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World's most southerly post office reopens 50 years after it was abandoned
Cambridge :: United Kingdom | 4 months ago
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1 February 2013 A young researcher has re-opened the world's most southerly post office in Antarctica today, 50 years after it was abandoned. Anna Malaos, 30, is operating as polar postmistress from a hut on Detaille Island on the Antarctic Peninsula,
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Chile to build world's closest base to South Pole
Punta Arenas :: Chile | 4 months ago
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Antarctica that will be the closest outpost to the South Pole of any ever built on the frozen continent, President Sebastian Pinera announced. The new base will be situated near US and Chinese bases on Union Glacier, and will be Chile's fifth in
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South Pole a cold mine in waiting
Shanghai :: China | 4 months ago
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Wednesday Jan 16, 2013 Ahead of John Key's visit to Antarctica this week, Isaac Davison looks at pressure to plunder the continent. Reddish-brown smears on Antarctica's massive white canvas are a hint of a potentially troubling future for the
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Britain stamps its boot on Antarctica while Australia sits on its hands
Buenos Aires :: Argentina | 5 months ago
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Flags of the signatories to the Antarctica Treaty flutter at the South Pole, first visited a century ago. Photo: New York Times It might be funny if it wasn't serious. Britain has stamped oversize boots on Antarctica, to the fury of others. The
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UC students monitoring human impact in the Antarctica
Auckland :: New Zealand | 6 months ago
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UC students assisting in monitoring human impact in the Antarctic this summer November 29, 2012 The summer tourist season is under way in the Antarctic and thousands of tourists are expected to visit the frozen continent over the coming months with
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Clive Evans and David Ainley: Preserving 'The Last Ocean'
Auckland :: New Zealand | 8 months ago
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Photo / RossSea The Ross Sea is one of the last healthy ecosystems of its kind left on earth. Recently the New Zealand Government rejected a proposal from the United States for a marine reserve in the Ross Sea that might have offered greater
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Mining threat could increase for Antarctica, says expert
Christchurch :: New Zealand | 8 months ago
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The director of the university's Gateway Antarctica, Bryan Storey, said the continent may need greater protection to save it from exploitation by increasingly desperate oil-hungry nations. Although mining is banned by the Antarctic Treaty, Dr Storey
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Shelf rights an opportunity for greater protection
Hobart :: Australia | 12 months ago
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Australia's proclamation last month of its rights over 11 million square kilometres of continental shelf is the culmination of two decades of scientific research and international diplomacy. The proclamation gives Australia exclusive rights to the
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Swimming with Penguins in Antarctica
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 1 year ago
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April 14, 2012 A crew of adventurers hike through an area inhabited by thousands of Adelie Penguins on Paulet Island in Antarctica. (Susan James) I was sitting on a small rock at the foot of a large cliff on an island surrounded by a choppy grey
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Gareth Morgan and Geoff Simmons: Is the Ministry really that fat?
Christchurch :: New Zealand | 1 year ago
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Cost cutting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has sparked debate. Is this tax dollar really better left in our pocket or does Mfat really offer a return on its spending? Offering a full cost benefit of something like Mfat is a huge
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