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The Uruguayan Antarctic Institute welcomed United Kingdom Ambassador to Uruguay, Faye O'Connor, to the Artigas Antarctic Scientific Base between February 14th and 19th.
Next week, the Sodre Youth Orchestra from Uruguay will make history by performing a concert titled 'For Peace and Science' at the Artigas Antarctic Scientific Base on King George Island, marking 40 years of the South American country's presence on the icy continent.
The Uruguayan Navy's logistic ship ROU 4 General Artigas set sail this week from Montevideo to bring supplies to the South American country's Antarctica deployments as per this summer's campaign.
A 2022 report described harassment as a "fact of life" on the continent. Young researchers are particularly alarmed.
American journalist Evan Townsend has designed the True South flag for Antarctica to create a distinctive identity for the continent and encourage its protection by the rest of the Earth's inhabitants. Designed while working as a steward at a polar research station, the True South flag features an icy white peak mirrored by a south-facing compass arrow. According to Townsend, it is the first Antarctic flag to be supported by any National Antarctic Program, with six backing it, and the first to be widely used across the continent. The True South flag features a triangular white peak and a bl...