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National Heritage Day 2022

Heritage Day 2022

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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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Heritage Day 2022 Posters

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

 

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