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What the Endurance shipwreck discovery tells us about the ship's final hours
For more than a century, the wreck of Shackleton's ship Endurance has lain undisturbed in the icy waters off Antarctica. Its remarkable preservation is a testament to the ship's original builders and designers.
Polar exploration
Read about the thrills, chills and heroic endeavours of polar exploration.
How to make a pop-up Antarctic scene
Find out how you can make a pop-up Antarctic scene!
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Surviving the Antarctic
Surviving the Antarctic; an interview with Michał Krzysztofowicz, Data Manager at the British Antarctic Survey's Halley IV Research Station
Practitioner in Residence: Katie Paterson
Learn more about the leading artist's work while practitioner in residence at Royal Museums Greenwich between October 2019 and June 2021
How to make Antarctic animals
Did you know that there are lots of animals living in the Antarctic and in the oceans around the continent? Discover and create three of these very special animals using materials from around your home.
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Ice Worlds festival: talks and activities
From polar scientists and climate specialists to storytellers and curators, find out more about life in the Arctic and Antarctic
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South Pole exploration: Robert Falcon Scott, 1901–04
In the early 20th century the race was on to reach the South Pole. Robert Falcon Scott led the first British expedition.