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Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living - Manages the marine living resources in waters surrounding Antarctica. The conservation principles were defined in the Convention which was ratified in 1982.
The Antarctica Project - Organization ensuring that environmental issues are given priority when decisions are made under the Antarctic Treaty System, the international treaty governing Antarctica.
Antarctic Projects - Information about the Antarctic Meteorological Research Center and the Antarctic Automatic Weather Station Project. Also includes some Antarctic scientific links.
Antarctica: Scientific Journeys from McMurdo to the Pole - Journeys from McMurdo to the Pole. The Exploratorium invites you to follow our crew as they visit the dry valleys and hike up the slopes of volcanic Mt. Erebus.
Diving under Antarctic Ice - Color photo guide to species commonly seen underwater
Bulgarian Antarctic Institute - Details on research and presence in Antarctica. Mission statement and program information.
Joint Australian Centre for Astrophysical Research in Antarctica - Source for information about astronomy in Antarctica.
Piri Reis Map - Prof. Charles Hapgood's account of the ancient map with input from the US Navy cartography division.
Gateway Antarctica - A portal for national and international participation in collaborative research, analysis, learning and networking on Antarctica.
The Center for Astrophysical Research in Antarctica - CARA investigates the origin of structure in the Universe by using the Polar Plateau for astrophysics. Includes information about the organization, projects, travelogs, and virtual tours.
Volcanic Activity Reports - Features reports on volcanic episodes in the Antarctic from the Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program. Includes information about seismic events, and some maps showings the features of the various islands.
Antarctica New Zealand - Antarctic information on education resources, the environment and protection, science research, logistical and operational capability from the New Zealand Antarctic Institute, known as Antarctica New Zealand.
Mountains of Madness: A Scientist's Odyssey in Antarctica - First-person account of searching for fossils in Antarctica. Searchable page images. Illustrated.
UAB in Antarctica - Follows explorers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham as they conduct research. Includes interactive questions and answers from Palmer Station.
Antarctic Meteorology - Almost real time data coverage of the Ronne Ice Shelf iceberg.
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