The ship is named after renowned marine biologist and conservationist Sylvia Earl and sets sail on December 10 for its maiden voyage to Antarctica. (Photo: Aurora Expeditions) Australian expedition operator Aurora Expeditions has launched its second purpose-built...
Xavier Mertz is on 6 October 1882 in Basel. Mertz was a Swiss explorer who became known mainly as an expedition member under Douglas Mawson with the Aurora. Xavier Mertz died on January 7, 1913, returning to the base station of the Mawson Expedition in George V...