On Thursday, 07 September 2017, the ship will depart for Gough Island, where she will leave the new overwintering team. The new team went through a few weeks of team training, involving firefighting, cooking classes, team building etc. (see team activity photos below). The team is now fully prepared for their 13 months on this […]
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SANAP mammalogists work with an Antarctic seal among the sea ice of the Southern Ocean, with South Africa’s Antarctic research and supply ship, the S.A. Agulhas II, standing by In October last year researchers participating in the South African National Antarctic Programme (SANAP) came together for a two-day strategic workshop to discuss a way forward […]
The primary aim of the Antarctic Legacy of South Africa project is to preserve the human history of South Africa’s presence and activities in Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic over the last 70 years. To help create awareness of its work it has been developing an international presence by attending and presenting at meetings around the […]
