South Africa has been a gateway to Antarctica since early days and many vessels have since departed from Cape Town Harbour as well as Simon’s Town Harbour. South Africa maintain a presence on Antarctica since 1959, below SANAE IV Base, read more about it on the SANAP website and browse through the images on the […]
The Antarctic Legacy of South Africa is saddened to report the recent passing of Theo van Wyk, one of the team members of SANAE 1. Theo van Wyk was the youngest member of SANAE 1 and has been appointed as a meteorologist. He was a scientific assistant in mechanical engineering at the Council for Scientific […]
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Midwinter on the 21st of June is the main celebration of the year in Antarctica on most national bases. It comes in the middle of winter on the shortest day of the year outside the Antarctic Circle and at the pivot point of the period of continuous darkness inside the Antarctic Circle. Midwinter is the […]
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