National Heritage Day 2022

24 September 2022, is National Heritage day in South Africa and we are celebrating South Africa’s rich polar heritage.

Slide through the images below to learn more about:

• the vessels that have traveled down south, via the Port of Cape Town (as early as 1739);
• the South African stations on Antarctica, Marion Island and Gough Island, and
• the Overwintering teams at these stations.

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You can also download the “SA Polar Heritage” Slideshow here.