For more than a century, the “Orcadas” station has been the only Antarctic station to be manned year-round without interruption. (Image: Heiner Kubny) February 22 is a memorable day in Argentine polar research. Exactly 117 years ago, the station located...
William Spiers Bruce was born in London on August 1, 1867, died in Edinburgh on 28 October 1921 after a long and serious illness. William Spiers Bruce was a young Scot who had travelled to Antarctica for the first time as an expedition leader in 1892-93. The aim was...