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China 'sneaking' onto Antarctica

Defence think tank says three of China's four bases and two of its field camps are in the Australian Antarctic Territory...

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18th Aug. 2017 5:08 PM

Passengers trapped for more than a week on the icebound Russian research ship MV Akademik Shokalskiy are rescued by a Chinese helicopter in Antarctica in January 2014.

Coast's sailor's triumph: 'Every bit of pain worth it'

LISA Blair's monumental world record effort has finally reached its end, as the former Sunshine Coast sailor landed on...

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26th July 2017 8:07 AM

ADVENTURER: Lisa Blair attempted to break the world record for sailing solo around Antarctica, and even after a disastrous dismasting is set to be officially recognised as the first woman to circumnavigate the continent.

Brown wants more done for whales under threat

Bob Brown is calling for government action to match the looming Japanese naval presence with its whaling fleet

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21st July 2017 10:07 AM

SLAUGHTER: The Japanese whaling fleet will return to Antarctica this summer.

Record-sized iceberg breaks off

One of the largest icebergs ever recorded has broken off the Larsen C ice shelf in Antarctica in the past few days...

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13th July 2017 3:07 PM

This November 10, 2016 aerial photo released by NASA shows a rift in the Antarctic Peninsula's Larsen C ice shelf. A vast iceberg with twice the volume of Lake Erie has broken off from a key floating ice shelf in Antarctica, scientists say.

Swimmers really cool off with dip in Antarctica

WHAT is it about the winter solstice that makes people want to jump into hypothermia-inducing water?

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22nd June 2017 3:06 PM

AUSTRALIAN expeditioners have braved hypothermia-inducing waters to celebrate the winter solstice in Antarctica.

Antarctic expeditioners take icy plunge for solstice

Midwinter madness: expeditioners take a plunge into freezing water through a hole in the sea ice in an Antarctic...

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22nd June 2017 6:06 AM

Iceberg twice the size of ACT about to break off Antarctica

IN the coming weeks, a lump of ice more than twice the size of the Australian Capital Territory is expected to break off...

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20th June 2017 1:06 PM

According to reports from 31 May 2017, a 2,000-square-miles piece from the Larsen C section could soon break off as the crack has significantly grown in the last week of May 2017.

Century-old painting discovered in Antarctica

AN 118-YEAR-OLD painting has been discovered by New Zealand’s Antarctic Heritage Trust at Cape Adare in Antarctica.

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15th June 2017 4:06 PM

A 118-year-old depiction of a tree creeper painted by Dr Edward Wilson.

118 year-old painting discovered in Antarctica

The painting was “among penguin-excrement, dust and mould covered papers.

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14th June 2017 10:06 AM

Name our icebreaker for chance to win Antarctica trip

A COMPETITION that gives Wide Bay students the chance to name a 160 metre long icebreaker vessel and win a trip to...

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08th June 2017 8:06 AM

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