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Chilean rescue of Shackleton's crew from Elephant Island marked at British residence
(Wikipedia) Despite the Antarctic winter Yelcho neared Elephant Island and on 30 August 1916 the 22 men on Elephant Island were rescued and Yelcho returned to Punta Arenas A networking reception ...
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Escape from Antarctica
Never mind that it was an act of desperation. He and a few of his men would have to leave Antarctica's Elephant Island and summon help. It was the best hope for saving himself and the 27 other men ...
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Drones and images from space to count elephant seals in South Georgia
Elephant seals viewed from a drone on South Georgia (Pic BAS) A team of researchers are using drones and satellite images from space to count southern elephant seals on the sub-Antarctic Island of ...
Southern elephant seals are adaptable—but they struggle when faced with both rapid climate change and human impacts
Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) are an iconic species of the Southern Ocean. But with rapid environmental changes ...