Celebrate Antarctica Day with these emperor penguin chicks! 🐧 Learn more about these seabirds and other Antarctic animals with our Marine Life Encyclopedia: https://oceana.ly/3CGXxqq | Oceana

Crossing the Divide We wish you a happy Antarctica Day! On December 1, 1959, twelve countries signed the Antarctic Treaty, setting aside Antarctica as a preserve for peace and scientific study. According to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, for over 60 years, this remote continent and surrounding seas have served as the site for international cooperation and essential research into the many systems that influence life on our planet. In January 2025, Schmidt Ocean Ins

Today is Antarctica day. It commemorates the signing of the Antarctica Treaty on the 1st of December 1959. The longevity of the Treaty shows that nations can come together and work to protect part of the planet for the benefit of all humanity. Antarctica is a place dedicated to peace and science, with mutually agreed rules about how the continent is managed. It is arguably the world’s most successful treaty. Fifty eight nations have signed the treaty, showing their commitment to Antarctica. #Ant

Happy Antarctica Day! The 1st of December is the anniversary of the signing of the Antarctic Treaty in 1959 whereby 12 nations came together to designate Antarctica as a place for peace and science. The Antarctic Treaty is one of the world’s most successful and robust international agreements and as a result has meant that countries collaborate and cooperate to complete scientific research and enable logistics. I’ve been heavily involved in this collaboration with our neighbouring partners on th

It’s midnight at Cape Adare in Antarctica and the 24 hour sun is still in the sky. After an unbelievable day exploring Carsten Borchgrevink’s Hut and meeting hundreds of thousands of penguins, we headed around the cape for our journey south to Ross Island. We were met with hundreds of enormous icebergs and more whales than I’ve ever seen. The captain even turned the ship around for us to look at an emperor penguin! The wildlife here has been incredible, and the landscapes are just perfect. We’ve