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The expedition, which took three years of preparation, was organized by Will Duffy, an American Christian pastor and disbeliever of the flat Earth theory who invited a total of forty-eight content creators so that they could witness and livestream the Midnight sun, a natural phenomenon which contradicts most flat Earth theories and is dismissed ...
1901–1904 – Discovery Expedition – led by Robert Falcon Scott, on 30 December 1903, reached (82° 17′S) 1902 - First balloon flight over Antarctica by Robert Falcon Scott [ 11 ] 1901–1903 – Gauss expedition (or First German Antarctic Expedition ) – led by Erich von Drygalski
The camp is operated by Antarctic Logistics & Expeditions LLC (ALE), a company that provides expedition support and tours to the interior of Antarctica. [2] [3] [4] The camp is situated near Union Glacier Blue-Ice Runway SCGC a rare, naturally occurring, blue ice runway [5] that allows wheeled jet cargo aircraft to land.
NASA estimates show the Antarctic ice sheet has enough ice to raise the global mean sea level by up to 58 meters. Studies have shown that about a third of the world's population lives below 100 ...
Broadcast rights to expedition coverage were sold in 52 countries and the first-ever international live broadcast from Antarctica occurred at the expedition's end. Five ABC Sports Trans-Antarctica specials were broadcast in the United States over the seven-month period, one of which earned a 1989 Emmy Award for best sports programming special.
The expedition also hoped to raise awareness about global warming and climate change. From start of December 2008 into February 2009, four AT44, 4x4 cars were used to support a ski race by Amundsen Omega 3, from S82° 41' E17° 43' to South Pole. A film was made of this race by BBC called "On Thin Ice" with Ben Fogle and James Cracknell.
Seven sovereign states – Argentina, Australia, Chile, France, New Zealand, Norway, and the United Kingdom – have made eight territorial claims in Antarctica.These countries have tended to place their Antarctic scientific observation and study facilities within their respective claimed territories; however, a number of such facilities are located outside of the area claimed by their ...
Disruption of the logistics of the polar march by adding a fifth man—Bowers—to the party which made the final dash to the Pole; Giving inconsistent and contradictory orders about the use of dogs in the organisation of any attempt to relieve the polar party on its return journey, with the result that no effective relief attempt was made