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China’s Forays Into Antarctic Region Amid Growing Western Concerns

Concerns over China’s expanding activities in the Polar regions seem to have grown with the recent reports of the construction of its new Antarctic station near the Ross Sea. The resumption of construction activities of China’s fifth research station—after a few years of delay—has generated quick responses from Western critics and think tanks.

Eurasia Review | 17 May 2023

  • Polar region
  • Politics

News Antarctica

Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance found off coast of Antarctica

The “world’s most challenging shipwreck search” for one of the greatest legends of exploration history, Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance, lost more than a century ago in the icy waters of Antarctica, has succeeded. The site of Endurance was declared a historic monument under the terms of the 1959 Antarctic Treaty.

The Guardian | 9 Mar 2022

  • Polar region
  • History
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