Gateway to Antarctica
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Title
Gateway to Antarctica
Description
Expeditions into Antarctica accelerated in the 1950s, and in 1960 biologist Bernard Stonehouse joined UC. He established the Antarctic Biological Science unit and Antarctic research progressed at a much larger scale from the 1990s.
Today, Gateway Antarctica (opened in May 2000) is a vibrant transdisciplinary research centre with a vision to:
• improve understanding of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean
• support more effective management of the fragile ecosystem
• be a focal point and catalyst for Antarctic scholarship
Today, Gateway Antarctica (opened in May 2000) is a vibrant transdisciplinary research centre with a vision to:
• improve understanding of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean
• support more effective management of the fragile ecosystem
• be a focal point and catalyst for Antarctic scholarship
Date
January 1, 1950
Rights
Rack, U. Photograph of Antarctic research station, 2015. Author's personal collection.
