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ALSA’s Archivist, Ria Olivier is currently in Norway to attend the 1st Polar Museums Network Conference. The conference will be held at the Fram Museum in Oslo from the 21st to the 23rd of October 2016. The Polar Museums Network (PMN) is a new initiative that strives to “spread the knowledge of polar history, science […]

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Marion IslandNews

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On Marion Island, one calm afternoon, 24 April 2016, after a long windy walk from Rooks, we arrived at Swartkop (see map). I kicked off my gumboots and started doing what I always do, reading the hut book. In each hut on the island there is one –  this is mainly for the sake of […]

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EventsGough IslandNewsS.A.Agulhas II

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The atmosphere at the East Pier, Cape Town Harbour is always filled with joy, laughter and excitement when the ship returns. Expedition members that overwintered are always eager to get off the ship, to see that family member, that wife, husband, fiancé, girlfriend or boyfriend they have not seen for over a year. Similarly, the […]

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