Gough Island

Gough IslandInternational Celebration DayMeteorology

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Gough Overwintering team 70 Meteorological Technicians celebrating World Meteorological Day at Gough Island in the mid-South Atlantic Ocean, 2500KM away from Cape Town. A weather station has been operating on Gough Island since 1956. It is operated as part of the network of the South African Weather Service (SAWS). (Scroll down for videos) Indeed in […]

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AntarcticaGough IslandMidwinter CelebrationSANAP

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Midwinter by South Africans were celebrated at the SANAP stations and in South Africa.  Marion 81 Midwinter Games on Marion Island Midwinter Western Cape  at SANSA in Hermanus on 22nd June (Scroll down for more photos) A map was signed by all those attending the Midwinter celebrations in Hermanus. The SA Antarctic Committee (SAAC) held […]

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Gough IslandheritageHistoryInternational Celebration Day

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The International Day for Monuments and Sites known as World Heritage Day is an international observance held on 18 April each year. Gough and Inaccessible Islands  have been declared in 1995 World Heritage Site no 740 “The site, located in the south Atlantic, is one of the least-disrupted island and marine ecosystems in the cool […]

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