1. Early Explorers

2. Ships Trapped in Ice 1898 Belgica 1st winter in Antarctica
February 1898 – March 1999

3. Commonwealth Trans Antarctic Expedition
1957

4. TransArctic Expedition - 1957
80 days
Covered 1,200 miles

5. TransArctic Expedition - 1957

8. National Heros – Tour of Europe

9. Territorial Claims

10. Territorial Claims

11. Territorial Claims All before 1961 Antarctic Treaty
USA and Russia still have “future claims”

12. Stations on Antarctica
There are currently +50 throughout the continent

13. Current Permanent Stations

14. Stations
Omand House
Built in 1903

19. Science on Antarctica https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=gapsWomJo2o
watch?v=jnY2jl5ToaM