8.3K views · 445 reactions | Need a quick trip away? Revisit the inspiring landscapes and wildlife of #Antarctica. | Australian Antarctic Program | Facebook

In a first for the Australian Antarctic Program, Australia’s Airbus will make a series of flights to a sea-ice runway near the Italian station in Antarctica, transporting hundreds of international expeditioners. Starting next week the Airbus A319, operated by Skytraders, will fly 220 Italian, French, Korean, German and New Zealand expeditioners to Italy’s Mario Zucchelli Station, Antarctica, about 3650 km from Hobart. The team at Mario Zucchelli have groomed the sea-ice in McMurdo Sound, which i

JUST ADD ICE 🧊 Direct from the bridge and engine room of RSV Nuyina, hear about the power of Australia's new icebreaker, and see the #Antarctic ship put through its paces. Read more 💪 https://www.antarctica.gov.au/nuyina/stories/2021/just-add-ice-nuyina-powers-through-engine-tests/ #Nuyina 🗣 'noy-yee-nah' Serco Asia Pacific | Australian Antarctic Program

RSV Aurora Australis: celebrating 30 years of the Australian Antarctic Program's flagship traversing the Southern Ocean and breaking ice. Video: Martin Walch | Australian Antarctic Program

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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