Swiss Ambassador Pedro Zwahlen (right) and the British High Commissioner to Australia, Victoria Treadell (left), vigorously unveil the two memorial plaques for Xavier Mertz and Belgrave Ninnis as part of the commemoration of the deceased expedition members. Image: Dan...
Australia still operates an airfield in Antarctica at Casey Station, with another to follow soon at Davis Station. (Photo: Australian Antarctic Division) The first paved runway in Antarctica is one step closer to reality. Australia is moving ahead with plans to build...
A total of 8,500 tons of expedition and construction materials were brought to Antarctica for the construction of the “Mirny” station. In preparation for the International Geophysical Year, the Soviet Union conducted its first Antarctic expedition in...