Flybondi’s plan is to double its passenger numbers this year, and the opening of the new Buenos Aires-Ushuaia route brings it a step closer to its goal. Currently, the airline has five aircraft and plans to acquire five more by June. Photo: Mauricio V....
Sir Ernest Shackleton’s “Endurance” was crushed by pack ice while attempting to reach the edge of the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf and sank in November 1915. The upcoming “Endurance22” expedition is to locate, investigate and film the wreck....
Still at the beginning of December the world was fine in Svalbard. No COVID cases, hardly any tourists and a good vaccination rate ensured a relaxed mood before Christmas. But now omicron has also reached Svalbard and the measures have to be tightened. Picture:...
The Ross Ice Shelf is the largest in Antarctica and covers an ocean area of about 500,000 square kilometers. Photo: Dr. Michael Wenger The waters beneath the numerous ice shelves extending from the Antarctic continent into the Southern Ocean are even more hostile to...
Ships like the Royal Navy’s HMS Protector, which travel all over the world and also go to Antarctica, are partly responsible for the introduction of species into other regions. Photo: Royal Navy/Nicky Wilson Global shipping transports not only goods,...