On June 21, the Ukrainian scientific station “Akademik Vernadsky” celebrated the middle of winter – this day in Antarctica is traditionally called Midwinter. On the occasion of the holiday, Oksana Savenko, an employee of the National Antarctic Center, posted yesterday’s photo. “On the midwinter holiday, we had record snow reserves. It seems that I […]
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Ukrainians Met An Elephant Seal In Antarctica. He Was Not Particularly Welcoming – Photo
Ukrainian polar explorers met an elephant seal in Antarctica. This was announced on Facebook by a member of the 25th Ukrainian Antarctic Expedition Yevhen Prokopchuk. According to Prokopchuk, polar explorers are well aware of Weddell seals, they often meet crabeater seals at the Vernadsky station, and during their trips they almost always see fur […]
Ukrainians in Antarctica woke up a sleeping whale in the ocean: the giant was not happy – video and photo
Ukrainian scientists from the 25th Antarctic Expedition said that they regularly see whales during their forays into coastal waters. They managed to film one such date and take some photos. “The whole winter to meet the whales was a great success for us, but now these wonderful giants are literally around every corner. You […]