Antarctica

AntarcticNews

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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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Midwinter Celebration

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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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Events

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We are very excited to announce that one of the founding members of the Antarctic Legacy of South Africa, Prof Steven Chown, will be giving a lecture at Stellenbosch University on the 5th of March 2019, Room 2020 (Natural Science Building). He will also give a lecture at the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute Auditorium, […]

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