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NASA Satellite Image Reveals Unique Horseshoe-Shaped Deception Island in Antarctica
NASA's Landsat 8 satellite captured an image of Deception Island, a horseshoe-shaped semi-submerged volcanic caldera located in the South Shetland Islands. Created by an eruption approximately 4,000 years ago, it remains vital for scientific research and as a safe harbour for ships navigating the harsh Southern Ocean. Deception Island is home to th...
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3D Scans Reveal Endurance Shipwreck Details After 107 Years
The wreck of the Endurance, lost during Sir Ernest Shackleton's Antarctic expedition in 1914, has been captured in remarkable detail through 3D scans and underwater photography. Submerged for over a century in the Weddell Sea, the ship was rediscovered in 2022. The scans show the ship's structure, including a star-patterned linoleum floor and scatt...
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Discovery Of Antarctic Explorer's Lost Shipwreck To Be Revealed On Screen
Legendary Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton's ship Endurance sank more than a century ago and its wreck lay undiscovered at the bottom of the Weddell Sea until March 2022.
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Antarctic Volcano That Ships Can Sail Into May Hold Clues To Life On Mars
On Deception Island in Antarctica, steam rises from the beaches, and glaciers dot the black slopes of what is actually an active volcano -- a rare clash of ice and fire that provides clues to scientists about what life could look like on Mars.
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Watch: UK Ship Crosses Paths With World's Largest Iceberg
The sighting occurred shortly after researchers confirmed that the iceberg was "on the move" for the first time in 37 years.
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China's Biggest Antarctic Fleet Sets Off To Build Fifth Research Station
Two Chinese icebreaker research vessels and a cargo ship set sail on Wednesday for the Antarctic with more than 460 personnel on board to help complete construction of China's fifth station on the world's southernmost continent.
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''Enter If You Dare'': NASA Shares Stunning Satellite Image Of 'Deception Island'
Deception Island, located off the Antarctic Peninsula, is one of the only places in the world where ships can sail directly into the center of an active volcano.
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India's Polar Research Ship To Be Ready In 5 Years To Aid Its 3 Antarctic Bases
India aims to have its first Polar Research Vessel (PRV) in the next five years in order to sustain its bases in Antarctica, Union Earth Sciences Minister Kiren Rijiju said recently.
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Italian Vessel In Antarctica Reaches New Destinations As Polar Ice Melts
An Italian ice-breaker carrying scientists researching in the Antarctic has sailed further south than any ship has done before, the organisers of the voyage said on Tuesday, a further sign of how ice is retreating around the poles.
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Shipping Risks Rise As Antarctic Ice Hits Record Low
Sea ice cover in Antarctica dropped to a record low this year, scientists said Wednesday, as they warned the frozen continent's unpredictable nature poses growing risks to shipping including tourist cruises.
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First-Ever Mid-Air Refuel Ensures Supplies To Antarctic Research Station
The new delivery mode means cargo can be parachuted year-round to scientists. Previously they had to wait up to two weeks for supplies to be shipped in by sea, and ships only operate between October and April.
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A Crazy Creature Just Returned From The Dead After 30 Years Encased In Ice
The itty bitty water bears were lying in some frozen moss when a team of Japanese researchers discovered them on a trip to the Antarctic back in 1983. But rather than warming up the creatures, called tardigrades, the scientists locked them in a box of ice, shipped them back to Japan and stuck them in a lab for more than thirty years.
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Japan Confirms Plans to Resume Whale Hunt
Japan's chief whaling negotiator confirmed today its ships would return to the Antarctic this year, despite a call by global regulators to provide more evidence that the hunt has a scientific purpose.
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US Icebreaker Reaches Stranded Australian Trawler
A US ship reached an Australian fishing trawler stuck in Antarctic pack ice today and was working to free the stricken vessel, rescue authorities said.
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US Icebreaker Closing in on Stranded Australian Ship
A US ship was "dodging massive icebergs" as it races to help an Australian fishing vessel stuck in the Antarctic ice, rescue authorities said today.
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NASA Satellite Image Reveals Unique Horseshoe-Shaped Deception Island in Antarctica
NASA's Landsat 8 satellite captured an image of Deception Island, a horseshoe-shaped semi-submerged volcanic caldera located in the South Shetland Islands. Created by an eruption approximately 4,000 years ago, it remains vital for scientific research and as a safe harbour for ships navigating the harsh Southern Ocean. Deception Island is home to th...
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3D Scans Reveal Endurance Shipwreck Details After 107 Years
The wreck of the Endurance, lost during Sir Ernest Shackleton's Antarctic expedition in 1914, has been captured in remarkable detail through 3D scans and underwater photography. Submerged for over a century in the Weddell Sea, the ship was rediscovered in 2022. The scans show the ship's structure, including a star-patterned linoleum floor and scatt...
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Discovery Of Antarctic Explorer's Lost Shipwreck To Be Revealed On Screen
Legendary Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton's ship Endurance sank more than a century ago and its wreck lay undiscovered at the bottom of the Weddell Sea until March 2022.
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Antarctic Volcano That Ships Can Sail Into May Hold Clues To Life On Mars
On Deception Island in Antarctica, steam rises from the beaches, and glaciers dot the black slopes of what is actually an active volcano -- a rare clash of ice and fire that provides clues to scientists about what life could look like on Mars.
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Watch: UK Ship Crosses Paths With World's Largest Iceberg
The sighting occurred shortly after researchers confirmed that the iceberg was "on the move" for the first time in 37 years.
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China's Biggest Antarctic Fleet Sets Off To Build Fifth Research Station
Two Chinese icebreaker research vessels and a cargo ship set sail on Wednesday for the Antarctic with more than 460 personnel on board to help complete construction of China's fifth station on the world's southernmost continent.
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''Enter If You Dare'': NASA Shares Stunning Satellite Image Of 'Deception Island'
Deception Island, located off the Antarctic Peninsula, is one of the only places in the world where ships can sail directly into the center of an active volcano.
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India's Polar Research Ship To Be Ready In 5 Years To Aid Its 3 Antarctic Bases
India aims to have its first Polar Research Vessel (PRV) in the next five years in order to sustain its bases in Antarctica, Union Earth Sciences Minister Kiren Rijiju said recently.
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Italian Vessel In Antarctica Reaches New Destinations As Polar Ice Melts
An Italian ice-breaker carrying scientists researching in the Antarctic has sailed further south than any ship has done before, the organisers of the voyage said on Tuesday, a further sign of how ice is retreating around the poles.
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Shipping Risks Rise As Antarctic Ice Hits Record Low
Sea ice cover in Antarctica dropped to a record low this year, scientists said Wednesday, as they warned the frozen continent's unpredictable nature poses growing risks to shipping including tourist cruises.
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First-Ever Mid-Air Refuel Ensures Supplies To Antarctic Research Station
The new delivery mode means cargo can be parachuted year-round to scientists. Previously they had to wait up to two weeks for supplies to be shipped in by sea, and ships only operate between October and April.
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A Crazy Creature Just Returned From The Dead After 30 Years Encased In Ice
The itty bitty water bears were lying in some frozen moss when a team of Japanese researchers discovered them on a trip to the Antarctic back in 1983. But rather than warming up the creatures, called tardigrades, the scientists locked them in a box of ice, shipped them back to Japan and stuck them in a lab for more than thirty years.
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Japan Confirms Plans to Resume Whale Hunt
Japan's chief whaling negotiator confirmed today its ships would return to the Antarctic this year, despite a call by global regulators to provide more evidence that the hunt has a scientific purpose.
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US Icebreaker Reaches Stranded Australian Trawler
A US ship reached an Australian fishing trawler stuck in Antarctic pack ice today and was working to free the stricken vessel, rescue authorities said.
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US Icebreaker Closing in on Stranded Australian Ship
A US ship was "dodging massive icebergs" as it races to help an Australian fishing vessel stuck in the Antarctic ice, rescue authorities said today.
