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Call to Designate Antarctica as a World Heritage Site
By prisca.campbell
UNESCO has not designated an entire continent as a World Heritage Site. Australia's Green Party is calling for that to change. The Party wants Antarctica to be granted the designation.
Prince Leopold Island
By prisca.campbell
(Aug 16, 2010, 11:00) - Dundas Harbour - Hamish Fothergill reporting - The day began with the standard wake up call before a trip over a calm ocean to the cliffs of Prince Leopold Island.
Antarctica's Far East - Glaciers Named
By prisca.campbell
Six glaciers have been named in the Australian Antarctic Territory. Because all the glaciers are located within the region explored by Australia's great explorer Douglas Mawson, the names were chosen to honor other Australian heroes. Two of the glaciers named are in Antarctica's Far East: ANZAC Glacier and BANZARE Glacier.
Nigel Watson and a 100 year old case of Scotch!
By prisca.campbell
Nigel Watson, executive director of the Antarctic Heritage Trust of New Zealand, will be the special guest aboard our Ross Sea expedition cruise in 2011. He took part in a historic event on Friday, August 13, 2010.
Khlebnikov's role in Antarctic Research into Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria
By prisca.campbell
This superbug everybody's talking about may be new, but the global threat of antibiotic resistant bacteria is not. In November 2009, two Swedish scientists sailed aboard Khlebnikov to collect samples of guano from bird colonies visited during an expedition to the Weddell Sea and the Falkland Islands.
What's 4 times the size of Manhattan and floats?
By prisca.campbell
Answer: The largest iceberg to calve in the Arctic since 1962!
100,000 Seabirds and their Guano
By prisca.campbell
(August 8, 2010, 13:30) - Norwegian Bay - Hamish Fothergill Reporting - After an early wake up call of 5 o'clock and 45 minutes of preparation, we set off in one of the Zodiacs heading to Coburg Island to observe a really wonderful seabird cliff, home to an endless sprawl of guillemots punctuated by kittiwakes.
First Polar Bear Sighting!
By prisca.campbell
(August 6, 2010, 20:45) - On route from Dundas Harbour to Coburg Island - Hamish Fothergill Reporting- As the Kapitan Khlebnikov traversed towards Croker Bay, breakfast was interrupted by the sighting of a polar bear.
A Wonderful First Day!
By prisca.campbell
(August 5, 2010) Radstock Bay, Devon Island - Hamish Fothergill Reporting - My first full day aboard the KK started with a hearty breakfast of Canadian pancakes submerged in maply syrup.
Klhebnikov's Final Transit of the North West Passage
By prisca.campbell
The Russian ice breaker is on her way to Tanquary Fjord, with just one last vacation cruise to follow, before she must reposition to the Antarctic.
