Matthew Gledhill Blog

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Featured / Station Life

Midwinter at Davis

Last Friday, 21st June we celebrated Midwinters – the biggest event on the Antarctic Calendar. For most of June and the start of July, the sun doesn’t rise this far south. Midwinters marks the...

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Trip to Woop Woop

Last week we made a trip up to “Woop Woop” to collect the blue Hagglunds which has been there since the start of the summer season in November. Woop Woop is the common name...

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Featured / Night Photography / Station Life

Davis by night

Last night (Saturday 30 March) like many around the world we observed Earth Hour, switching off the lights early for the night. Now that we’re coming into winter and have passed the equinox, we...

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Featured / Station Life

Hello winter

We’re now almost a month into the winter season. The summer flew past super quickly and on Feb 18th the Aurora Australis departed with the summer expeditioners, as well as a few of the...

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Featured / Station Life

The festive season

Christmas and New Years in Antarctica was a great experience shared with fine company, fine food and plenty of cheer. First thing I did after a leisurely sleep in was open my box of...

This week at Davis – 14 December 2018 0

This week at Davis

This week at Davis – 14 December 2018

‘This week at Davis’ is a one of a series weekly blogs published by the Australian Antarctic Division from each of the 3 Antarctic stations, and the sub Antarctic station on Macquarie Island.

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This week at Davis

This week at Davis – 30 November 2018

‘This week at Davis’ is a weekly blog published by the Australian Antarctic Division from each of the 3 Antarctic stations, and the sub Antarctic station on Maquarie Island.

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Voyage

Aurora Australis Voyage

The Aurora Australis voyage 1 of the 2018-19 season is tasked to resupply Davis Station for the year, and to transfer new expeditions to the station to relieve the outgoing winter crew who have...