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Introduction Itinerary
ANTARCTICA - AKADEMIK SHOKALSKY TRIP CODE ACHEIWM DEPARTURE 10/02/2022 DURATION 25 Days LOCATIONS East Antarctica INTRODUCTION This is a 25 day expedition voyage to East Antarctica starting and ending in Invercargill, New Zealand. The journey will explore the rugged landscape and wildlife-rich Subantarctic Islands and cross the Antarctic circle into Mawsonâs Antarctica. Conditions depending, it will hope to visit Cape Denison, the location of Mawsonâs Hut. East Antarctica is one of the most remote and least frequented stretches of coast in the world and was the fascination of Australian Antarctic explorer, Sir Douglas Mawson. A true Australian hero, Douglas Mawson's initial interest in Antarctica was scientific. Whilst others were racing for polar records, Mawson was studying Antarctica and leading the charge on claiming a large chunk of the continent for Australia. On his quest Mawson, along with Xavier Mertz and Belgrave Ninnis, set out to explore and study east of the Mawson's Hut. On what began as a journey of discovery and science ended in Mertz and Ninnis perishing and Mawson surviving extreme conditions against all odds, with next to no food or supplies in the bitter cold of Antarctica. This expedition allows you to embrace your inner explorer to the backdrop of incredible scenery such as glaciers, icebergs and rare fauna while looking out for myriad whale, seal and penguin species. A truly unique journey not to be missed. ITINERARY DAY 1: Invercargill Arrive at Invercargill, New Zealand’s southernmost city. Established by Scottish settlers, the area’s wealth of rich farmland is well suited to the sheep and dairy farms that dot the landscape. -
Antarctic Peninsula
Hucke-Gaete, R, Torres, D. & Vallejos, V. 1997c. Entanglement of Antarctic fur seals, Arctocephalus gazella, by marine debris at Cape Shirreff and San Telmo Islets, Livingston Island, Antarctica: 1998-1997. Serie Científica Instituto Antártico Chileno 47: 123-135. Hucke-Gaete, R., Osman, L.P., Moreno, C.A. & Torres, D. 2004. Examining natural population growth from near extinction: the case of the Antarctic fur seal at the South Shetlands, Antarctica. Polar Biology 27 (5): 304–311 Huckstadt, L., Costa, D. P., McDonald, B. I., Tremblay, Y., Crocker, D. E., Goebel, M. E. & Fedak, M. E. 2006. Habitat Selection and Foraging Behavior of Southern Elephant Seals in the Western Antarctic Peninsula. American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2006, abstract #OS33A-1684. INACH (Instituto Antártico Chileno) 2010. Chilean Antarctic Program of Scientific Research 2009-2010. Chilean Antarctic Institute Research Projects Department. Santiago, Chile. Kawaguchi, S., Nicol, S., Taki, K. & Naganobu, M. 2006. Fishing ground selection in the Antarctic krill fishery: Trends in patterns across years, seasons and nations. CCAMLR Science, 13: 117–141. Krause, D. J., Goebel, M. E., Marshall, G. J., & Abernathy, K. (2015). Novel foraging strategies observed in a growing leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) population at Livingston Island, Antarctic Peninsula. Animal Biotelemetry, 3:24. Krause, D.J., Goebel, M.E., Marshall. G.J. & Abernathy, K. In Press. Summer diving and haul-out behavior of leopard seals (Hydrurga leptonyx) near mesopredator breeding colonies at Livingston Island, Antarctic Peninsula. Marine Mammal Science.Leppe, M., Fernandoy, F., Palma-Heldt, S. & Moisan, P 2004. Flora mesozoica en los depósitos morrénicos de cabo Shirreff, isla Livingston, Shetland del Sur, Península Antártica, in Actas del 10º Congreso Geológico Chileno. -
Antarctic Primer
Antarctic Primer By Nigel Sitwell, Tom Ritchie & Gary Miller By Nigel Sitwell, Tom Ritchie & Gary Miller Designed by: Olivia Young, Aurora Expeditions October 2018 Cover image © I.Tortosa Morgan Suite 12, Level 2 35 Buckingham Street Surry Hills, Sydney NSW 2010, Australia To anyone who goes to the Antarctic, there is a tremendous appeal, an unparalleled combination of grandeur, beauty, vastness, loneliness, and malevolence —all of which sound terribly melodramatic — but which truly convey the actual feeling of Antarctica. Where else in the world are all of these descriptions really true? —Captain T.L.M. Sunter, ‘The Antarctic Century Newsletter ANTARCTIC PRIMER 2018 | 3 CONTENTS I. CONSERVING ANTARCTICA Guidance for Visitors to the Antarctic Antarctica’s Historic Heritage South Georgia Biosecurity II. THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT Antarctica The Southern Ocean The Continent Climate Atmospheric Phenomena The Ozone Hole Climate Change Sea Ice The Antarctic Ice Cap Icebergs A Short Glossary of Ice Terms III. THE BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT Life in Antarctica Adapting to the Cold The Kingdom of Krill IV. THE WILDLIFE Antarctic Squids Antarctic Fishes Antarctic Birds Antarctic Seals Antarctic Whales 4 AURORA EXPEDITIONS | Pioneering expedition travel to the heart of nature. CONTENTS V. EXPLORERS AND SCIENTISTS The Exploration of Antarctica The Antarctic Treaty VI. PLACES YOU MAY VISIT South Shetland Islands Antarctic Peninsula Weddell Sea South Orkney Islands South Georgia The Falkland Islands South Sandwich Islands The Historic Ross Sea Sector Commonwealth Bay VII. FURTHER READING VIII. WILDLIFE CHECKLISTS ANTARCTIC PRIMER 2018 | 5 Adélie penguins in the Antarctic Peninsula I. CONSERVING ANTARCTICA Antarctica is the largest wilderness area on earth, a place that must be preserved in its present, virtually pristine state. -
Antarctica: Music, Sounds and Cultural Connections
Antarctica Music, sounds and cultural connections Antarctica Music, sounds and cultural connections Edited by Bernadette Hince, Rupert Summerson and Arnan Wiesel Published by ANU Press The Australian National University Acton ACT 2601, Australia Email: [email protected] This title is also available online at http://press.anu.edu.au National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry Title: Antarctica - music, sounds and cultural connections / edited by Bernadette Hince, Rupert Summerson, Arnan Wiesel. ISBN: 9781925022285 (paperback) 9781925022292 (ebook) Subjects: Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911-1914)--Centennial celebrations, etc. Music festivals--Australian Capital Territory--Canberra. Antarctica--Discovery and exploration--Australian--Congresses. Antarctica--Songs and music--Congresses. Other Creators/Contributors: Hince, B. (Bernadette), editor. Summerson, Rupert, editor. Wiesel, Arnan, editor. Australian National University School of Music. Antarctica - music, sounds and cultural connections (2011 : Australian National University). Dewey Number: 780.789471 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher. Cover design and layout by ANU Press Cover photo: Moonrise over Fram Bank, Antarctica. Photographer: Steve Nicol © Printed by Griffin Press This edition © 2015 ANU Press Contents Preface: Music and Antarctica . ix Arnan Wiesel Introduction: Listening to Antarctica . 1 Tom Griffiths Mawson’s musings and Morse code: Antarctic silence at the end of the ‘Heroic Era’, and how it was lost . 15 Mark Pharaoh Thulia: a Tale of the Antarctic (1843): The earliest Antarctic poem and its musical setting . 23 Elizabeth Truswell Nankyoku no kyoku: The cultural life of the Shirase Antarctic Expedition 1910–12 . -
Federal Register/Vol. 84, No. 78/Tuesday, April 23, 2019/Rules
Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 78 / Tuesday, April 23, 2019 / Rules and Regulations 16791 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., nor does it require Agricultural commodities, Pesticides SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The any special considerations under and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978, as Executive Order 12898, entitled requirements. amended (‘‘ACA’’) (16 U.S.C. 2401, et ‘‘Federal Actions to Address Dated: April 12, 2019. seq.) implements the Protocol on Environmental Justice in Minority Environmental Protection to the Richard P. Keigwin, Jr., Populations and Low-Income Antarctic Treaty (‘‘the Protocol’’). Populations’’ (59 FR 7629, February 16, Director, Office of Pesticide Programs. Annex V contains provisions for the 1994). Therefore, 40 CFR chapter I is protection of specially designated areas Since tolerances and exemptions that amended as follows: specially managed areas and historic are established on the basis of a petition sites and monuments. Section 2405 of under FFDCA section 408(d), such as PART 180—[AMENDED] title 16 of the ACA directs the Director the tolerance exemption in this action, of the National Science Foundation to ■ do not require the issuance of a 1. The authority citation for part 180 issue such regulations as are necessary proposed rule, the requirements of the continues to read as follows: and appropriate to implement Annex V Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321(q), 346a and 371. to the Protocol. et seq.) do not apply. ■ 2. Add § 180.1365 to subpart D to read The Antarctic Treaty Parties, which This action directly regulates growers, as follows: includes the United States, periodically food processors, food handlers, and food adopt measures to establish, consolidate retailers, not States or tribes. -
32. Mawson's Huts and Cape Denison
32. Mawson’s Huts and Cape Denison Updated: 2014 67°00’31”S, 142°40’43”E – Mawson’s Huts and Cape Denison, Commonwealth Bay, East Antarctica, Antarctic Specially Protected Area No. 162, and Historic Site and Monument No. 77. Key features ‐ Historic huts and original contents from the Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911‐ 1914 led by Dr (later Sir) Douglas Mawson. ‐ A largely unmodified cultural landscape with expedition huts, objects and artefacts in their original context, demonstrating the living conditions, scientific research, isolation, and environmental extremes of the expedition. Description Topography: Cape Denison is a largely ice‐free peninsula adjacent to the polar plateau. The cape consists of rocky ridges and valleys. The Antarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA) extends from Land’s End to John O’Groats, and south to the moraine line. Fauna: Confirmed breeders: Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) in multiple colonies, and small numbers of Wilson’s storm petrels (Oceanites oceanicus), snow petrels (Pagodroma nivea), and south polar skuas (Catharacta maccormicki). Other: Weddell, leopard, and elephant seals haul out (Leptonychotes weddellii, Hydrurga leptonyx, Mirounga leonina), and emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri), southern giant petrels (Macronectes giganteus), cape petrels (Daption capense), and Antarctic petrels (Thalassoica Antarctica) have been observed. Flora: 13 lichen species, and non‐marine algae have been recorded in the area. Historic Huts and Artefacts: Four huts from the Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911‐1914 stand at Cape Denison: the Main Hut and the Magnetograph House which are intact; and the Absolute Magnetic Hut and Transit Hut which are standing ruins. Also present are remains of scientific instruments and installations, wireless masts, a memorial cross, and scatters of artefacts. -
Hydroacoustic, Meteorologic and Seismic Observations of the 2016 Nansen Ice Shelf Calving Event and Iceberg Formation
feart-07-00183 July 13, 2019 Time: 15:27 # 1 ORIGINAL RESEARCH published: 16 July 2019 doi: 10.3389/feart.2019.00183 Hydroacoustic, Meteorologic and Seismic Observations of the 2016 Nansen Ice Shelf Calving Event and Iceberg Formation R. P. Dziak1*, W. S. Lee2, J. H. Haxel3, H. Matsumoto3, G. Tepp4, T.-K. Lau3, L. Roche3, S. Yun2, C.-K. Lee2*, J. Lee2 and S.-T. Yoon2 1 Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Newport, OR, United States, 2 Unit of Ice Sheet and Sea Level Changes, Korea Polar Research Institute, Incheon, South Korea, 3 Cooperative Institute for Marine Resources Studies, Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Oregon State University, Newport, OR, United States, 4 U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Volcano Observatory, Anchorage, AK, United States On April 7, 2016 the Nansen ice shelf (NIS) front calved into two icebergs, the first large- scale calving event in >30 years. Three hydrophone moorings were deployed seaward of the NIS in December 2015 and over the following months recorded hundreds of short Edited by: Shin Sugiyama, duration, broadband (10–400 Hz) cryogenic signals, likely caused by fracturing of the ice Hokkaido University, Japan shelf. The majority of these icequakes occurred between January and early March 2016, Reviewed by: several weeks prior to the calving observed by satellite on April 7. Barometric pressure Jake Walter, and wind speed records show the day the icebergs drifted from the NIS coincided with University of Oklahoma, United States the largest low-pressure storm system recorded in the previous 7 months. -
Cape Denison MAWSON CENTENNIAL 1911–2011, Commonwealth Bay
Cape Denison MAWSON CENTENNIAL 1911–2011, Commonwealth Bay Mawson and the Australasian Geology of Cape Denison Landforms of Cape Denison Position of Cape Denison in Gondwana Antarctic Expedition The two dominant rock-types found at Cape Denison Cape Denison is a small ice-free rocky outcrop covering Around 270 Million years ago the continents that we are orthogneiss and amphibolite. There are also minor less than one square kilometre, which emerges from The Australasian Antarctic Expedition (AAE) took place know today were part of a single ancient supercontinent occurrences of coarse grained felsic pegmatites. beneath the continental ice sheet. Stillwell (1918) reported between 1911 and 1914, and was organised and led by called Pangea. Later, Pangea split into two smaller that the continental ice sheet rises steeply behind Cape the geologist, Dr Douglas Mawson. The expedition was The Cape Denison Orthogneiss was described by Stillwell (1918) as supercontinents, Laurasia and Gondwana, and Denison reaching an altitude of ‘1000 ft in three miles and jointly funded by the Australian and British Governments coarse-grained grey quartz-feldspar layered granitic gneiss. These rock Antarctica formed part of Gondwana. with contributions received from various individuals and types are normally formed by metamorphism (changed by extreme heat 1500 ft in five and a half miles’ (approximately 300 metres and pressure) of granites. The Cape Denison Orthogneiss is found around In current reconstructions of the supercontinent Gondwana, the Cape scientific societies, including the Australasian Association to 450 metres over 8.9 kilometres). Photography by Chris Carson Cape Denison, the nearby offshore Mackellar Islands, and nearby outcrops Denison–Commonwealth Bay region was located adjacent to the coast for the Advancement of Science. -
Antarctic Treaty Handbook
Annex Proposed Renumbering of Antarctic Protected Areas Existing SPA’s Existing Site Proposed Year Annex V No. New Site Management Plan No. Adopted ‘Taylor Rookery 1 101 1992 Rookery Islands 2 102 1992 Ardery Island and Odbert Island 3 103 1992 Sabrina Island 4 104 Beaufort Island 5 105 Cape Crozier [redesignated as SSSI no.4] - - Cape Hallet 7 106 Dion Islands 8 107 Green Island 9 108 Byers Peninsula [redesignated as SSSI no. 6] - - Cape Shireff [redesignated as SSSI no. 32] - - Fildes Peninsula [redesignated as SSSI no.5] - - Moe Island 13 109 1995 Lynch Island 14 110 Southern Powell Island 15 111 1995 Coppermine Peninsula 16 112 Litchfield Island 17 113 North Coronation Island 18 114 Lagotellerie Island 19 115 New College Valley 20 116 1992 Avian Island (was SSSI no. 30) 21 117 ‘Cryptogram Ridge’ 22 118 Forlidas and Davis Valley Ponds 23 119 Pointe-Geologic Archipelago 24 120 1995 Cape Royds 1 121 Arrival Heights 2 122 Barwick Valley 3 123 Cape Crozier (was SPA no. 6) 4 124 Fildes Peninsula (was SPA no. 12) 5 125 Byers Peninsula (was SPA no. 10) 6 126 Haswell Island 7 127 Western Shore of Admiralty Bay 8 128 Rothera Point 9 129 Caughley Beach 10 116 1995 ‘Tramway Ridge’ 11 130 Canada Glacier 12 131 Potter Peninsula 13 132 Existing SPA’s Existing Site Proposed Year Annex V No. New Site Management Plan No. Adopted Harmony Point 14 133 Cierva Point 15 134 North-east Bailey Peninsula 16 135 Clark Peninsula 17 136 North-west White Island 18 137 Linnaeus Terrace 19 138 Biscoe Point 20 139 Parts of Deception Island 21 140 ‘Yukidori Valley’ 22 141 Svarthmaren 23 142 Summit of Mount Melbourne 24 118 ‘Marine Plain’ 25 143 Chile Bay 26 144 Port Foster 27 145 South Bay 28 146 Ablation Point 29 147 Avian Island [redesignated as SPA no. -
US Antarctic Program Information Exchange
Information Exchange Under United States Antarctic Activities Articles III and VII (5) of the Modifications of Activities Planned for 2004-2005 ANTARCTIC TREATY X. Tourism X. Tourism Section X presents planned itineraries for U.S. based non- governmental activities in the Treaty area. Abercrombie & Kent International, Inc. Atholl Shipping Corporation and Abercrombie & Kent International, Inc. of Oak Brook, Illinois, conducted a total of ten cruises to the Antarctic Peninsula during the 2004-2005 season using the M/S Explorer II. Given below, for each cruise, is the port of origin, and sites visited (with dates) M/S EXPLORER Cruise EXP16NOV2004 November 2004 94 PAX; 145 STAFF; 162 CREW # PAX 1 Ports Landed Dates Montevideo, URUGUAY 16 NOV 2004 At sea 17-20 NOV 2004 Point Wild, Elephant Island 21 NOV 2004 Esperanza Station, Hope Bay 99 22 NOV 2004 James Ross Island 89* 23 NOV 2004 Vortex Island 106 23 NOV 2004 Paulet Island 114 24 NOV 2004 Brown Bluff, Tabarin Peninsula 87 24 NOV 2004 National Science Foundation 23 Arlington, Virginia 22230 October 1, 2005 Information Exchange Under United States Antarctic Activities Articles III and VII (5) of the Modifications of Activities Planned for 2004-2005 ANTARCTIC TREATY X. Tourism Hannah Point, Livingston Island 84 25 NOV 2004 Whalers Bay, Deception Island 108 25 NOV 2004 At sea 26-27 NOV 2004 Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 28 NOV 2004 1 = Includes passengers, staff and crew landed * = zodiac cruising only Cruise EXP28NOV 2004 November/December 2004 207 PAX; 13 STAFF; 159 CREW # PAX 1 Ports Landed Dates Ushuaia, -
The Adélie Mail & Cape Adare Times
THE ADÉLIE MAIL & CAPE ADARE TIMES Vol II A Variety of Supplementary Material Compiled by Robert B. Stephenson Jaffrey: The Erebus & Terror Press 2020 - 1 - CONTENTS The Northern Party .................................................................................................. 1 Northern Party Timeline .......................................................................................... 2 The Men Entries from Antarctica: An Encyclopedia....................................................8 Entries from other Sources ........................................................................... 11 The Hut ................................................................................................................. 29 Contributors .......................................................................................................... 36 Excerpts from Raymond Priestley’s Diaries & Journals ......................................... 38 relating to the Adélie Mail and Cape Adare Times Excerpts from Raymond Priestley’s Antarctic Adventure Scott’s Northern Party ....39 The Typewriter ...................................................................................................... 42 Other Images ......................................................................................................... 44 Bibliography .......................................................................................................... 48 - 2 - THE NORTHERN PARTY WIKIPEDIA ENTRY https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terra_Nova_Expedition#Northern_Party -
Federal Register/Vol. 70, No. 218/Monday, November 14, 2005
69100 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 218 / Monday, November 14, 2005 / Rules and Regulations HSM 47 Buildings on I˘le des Pe´trels, HSM 76 Ruins of base ‘‘Pedro Aguirre Dated: November 4, 2005. Terre Ade´lie Cerda’’, Pendulum Cove, Deception Gerald Zaffos, HSM 48 Cross on ˘Ile des Pe´trels, Terre Island Director, Contract Policy Division. Ade´lie HSM 77 Cape Denison, Federal Acquisition Circular HSM 49 Pillar at Bunger Hill, Queen Commonwealth Bay, George V Land Mary Land Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) HSM 50 Plaque at Fildes Peninsula, HSM 78 Memorial Plaque at India Point, Humboldt Mountains, 2005-06 Correction is issued under the King George Island, South Shetland authority of the Secretary of Defense, Islands Wohlthat Massif, central Dronning Maud Land the Administrator of General Services, HSM 51 Grave and cross at Admiralty and the Administrator for the National Bay, King George Island, South HSM 79 Lilie Marleen Hut, Mt. Aeronautics and Space Administration. Shetland Islands Dockery, Everett Range, Northern HSM 52 Monolith at Fildes Peninsula, Victoria Land Unless otherwise specified, all Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) King George Island, South Shetland HSM 80 Amundsen’s Tent Islands and other directive material contained HSM 53 Monolith and plaques on [FR Doc. 05–22545 Filed 11–10–05; 8:45 am] in FAC 2005-06 Correction are effective Elephant Island, South Shetland BILLING CODE 7555–01–M November 14, 2005. Islands Dated: November 4, 2005. HSM 54 Bust on Ross Island Domenic C. Cipicchio, HSM 55 Buildings and artifacts on DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Acting Director, Defense Procurement and Stonington Island, Marguerite Bay, Acquisition Policy.