of Dr. Singh Sehra...
The first Antarctic season for the RSS “Sir David Attenborough” was also the first real-life field test of the new British research vessel. Overall, both the British Antarctic Survey and the owner NERC (National Environmental Research Council) are...