Because of the COVID-19 pandemic the team of the 25th Ukrainian Antarctic Expedition was unable to reach Antarctica and was forced to return to Kyiv in the evening of March…
Month: March 2020
The 25th UAE left for Antarctica. All members of the expedition will be maximally protected on the journey and at the station
Through the closure of international flights, the participants of the 25th Ukrainian Antarctic Expedition (UAE) had to leave earlier for Akademik Vernadsky station. The expedition departed from Kyiv on the…
The 25 UAE participants held a week-long training before leaving for Antarctica
Participants of the 25th Ukrainian Antarctic Expedition (UAE), which will leave for Akademik Vernadsky station at the end of March 2020, conducted a week-long training at the low-frequency observatory of…
A subglacial lake was found in the vicinity of the station, the largest on the Galindez Island
Unknown subglacial lake was discovered near Akademik Vernadsky station by scientists Taras Bilyi and Denys Pishniak. The subglacial space allowed researchers to walk about 30 meters. The final scale of…