West Antarctic Principality News

Why is so difficult to fly aircrafts in Antarctica? Airplanes are not common in Antarctica. The reason is simple: the landing process is extraordinarily complicated. With global warming affecting the continent, the runways do not always have enough ice. This is compounded by a problem of intruding penguins on the runways that can cause accidents. […]

Situated on the Isla de los Estados, thirty kilometers from the American continent, is the mysterious lighthouse at the end of the world or San Juan de Salvamento. No tourist visits are allowed at the lighthouse at the end of the world. It served as inspiration for the famous novel by the French Jules Verne

Antarctica was home to dinosaurs and large, ice-free forests. Although the continent has undergone enormous changes Antarctica was home to dinosaurs and a very green place, during the Cretaceous period, about 90 million years ago. According to a study published in the journal Nature, there were lush forests inhabited by different types of dinosaurs. According

Photographer Laurent Ballesta earned the title of Photographer of the Year and his photos under the Antarctic ice won a photography award Laurent Ballesta dived 32 times, up to 70 meters, and his photos under the Antarctic ice won a photography award. The photographer captured images that reveal the rich and unprecedented marine animal diversity