The RSV Nuyina is a 160-metre-long and almost 26-metre-wide icebreaker that will have around 25,500 tonnes of displacement. At one time, 117 people and 32 crew will be accommodated on board, as well as 4 helicopters and up to 96 containers. From 2021, the ship will be...
Over millions of years, the seabed of the Southern Ocean has changed with the shifts of the continental plates and with it the currents, which in turn influenced the climate. Photo: Julia Hager The glacial history of the Antarctic is currently one of the most...
Emperor penguins breed at the beginning of the Antarctic winter on the fast ice around Antarctica. The colonies are usually a few hundred to thousands of breeding pairs large and disband around the end of December. Photo: Michael Wenger Emperor penguins are the icons...
When studying whale behaviour it is essential to collect data such as diving duration and depth or time spent at the sea surface. But getting this data is by no means easy. Attaching the tags which include the various sensors and a GPS transmitter is extremely...
Dome A is the highest elevation on the Antarctic ice sheet. In addition, it is one of the driest and coldest places on earth, all important for an undisturbed observation of the universe, if you want to look through the atmosphere (light blue). Lying more than 1,000...