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Today is Antarctica Day!

On this day, 1st of December 1959 (60 Years ago), South Africa along with eleven other countries signed the Antarctic Treaty!

Read more about the Antarctic Treaty here: https://www.sanap.ac.za/the-annual-antarctic-treaty-consultative-meeting .
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#AntarcticaDay #AntarcticaDay2019 #AntarcticTreaty #60thBirthday #SANAEIV #Antarctica

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Sharing our journey of preserving and promoting South Africa's involvement in the Antarctic is such a pleasure.
Thanks for enjoying it with us!! #preserve #promote #SouthAfrica #antarcticlegacy #SouthernOcean #Antarctica #MarionIsland #GoughIsland #instagood #bestoftheday

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Science is concluding onboard the #saagulhas2.

The vessel is expected back in Cape Town by the end of this week.

#SCALExperiment #SpringCruise2019 📷Mardené de Villiers, South African Weather Service

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ALSA once again part of the 1st Year BSc Science in Context Module. .
We enjoyed the presentations and really hope students learnt more about Science on Marion Island, Gough Island and Antarctica.
#promote #antarcticlegacy #SouthAfrica #SouthernOcean #SIC2019 #scienceincontext2019

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#SCALExperiment #SpringCruise2019
Meet the team leaders.

Front (L-R): Mthuthuzeli Gulekana, Elisa Seyboth, Louise Biddle, Tommy Ryan-Keogh, Martinique Engelbrecht, Clare Eayrs, Thato Mtshali, Raquel Flynn, Jarishma Gokul, Kurt Spence;

Middle (L-R): Eleanor Weideman, Jan-Lukas Menzel, George Manville, Mardene de Villiers, Jeff McQuaid, Alberto Alberello, Simone Louw, Sven Kranz;

Back (L-R): Joshua Huysamen, Marthán Nieuwoudt Bester, Derek Engelbrecht. 📷 Johan Edholm

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#SCALExperiment #SpringCruise2019

Spot the difference... #capetown #southernocean
#antarcticwaters 📷 Bottom: Anché Louw, ALSA (before departure, 12 October 2019. 📷 Top: Mardené de Villiers (currently on the vessel, 6 November 2019).

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We're in the second half of the #rwc2019japan

The South African team overwintering on the Antarctic Continent is behind the #boks!! Go Bokke Go!! #strongertogether #springboks #proudlysouthafrican 📷team members of the 58th SANAE (South African National Antarctic Expedition) overwintering team

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Bokke supported all the way from the South African Station on Gough Island.
Gough Island is situated in the middle of the South Atlantic about 2600km from Cape Towm (40°19′S 9°56′W). South Africa has been operating a weather station on Gough Island since 1956. 📷 the 65th Gough Island Overwintering team (#Gough65)

#gobokke🏉🇿🇦🏉 #strongertogether #G65 #savseng #rwc2019

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