News
“Another world entirely”: 16 hours to the South Pole and back
The first commercial scenic flight (direct from Australia) to the South Pole takes you to “another world entirely”.
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News
Young Jade Hameister breaks yet another icy record
Jade Hameister has skied into the history books yet again after completing her harrowing Amundsen coast to South Pole expedition.
Science & Environment
Earth’s poles could be headed for the first reversal in 780,000 years
Are we headed to a magnetic reversal and all the global disruption that would bring?
Science & Environment
What lies beneath Antarctica’s ice? Lakes, life and the grandest of canyons
Buried beneath kilometres-thick slabs of ice are rivers and huge lakes – some of which are teeming with microbes that thrive in a world without light or oxygen.
News
Submarine reveals true state of Antarctic sea ice
Data from an underwater robot shows that Antarctic sea ice is thicker and more deformed than thought
Awards
Spirit of Adventure 2014
Australian soldiers Heath Jamieson and Seamus Donaghue have been awarded the Spirit of Adventure for 2014.
History & Culture
Lost photos and notebook from Antarctica found
Artefacts of early Antarctic exploration continue to be uncovered as the snow slowly reveals its secret treasures
History & Culture
Prince Harry: Walking With The Wounded
Prince Harry describes what it’s like trekking in Antarctica.
History & Culture
Gallery: Walking With The Wounded: soldiers’ South Pole trek
Fighting extreme cold while pushing war-ravaged bodies to new physical limits, teams of soldiers scarred in battle take on the ultimate challenge – trekking 335km across the Antarctic to the South Pole. Find the full story in Mar/April issue #119 of Australian Geographic.
History & Culture
Australian wounded soldiers return from the South Pole
Two brave but understated Australians talk about their South Pole trek.