A memorandum on the transfer of the British station to Ukraine was signed 25 years ago, Midwinter is the main holiday for the conquerors of Antarctica, 24 UAE and a seasonal team of scientists arrived in Ukraine, The cook of the 25th UAE Vasyl Omelianovych passed away. Ukraine is one of the 30 countries that have their permanent stations in Antarctica operating all the year round. The treaty regulates international relations, scientific activity and administration in Antarctica. The region is under territorial claim between three countries (more Territorial claims in Antarctica). The average thickness of the ice at the continent is around 2133 m. If all ice of Antartica will melt, the sea level will raise for 61 m. The former name of the Antarctic station “Academician Vernadsky” is “Faraday” and it was founded by British. It was done due to huge support from the side of the Ukrainian ambassador in London, Academician-biologist Sergiy Komisarenko. Since ponies could not go further, Omelchenko returned with them to the base. Around 90% of world ice is concentrated in Antarctica. The single Ukrainian Antarctic station is named after Russian and Ukrainian mineralogist Vladimir Vernadsky (1863–1945) who was the first president of the National Academy of Sciences of Uk… Yes, the snow turned blood red in Antarctica! The obligatory element for Ukrainian polar scientists became swimming in Antarctic extreme cold water. Informations sur votre appareil et sur votre connexion Internet, y compris votre adresse IP, Navigation et recherche lors de l’utilisation des sites Web et applications Verizon Media. … The Ukrainian, Anton Omelchenko, participated in the first expedition to the South Pole led in 1911 by Robert Scott, British Royal Navy officer. The deputy commander of the sloop "Vostok" in this expedition was Ivan Zavodovsky, a nobleman from Poltava region. The Antarctic station "Academic Vernadsky," the oldest research base operating in the area of Antarctic Peninsula, before 1996 was called "Faraday" and belonged to the British Antarctic Survey (BAS). The periodical publishes the results of fundamental and applied research, as…, 25 years ago, on July 20, 1995, in London, Minister of State at the British Foreign Office David Davis and the Ambassador of Ukraine Serhiy Komisarenko…, On June 22, the day of the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere, the Antarctic community of all countries celebrates Midwinter – the middle of winter.…, Participants of the 24th Ukrainian Antarctic Expedition (UAE) returned to Ukraine after almost 13 months of work at Akademik Vernadsky station. /PRNewswire/ -- The 16th Ukrainian Antarctic expedition heads the South Pole on March 18, 2011. Ukrainian scientists are stationed at the base for one-year stints, with new teams usually arriving in early spring. Antarctic Treaty is an international agreement, aimed to ensure conduction of scientific research and piece at the Continent.

Ukrainian scientists work within the fields of upper atmosphere and ozone physics, meteorology, seismology, glaciology, geology and others. The scientific professional edition Ukrainian Antarctic journal (UAJ) is a scientific journal that publishes peer-reviewed materials. Semynozhenko also outlined the topical prospective issues regarding the Antarctic scientific activities. Among them are scientists (meteorologists, biologists, geophysics) and supporting team (doctor, cook, IT specialists, diesel specialist). Ukrainian polar scientists often say that you either fall in love with wild nature of Antartics and will want to come back there for the rest of the life or want to go back to civilization asap. On January 28, Russian expedition under the command of Fabian Gottlieb Thaddeus von Bellingshausen and Mikhail Lazarev was stopped by ice 20 km away from Alexander I Land.

The aim of the scientific professional edition Ukrainian Antarctic journal is to promote the dissemination and exchange of scientific knowledge, research results, theories or views on the polar (Antarctic, Arctic) and high-mountain regions of the planet between specialists from different disciplines. Ukraine conducts regular monitoring in Antarctica since 1996 and some parameters of climate and air are being measured for the longest period in the whole Antarctica – since 1940 – 60s. Finally, in November, the American whaling ship of Captain Nathaniel Palmer had approached the continent. The only people who live on the ice continent for a certain time are scientists. Since 2004 Ukraine has become a consultative party of the Antarctic Treaty System and participates in the decision-making. This is the only continent, where there is no local ant species. The character of the conqueror of Antarctica passed to his descendants - Anton Omelchenko’s great-grandson, who lives in Poltava region, spent a year in an expedition at Akademik Vernadsky station. Here there are no flying insects due to extreme winds. from 8 AM - 9 PM ET, Copyright © 2020 PR Newswire Association LLC. (65.15S/64.16W) About of Vernadsky Research Station on Galindez island: EM1HO - Paul Budanov in Antarctica 1997-1998: EM1LV, 140URL9909 - Oleg Satyrev in Antarctica 1998-1999: Ukraine in Antarctica - National Priorities and Global Integration. While citing and using any materials on the Internet, links to the website ukrinform.net not lower than the first paragraph are mandatory. "At the Academician Vernadsky station, we are already exploring the ocean in partnership with business. Besides, different sport competitions are conducted in this day: chests, darts, billiard, football, biathlon, tug-of-war etc. © 2015-2020 Ukrinform. The project will include monitoring of the Antarctic ice cover, the "flowering" of the sea, the spread of vegetation on the continent, etc. There are many endings in Antarctica 88, and the outcome of the story will depend only on your actions and decisions. In 1992 Ukraine became a member of the Antarctic Treaty, signed by 48 countries.

The Ministry of Education and Science…, Ukraine, 01601, Kyiv, Taras Shevchenko boulevard, 16, The first issue of the Ukrainian Antarctic Journal for 2020 has been published, The beginning of the history.

Well, yesterday, some red bleeding snow was spotted in front of the Vernadsky Research Base, the only Ukrainian Station in Antarctica, located at Marina Point on Galindez Island of Argentine Islands, not far from Kiev Peninsula. Robert Scott and his five companions died. "The main expedition task is scientific development of this unique natural laboratory, a rich glacial fount of mineral, water and biological resources," said Semynozhenko, stressing that for this task the government has approved the new State scientific and technical program on implementation of scientific investigation in Antarctica in 2011-2020. Therefore, our understanding of Antarctica and the planet Earth in general will become much deeper and fuller. Among those are advancement of the Ukrainian researchers deep into the Antarctic continent; enhancement and scientific modernization of Vernadskystation, Ukraine's first scientific base in Antarctica;construction of proper seasonal facilities on the continent and adoption of new modern research methods and technologies.

For Ukrainian polar explorers, 2011 is an anniversary year, since 15 years ago the Ukrainian flag was hoisted in Antarctica. "Work of the 16th Antarctic expedition marks a new milestone in the sixth continent's exploration," underlined Volodymyr Semynozhenko, the head of the Committee on science, innovations and information of Ukraine during the set-off ceremony for the Ukrainian winterers on March 16, 2011. In 1991 it was agreed to prohibit for 50 years any ore extraction in Antarctica. After repeated trips since 2009, the 34-year-old Ukrainian scientist feared this year's journey would be impossible due to strict lockdown measures imposed throughout the world to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. It is expected that the first results of cooperation will already be seen in March this year. They have arrived at Boryspil…, On May 8, 2020, the cook of the 25th Ukrainian Antarctic Expedition Vasyl Omelianovych has died at Akademik Vernadsky station. All rights reserved. Ukraine scientists navigate lockdown to reach Antarctica Ukraine scientists navigated several continents and a slew of anti-virus restrictions to reach their destination in Antarctica. Ukraine conducts regular monitoring in Antarctica since 1996 and some parameters of climate and air are being measured for the longest period in the whole Antarctica – since 1940 – 60s. They are the highest and the biggest out of all penguins and the only specie, who mate during Antarctic winter.