13K views · 230 reactions | What’s the coolest way to become a...

21K views · 462 reactions | Expeditioners on the Denman Marine Voyage had some amazing wildlife moments as RSV Nuyina tracked the Shackleton Ice Shelf, including a visit from these minke whales.  Lily West | Australian Antarctic Program | Facebook

12K views · 370 reactions | The propulsion system of Australia’s...

Australia’s new Antarctic icebreaker, RSV Nuyina, is now floating, after more than 50 Olympic swimming pools of water were pumped into the docks where the ship is being built. It took two days to pump enough water from the nearby river into the dry and wet docks, raising the water level six metres and floating the 10,751 tonne ship about 30 centimetres above the dock floor. Read more at http://www.antarctica.gov.au/news/2018/antarctic-icebreaker-afloat | Australian Antarctic Program

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71K views · 1.5K reactions | Australian athlete Catherine Drysdale has won the Antarctic Ice Marathon, becoming the first woman to take the title in the race’s 20-year history. | Al Jazeera English | Facebook

A little splash of Australiana is heading to Antarctica! The designs of iconic Australian artist Ken Done will adorn a new fleet of Antarctic tractors destined to travel across the icy continent on a quest to find million year old ice. The first of five tractors will be loaded onto a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) C17A Globemaster plane in Hobart today, to fly south to Australia’s glacial runway, Wilkins Aerodrome. More information: http://www.antarctica.gov.au/news/2019/australias-artistic-a