BEIJING – Chile welcomes Chinese tourists to visit Antarctica via the South American country, considered the best gateway to Antarctica, the ambassador of Chile to China has said. Jaime Chomali made the remarks at a […]
BUENOS AIRES – Argentina has created the Antarctica Joint Command, which will operate under the orbit of the Ministry of Defense and be responsible for conducting operations in Antarctica, and areas of interest, in a […]
SANTIAGO – Just days after Greenpeace released rare footage of the Antarctic seafloor, Oscar-winning actor Javier Bardem has dived in a two-person submarine to visit this remote location and call for the creation of a […]
PUNTA ARENAS – Chile seems determined to remain as the main calling point for Antarctica scientific and logistics support. This month two private undertakings were inaugurated which confirmed that determination, one of them is the […]
SANTIAGO – In a first for beauty contests, the flag of the international beauty contest “Beauty of Universe” conquered Peak Vinson (4,892 m) – the highest mountain peak in Antarctica, included in the international program […]
HOBART, Australia – The world’s biggest marine reserve in Antarctica officially comes into effect on Friday, in what has been hailed as a “watershed” moment in conservation. The marine protected area in the Ross Sea […]
SANTIAGO – The environmental organization, Greenpeace, has boosted a campaign to create the largest marine protected area in the world, 1.8 million square kilometers, in Antarctica. In a press release issued yesterday, Greenpeace said that […]
USHUAIA – Ushuaia, the capital of Tierra del Fuego – an archipelago at South America’s southernmost tip, shared by Chile and Argentina – is expecting some 300 calls this 2017/18 cruise season, involving 42 vessels, […]
SANTIAGO – Every time there is a major event around the world, Google celebrates it by dedicating its home page. And Chile’s Fiestas Patrias is not an exception! On Tuesday, the U.S. internet giant celebrated […]
WELLINGTON – New Zealand scientists have found a ‘perfectly preserved’ 106-year-old fruitcake in a remote Antarctic hut. The delicacy, made by British cake makers Huntley and Palmers, was still wrapped in paper and encased in […]
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