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On 19 January 1997, South Africa reached a defining moment in its Antarctic history with the official opening of SANAE IV, the country’s fourth Antarctic research station. This milestone marked not only the replacement of SANAE III, which had faithfully served since the early 1970s, but also a bold step forward in scientific innovation, environmental […]

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HistoryPrince Edward Islands

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Just days after the annexation of Marion Island, South Africa completed its sub-Antarctic claim with the formal annexation of Prince Edward Island on 4 January 1948. Together, Marion Island and Prince Edward Island form the Prince Edward Islands group, a strategically and scientifically significant territory in the Southern Ocean. Like Marion Island, Prince Edward Island […]

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On 29 December 1947, a pivotal chapter in South Africa’s polar history unfolded with the formal annexation of Marion Island, a remote and windswept volcanic island in the Southern Ocean. This act marked South Africa’s first permanent step into the sub-Antarctic region and laid the foundation for more than seven decades of scientific research, environmental […]

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