Australian Antarctic Division: Leading Australia’s Antarctic Program

This week at Davis

  • Vestfold Hills

    14 December 2018

    Walking the Vestfold Hills

  • Weddell seal pup

    30 November 2018

    Warning: may contain Weddell seal cuteness.

  • people practising surgical techniques with leg in cast

    23 November 2018

  • Cracked ice around hull of Aurora Australis

    16 November 2018

    The Big Orange Taxi parks out front

  • Captain and pilot of the Basler steps down from the Chinare plane onto the sea ice.

    9 November 2018

    The 71st Davis ANARE season comes to an end with the arrival of two planes and a ship.

  • A newly born Weddell seal pup next to its mother.

    2 November 2018

    Busy weeks at Davis with abundant wildlife returning to the area and an airdrop of station supplies

  • Expeditioners prepare lunch wraps of roast chicken, prawns, salad and dips outside of the kitchen as it is closed for cleaning.

    19 October 2018

    This week Davis station received a spring clean following the long winter.

  • Three quad bikes exploring the icebergs on the sea ice

    5 October 2018

    A great weekend to go exploring

  • Iain on the left and Simon riding in the back seats of the Hagglund as they make their way to the Rauer Islands.

    12 October 2018

    This week one of our three plumbers reflects on a few of his many experiences over the past season.

  • Putting the whole grain through a small hand milling machine.

    28 September 2018

    This week is about all grain beer brewing, and the kitchen creations by our station chef from the by-products of spent malt barley.

  • Expeditioner assessing the antenna repair at the top of the mast

    21 September 2018

    This week at Davis, good weather allowed Trev to climb a mast and perform an antenna repair.

  • Woman jumping for joy in icy landscape

    14 September 2018

    This week, our second group completed their traverse over to the Rauers.

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