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...
Family hikes and visits to game reserves instilled in me a keen interest in the natural world at an early age. This led to a BSc and BSc hons in Zoology at the University of the Witwatersrand. This was followed by the first of three year-long expeditions to Marion...
Watch the amazing video by Alexander Oeloefse made during the 2019 -2020 takeover period at SANAE IV. AN interview with the driver s of the Bulldozer equipment. These driver teams is part of South Africa's Antarctic Legacy. Read more about them on the ALSA webpage....
Jess Verheul grew up in Johannesburg, South Africa and has always had an affinity for the outdoors, wild and remote places, exploring, surviving and adventuring. She believes she might have been inspired and influenced by her grandparents being farmers; “we spent...
My name is Khuselwa a.k.a. Kusi Ngxabani, Deputy Director: Vessel and Helicopter Management with effect from 01 September 2019. I joined the erstwhile Department of Environmental Affairs & Tourism in 1997 as an Administrative Clerk, in the Directorate:...
East Pier Shed, East Pier Lane,
V&A Waterfront, Cape Town,
South Africa
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