A pioneering Antarctica expedition into the depths of the frozen Weddell sea
In January and February 2019, a major international scientific expedition will explore one of the coldest, harshest and most remote locations in the world, the Weddell Sea off Antarctica, using underwater robots, drones and other state-of-the-art technology.
About the Expedition-
Science
View MoreThe Weddell Sea Expedition 2019 will provide an unprecedented opportunity to investigate and explore one of the most remote, and least studied, places on our planet.
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Education
View MoreThe mission of the Scott Polar Research Institute is to enhance the understanding about these areas through scholarly research and publication.
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Exploration
View MoreThis expedition will be the first to use Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) in the search for Sir Ernest Shackleton’s lost ship, Endurance.
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- Meet Ray Darville, one of the ROV pilots on the expedition. He is the third ever Bahamian to come to be in Antarctica. An ROV is a remotely operated vehicle. It can travel to 6000m depth… instagram.com/p/BszjXbmhkNe/…
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- The marine biology team are analysing the transects from the ROV. They have seen lots of interesting corals and marine life at 390m depth in the Weddell Sea. #weddellseaexpedition2019 @oxzoodept @water_nomad @Dr_MTaylor @nektonmission @researchessex @BFrinault pic.twitter.com/9v1Zu04vFi