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This World Book Day, 23 April 2025, we turn our attention to a unique and often overlooked literary treasure—publications born from the icy frontiers of the South African National Antarctic Programme (SANAP). Through the efforts of the Antarctic Legacy of South Africa (ALSA), these works document the human, scientific, and environmental narratives of South Africa’s […]

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AntarcticaheritageLegacyS.A.Agulhas II

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On 4 April 2012, in the maritime city of Rauma, Finland, history was made as the South African polar research and supply vessel, S.A. Agulhas II, was officially handed over to South Africa. This event marked a significant milestone in the nation’s commitment to polar research, oceanographic exploration, and logistical support for Antarctic expeditions. Built […]

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On March 5, 2022, the world celebrated the discovery of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship, the Endurance, resting 3,008 meters beneath the icy expanse of Antarctica’s Weddell Sea. This remarkable find came 107 years after the vessel was trapped and sunk by dense pack ice during Shackleton’s famed 1914-1917 Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition. Central to this historic […]

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