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June 15, 2020

A68: The beginning of the end for the largest iceberg in the world

Estimated reading time: 1 minute The largest iceberg in the world is about to enter the ocean. When the iceberg, called the A68, first came off the Larsen C Ice Shelf in July 2017, it had an area of over[…]

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May 5, 2020

18 interesting facts about the South Pole

Estimated reading time: 1 minute 1. Antarctica is the southernmost continent on Earth. 2. The South Pole is found in Antarctica. 3. Antarctica is surrounded by the Antarctic Ocean. 4. Antarctica is larger than Europe and almost double the size[…]

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March 10, 2020

The discover of the largest colony of penguins in Antarctica

Estimated reading time: 1 minute A large number of Adélie penguins have been found in the Danger Islands in the Weddell Sea in eastern Antarctica. It is a place you can hardly reach and it has rarely been visited. The[…]

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February 11, 2020

A new temperature record in Antarctica

Estimated reading time: 1 minute Antarctica recorded for the first time a temperature above 20°C (68°F). The temperature of 20.75°C (69.35°F) was measured by Brazilian scientists on Seymour Island on February 9, 2020. Carlos Schaefer, a Brazilian scientist, described the[…]

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November 19, 2019

10 interesting facts about Antarctica

Estimated reading time: 2 minutes 1. In winter, when the sea freezes, the Antarctic continent acquires a size equivalent to the US and Mexico extension together. 2. The first tourists who arrived in Antarctica were in 1957, when a Pan[…]

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August 27, 2019

What to eat in Antarctica?

Estimated reading time: 1 minute The cold climate forces to double the calorie intake (3500 daily), especially if outdoor work is done. In each base the diet is determined by the customs of the country of origin and by the[…]

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December 18, 2018

The weather in Antarctica

Estimated reading time: 1 minute The average temperature in January, the warmest month of summer, ranges between 4ºC (39.2ºF) on the coast, and -40ºC (-40ºF) in the interior of the continent. During the winter, the average is between -23ºC (-9.4ºF)[…]

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July 3, 2018

Who owns Antarctica?

Estimated reading time: 2 minutes The Antarctic Treaty governs Antarctica on a global level. The Antarctic Treaty was signed in 1959 by the 12 countries whose scientists worked in Antarctica during the International Geophysical Year 1957-58. Argentina, Australia, Chile, France,[…]