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There are five official gateway cities to Antarctica from where ships and aircrafts travel to and from Antarctica. These cities are: Hobart (Australia), Punta Arenas (Chile), Christchurch (New Zealand), Ushuaia (Argentina) and Cape Town (South Africa). Currently a project called ‘Antarctic Cities and the Global Commons’ are studying the ‘relationship of three key Antarctic gateway […]

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A solstice can be defined in a number of ways but few really explain the mechanics of the phenomenon. Firstly, a solstice can be said to be either of the times each year when the sun is furthest from the equator. It is also the time when the sun is vertically above the Tropic of […]

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Choosing our Future: Antarctic Science in a Global Setting  by Steven L Chown School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Victoria 3800, Australia Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, Cambridge, United Kingdom   The Paris Agreement has changed views on how much can be done to improve the way humans interact with our world. The Sustainable Development […]

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