It is with great thoughts that we say goodbye to a colleague, advisor and researcher. Emeritus Professor David W.H. Walton, PhD passed away suddenly on 12 February 2019 at the age of 73. ALSA extends its sympathies to his widow, Sharon, who helped him with much of his Antarctic work. Photo Credit: British Antarctic Survey […]
ALSA received the opportunity to visit the SANAE IV (South African National Antarctic Expedition) Station in the first two weeks of January. Anché and I left to accomplish the task of gathering as much information as possible of the current research station, as well as the rich history of South Africa’s involvement on the Antarctic […]
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A new collection category, MAPS, has been added to the digital repository/archive of the Antarctic Legacy of South Africa. As from today all maps of earlier times as well as current times will be added to this category. The first few entries to this collection includes the the digital Maps of Antarctica, by Dr Geoffrey […]
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