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 […]
We would like to wish our teams on Antarctica, Marion Island, and Gough Island a happy midwinter. You can find the current teams’ Midwinter greeting cards here: SANAE 61 Marion 79 Gough 67 View some previous midwinter cards here: SANAE Marion Island Gough Island Did you/will you be celebrating midwinter with some old team members? […]
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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