Final Newsletter from Gough 66 Overwintering team, Read in this issue Final Words from the team leader: " Our 13 months on the island has been filled with a lot of adventure and we were part of history in the making, we accommodated the Geo Searcher crew after...
South African Polar Research Infrastructure (SAPRI): Launch of the Preparatory Phase The SAPRI team is pleased to inform you that the contractual agreement for the starting of the SAPRI implementation phase is being finalized between the Department of Science and...
The 67th Gough Island overwintering team, all crew onboard the S.A. Agulhas II, and take-over personnel have gone through an isolation period and Covid19 testing prior to departure to Gough Island. The vessel departed from East Pier, Cape Town Harbor on the 15th of...
Gough Island is located at 40°S, 9°W – 2600 km from East Pier, Cape Town Harbour. (Image above by Christopher Jones currently onthe Island) South Africa has been operating a weather station on Gough Island since 1956. The first overwintering team consists of 4...
Department of Environment Forestry and Fisheries : Media Statement - 15 September 2020 : SA Agulhas II will depart for Gough Island under strict health protocols: The 2020 annual SA Agulhas II relief voyage to Gough Island will depart on 17 September 2020...
A friend of mine once told me that I am a borne civil servant, and it turns out she was right. Although I got accepted at the University of the Free State to study civil engineering after I matriculated, at the time my parents lacked the financial means for me to...
East Pier Shed, East Pier Lane,
V&A Waterfront, Cape Town,
South Africa
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