This year's crop of Antarctic expeditions includes two ambitious crossings and a couple of different routes, including a ...

Over the years, Willard Eugene Heath (many call him Gene) built a strong reputation in the historical community. Currently, ...

Thanks to the ongoing success of the Antarctic Treaty, many countries are represented on the frozen continent across a handful of semi-permanent research settlements. At the South Pole ...

Did you know Antarctica has some of the most extreme weather on Earth? Wind speeds there can reach an incredible 327 km/h ...

forming a loop thrown over the antarctic continent. An expedition sent out by France in 1837, under Commander d'Urville, deserves mention as being the last French south pole expedition until ...

They hunt prey such as seals who also live on the continent. A research base in Antarctica. In 1911, Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen became the first to reach the South Pole. It was one of the ...

"Remarkably, the South Pole region is one of the least understood ... out during a previous glacial period when the ice over the continent was configured in a very different way.

Reaching the South Pole itself allowed me to understand a ... In our 120th year, this journey has put us on a path to the Last Continent, our two riders carry the spirit of the motorcycling ...

Captain Chandi trekked 700 miles to reach the South Pole in 40 days ... Slam challenge – climbing the highest peak of every continent and reaching both the North and South poles – is rated ...

Visitors travel to the continent by private plane which is also booked in partnership ... to visit emperor penguin colonies and stay in luxury campsites throughout the South Pole. Several airlines and ...

Shackleton never reaches the continent, however ... Byrd, along with three others, completes a 1600-mile flight over the South Pole. Naturalist and explorer William Beebe and engineer Otis ...

Include a South Pole, some mountains and ice shelves ... Add the different types of Penguin to a map of the continent, talking about how they need to live near the coast for food.