Antarctic video gallery
Icy runway gets face-lift
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Steve Wall: We'll be taking about 300,000 cubic metres of ice out of the northern runway edge to lower the height of the runway.
We will probably be doing roughly 10 flights over the season, five at the beginning and five towards the end, to keep the capacity to open up the stations and get people in at the beginning of the season, and we will still of course have our shipping program, so that will give us access throughout the season.
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Women in science down south
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Dr Louise Emmerson — Seabird ecologist Australian Antarctic Division
Today I’m lucky enough to be down in Antarctica at Magnetic Island near the Adélie penguin breeding colony down in East Antarctica near Australia’s Davis research station. In many ways I’ve got the best of both worlds because I can come into the field and study the seabirds and then I can go and represent the Australian Government at meetings and make a difference for conservation for the birds.
To start with I studied seaweed then I started studying desert ecosystems and now I study Antarctic seabirds. My recommendation is that you follow your passion, you find the things that you’re interested in and you work on those. It’s going to be hard, it’s going to be challenging, but that’s also the benefit of life. I love being in the field, I love working with the penguins and the other seabirds.
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Australian Citizenship Ceremony in Antarctica
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Terry Barrell: From this time forward, I pledge my loyalty to Australia and its people.
Robb Clifton: It’s only the second time in history that someone has become an Australian citizen in Antarctica and also it’s unique in that the Antarctic weather has turned it on for us and it’s an absolutely beautiful day.
On Australia Day we come together as a nation to celebrate the cultures and traditions that migrants bring to Australia and the contributions that they make. Terry, we all warmly congratulate you today for taking the final step in your journey to become an Australian citizen and the contribution you will make to Australia.
Terry Barrell: I suppose personally I feel like I’m a full member of the team now. Becoming an Australian citizen in Antarctica is a great honour to be linked to this place in some way is quite special.
Robb Clifton: This is an amazing small and remote Australian community and so to welcome one of our community into Australian citizenship is really an honour.
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