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On 18 March 2011, South Africa officially opened the new Marion Island Research Base, marking a significant milestone in the country’s commitment to environmental research and conservation. Situated in the sub-Antarctic region, Marion Island is one of the most remote and ecologically sensitive locations on Earth. This research facility has played a crucial role in […]

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A bumper second issue of Marion 81 overwintering team the Wanderer Newsletter  February 2025 now available! DOWNLOAD NEWSLETTER here Greetings from the team From the editors: “On a work front it has been busy to say the least. Seals have been weighed and tagged. Birds have been counted, nests marked and fledglings waved goodbye to. […]

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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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