Argentina’s only icebreaker, the “Almirante Irizar” in the port of Ushuaia. From here, the ship supplies its Antarctic stations and conducts research cruises. Now the ship will receive support. Image: Argentine Government via Wikicommons CC-BY 2.5 In...
Beached dolphins in the yacht harbor of Ushuaia. (Photo: Marine Prefecture of Ushuaia) Last Sunday at noon, visitors to the Ushuaia Yacht Club witnessed an unusual event. More than a dozen dolphins approached the shore at full speed and beached themselves next to the...
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....
This is one of about 100,000 pairs of Magellanic penguins breeding in Punta Tombo. However, each year the colony size shrinks by one percent. Photo: Wikimedia Commons / Ankara, CC BY-SA 3.0 The increasingly frequent weather extremes due to climate change include heat...
Only the framework and the base of the new observatory on the Belgrano II Antarctic Station are yet in place, but the telescope is scheduled to be installed as early as 2022/23 and put into operation soon thereafter (small image). Picture: CONICET / UNAHUR Antarctica...