The new polar house will be used for the first time by the participants of the 70th Russian Antarctic expedition of the Institute of Arctic and Antarctic Studies,” the document mentioned.

Due to this, Antarctica is also considered to be the largest volcanic region on Earth. Notably, 91 out of the 138 silent volcanoes were first discovered during a research study published in the ...

The biggest base, Rothera, on the Antarctic Peninsula houses 19 winterers – the population can reach 100 in the Summer. Furthest south still is Halley VI on the Brant ice shelf where the Sun ...