Oceanites, a non-profit scientific and educational foundation, is dedicated to the conservation of our world's oceans, islands, and wildlife. Their mission involves monitoring penguin populations in Antarctica and Sub-Antarctic regions, conducting the only project...
On Saturday, March 5th, 2022, exactly one hundred years to the day after Sir Ernest Shackleton was buried on the island of South Georgia, scientists and researchers located the wreck of Endurance, Shackleton’s ship. The vessel was discovered at a depth of 3,008 meters...
"Antarctica shall be used for peaceful purposes only" December 1st, 1959: The Antarctic Treaty was signed, forever changing the course of history.Did you know that Antarctica is the only continent in the world that has no native human population? The only human...
In our upcoming 2021/2022 season we are proud to be partnering with Antarctic Quest 21, an expedition set out by several of our staff members and their inspiring team of polar explorers. During the Quest, the team will be gathering scientific data and contributing to...
The last week of September marks Polar Week – celebrating the importance of the polar regions and the cryosphere in general – as well as Science Literacy Week, which is dedicated to showcasing the diversity of science. In honor of these two important events, we spoke...
Sea ice comes in a wide variety of shapes and forms, depending on the stage in development and well as a number of environmental and meteorological conditions. Let’s take a closer look at the types of ice you’ll discover in Antarctica.
Antarctica has no permanent population, but what it does have is a seasonal population of scientists and academics that live in research stations that are scattered across the Antarctic Peninsula, conducting important studies as part of a collective commitment to the...
Since the launch of our ‘Citizen Science’ program in 2014 on board our Antarctic cruises, our guests have been given the chance to engage with scientists through conversations and presentations. By combining passenger tourism with meaningful scientific research there...