Why does Trump want Canada & Greenland? Because he wants to be the president who Made America Biggest: 20mn sq km landmass & ...

Creating these maps also shows how Sydney and Brisbane and Cairns in Australia are further north of Cape Reinga (in case you didn’t already know). Using precise latitude co-ordinates ... westerly ...

On this day in 1902, the Discovery Expedition under Robert Falcon Scott attained a Farthest South at 82°17′S in Antarctica. The Discovery Expedition of 1901–1904, known officially ...

Icebergs float in Antarctic waters. Packing lists for people going to Antarctica tend to be gear-heavy, with a need for weatherproof clothing as well as gadgets that can make your trip more enjoyable.

Google Maps is one of the best (and most-used) navigation apps. It is preinstalled on most Android smartphones and is often the first app you open when navigating to a location. While Google has ...

“Our hope,” Byrd noted, “is that now we have the entire material to make a detailed map of all of Antarctica.” That said, Operation Highjump came to a rather abrupt end in February 1947. Though many U ...

The claim: 'Man' can't advance more than 500 kilometers past Antarctic 'ice wall' A Dec. 13 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) shows a picture of a research vessel positioned near a tall ...

Qantas is investigating a mechanical issue that forced a flight to be diverted mid-air while over Antarctica on Christmas Day. QF63 departed from Sydney shortly before 10am on Wednesday and was ...

In a separate incident on Christmas Day another Qantas flight to South Africa was suddenly turned around four-and-a-half hours into its flight as it neared to coast of Antarctica. Emergency crews ...

While many will be curled up on the sofa in front of a roaring fire (or at least with the central heating on), spare a thought for the hundreds of people working in the Antarctic region ...