Search results
5 days ago · Almost all mountains in the list are located in the Himalaya and Karakoram ranges to the south and west of the Tibetan plateau. All peaks 7,000 m (23,000 ft) or higher are located in East, Central or South Asia in a rectangle edged by Noshaq (7,492 m or 24,580 ft) on the Afghanistan–Pakistan border in the west, Jengish Chokusu (Tuōmù'ěr Fēng, 7,439 m or 24,406 ft) on the Kyrgyzstan ...
4 days ago · Argentina has long played an important role in the continent’s history. Following three centuries of Spanish colonization, Argentina declared independence in 1816, and Argentine nationalists were instrumental in revolutionary movements elsewhere, a fact that prompted 20th-century writer Jorge Luis Borges to observe, “South America’s ...
4 days ago · The 2022-built MS World Traveller cruise ship is a newbuild passenger vessel designed for operations in the polar regions (Arctic and Antarctica). The vessel is owned by Mystic Invest Holding (via the subsidiary Mystic Cruises USA) and operated under charter by AOV-Atlas Ocean Voyages (USA-based travel company/brand owned by Mystic Invest).
4 days ago · In terms of extreme temperatures, Antarctica takes the crown for being the coldest place on Earth. The Russian Antarctic station Vostok, located at 78°28′S 106°48′E, holds the record for recording the lowest naturally occurring temperature ever on Earth, reaching a bone-chilling −89.2 °C (−128.6 °F).
4 days ago · Just 3,880 km due south of Perth, Casey is the closest permanent Antarctic station to Australia. Location: 66° 16′ 55″ S, 110° 31′ 36″ E (−66.2822, 110.5266) Casey local time: 7:05 pm on 24 May 2024 ( UTC +8) Situated in an area of the low, rocky Windmill Islands and peninsulas, Casey is perched on the edge of the massive Antarctic ...
2 days ago · Tristan da Cunha (/ ˌ t r ɪ s t ən d ə ˈ k uː n (j) ə /), colloquially Tristan, is a remote group of volcanic islands in the South Atlantic Ocean.It is the most remote inhabited archipelago in the world, lying approximately 2,787 kilometres (1,732 mi) from Cape Town in South Africa, 2,437 kilometres (1,514 mi) from Saint Helena, 3,949 kilometres (2,454 mi) from Mar del Plata in ...
2 days ago · Davis research station. Davis is the most southerly Australian Antarctic station. It is situated near the Vestfold Hills, on the Ingrid Christensen Coast of Princess Elizabeth Land. The station is about 20 km from the edge of the continental ice sheet. Location: 68° 34′ 35″ S, 77° 58′ 08″ E (−68.5763, 77.9688) Davis local time: 4:36 ...
