On the Antarctic Peninsula, a former British research station on remote Horseshoe Island offers a trip back in time. (Photo: AA Photo) On remote Horseshoe Island on the Antarctic Peninsula stands the former British research station Base Y. Established in 1950, Station...
As part of his dissertation, Dr. Singh Sehra spent a total of 18 months in Antarctica and, together with Soviet researchers, made a circumnavigation of the continent and became the first Indian to overwinter at Molodezhnaya Station. Image: courtesy of Dr. Singh Sehra...
The Belgian station “Princess Elisabeth Antarctica” is the first polar zero-emission station in the world. It has been operating every summer since 2009 and can accommodate 25-40 people. For some time now, it has also had its own runway near the station...
The Petrel base was commissioned in 1967 and abandoned in 1996. The station is now to be reactivated. (Photo: Fuerzas Armadas de la República Argentina) Argentine Defense Minister Jorge Taiana announced on December 13 that the Petrel Base at the northern end of the...
The planned Turkish Antarctic Research Station (pictured) is to be built in the southern part of the Antarctic Peninsula on Horseshoe Island. Between 24 and 50 people are to be accommodated in the station, which is to operate all year round. The graphic shows the...
