NewsBite

Antarctica

Advertisement
A whale spotted at Bundeena.

‘Incredible’: Antarctic whale spotted at popular Sydney beach

An Antarctic whale rarely seen off Sydney was frolicking in the warm summer waters on Monday.

  • Jessica McSweeney

Latest

The iceberg, known as A23a, in November off the coast of Antarctica.

World’s largest iceberg on collision course with British island

The iceberg is bigger than the ACT and has vast cliffs higher than the Gold Coast’s Q1 Tower – Australia’s tallest building.

  • Samuel Montgomery
Orange streams are increasingly common in northern Alaska.

Orange rivers, longer days: Nine ways our planet changed in its hottest year yet

Last year was the hottest year in history – on average more than 1.55 degrees higher than pre-industrial temperatures. The consequences range from the predicted to the utterly unexpected.

  • Nick O'Malley, Caitlin Fitzsimmons, Bianca Hall, Angus Dalton and Emma Young
Polar snorkelling is one of the most unique ways to experience Antarctica.

I broke one of the first rules of visiting the Antarctic

Polar snorkelling is a unique way to experience the White Continent. But something doesn’t feel right this morning.

  • Jenny Hewett
Antarctic scientists measuring the extent of ice melt on the Denman Glacier .

The Antarctic glacier that could raise sea levels by 1.5m

Australian scientists are monitoring the rapid melt of Denman Glacier, one of the largest frozen rivers in East Antarctica.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Bird flu can spread quickly between species, which is a risk for the wildlife in Antarctica like these penguins and skuas.

Australia scans the frozen continent for early signs of deadly disease

Antarctic researchers are on high alert for a deadly strain of bird flu, which could hit the continent’s wildlife at any moment – and from there make its way to Australia.

  • Mike Foley
Advertisement
It may be tired and sometimes crowded, but the airport does offer spectacular mountain and Beagle Channel views.

Inside the (shabby) airport at the end of the world

This a magnificently located airport, but any sense of wide-open space and adventure is abandoned at the entrance.

  • Brian Johnston
An Australian company is offering sightseeing flights to the icy continent to give people a taste of icebergs, glaciers and giant mountains. Promotional video from Antarctica flights.
Video icon0:30

Antarctica and back in a day

An Australian company is offering sightseeing flights to the icy continent to give people a taste of icebergs, glaciers and giant mountains. Promotional video from Antarctica flights.

Flight over Antarctica.

The window-view surprise that took my breath away

Sightseeing flights over the coldest, windiest and driest continent give you an insight into its huge mountains – and get you back in the same day.

  • Liam Phelan
Gentoo penguins at Port Lockroy, Antractica.

Antarctica’s most popular (and adorable) man-made attraction is back

Last summer, the famous Penguin Post Office was off-limits due to the threat of avian flu, so its workers got creative.

  • Katrina Lobley

Original URL: https://www.theage.com.au/topic/antarctica-6bm