UK All Party Parliamentary Grp for Polar Regions

Official UK Parliamentary APPG for the Arctic 🧊 and Antarctic 🇦🇶 (Chair @MPGeorgeFreeman).

[UK All Party Parliamentary Grp for Polar Regions @PolarAPPG]

Delighted to confirm that the UK All Party Group for the Polar Regions @PolarAPPG is now formally reconstituted for the new Parliament, chaired by former UK Minister for Science & @BAS_News @MPGeorgeFreeman 🇬🇧

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Beautiful & powerful ship -named after a Canadian naval officer: the 1st commander of destroyer HMCS Haida during WW2. He helped destroy 14 German ships/subs before, during & after the Invasion of Normandy. The most decorated naval officer in the Royal Canadian Navy in that war.

[Ready Aye Ready - Royal Canadian Navy #RCN @ReadyAyeReady]

Photo taken from Coast Guard Cutter Kimball of HMCS Harry DeWolf as they transit alongside one another off the coast of Dutch Harbor, on Sept. 23, 2021. Photo: U.​S. Coast Guard photo, Wikimedia Commons #RCN

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@NOAAResearch @NOAAGML @NOAA Beautiful photographs

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Read to the bottom. “Antarctic Heritage Trust is proud to care for Borchgrevink's hut at Cape Adare. The site is
important not only for its role in the discovery of Antarctica but is also the only example left of humanity's first building on any continent”.
Amazing!

[Antarctic Heritage @InspireExplore]

#OnThisDay in 1877, Norwegian polar explorer and dog sled driver Per John Savio was born at Sør-Varanger, Norway. He was a member of the British Antarctic 'Southern Cross' Expedition 1898-1900 led by Carsten Borchgrevink.

Despite being one of the youngest members of the 'Southern Cross', Savio along with Ole Must, were the most experienced in extreme cold climates and brought with them traditional Sami survival skills that had been developed over generations. Their job was to care for and train the dogs, and their skill in handling these half-wild animals was key to the expedition's survival.

The 'Southern Cross' arrived at Cape Adare 17 February 1899 whereby Savio and Must were sent ashore first, along with the 75 dogs. They became the first people to spend a night on the Antarctic Continent. Savio was also part of the sled team that was the first to travel on the Ross Ice Shelf, reaching a new Farthest South record of 78° 50′S.

Antarctic Heritage Trust is proud to care for Borchgrevink's hut at Cape Adare. The site is important not only for its role in the discovery of Antarctica but is also the only example left of humanity's first building on any continent.

📸 Per Savio and Ole Must. Public Domain

#OTD #inspire #explore #discover #conserve #Antarctica

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@InspireExplore Wonderful site. These photos and life stories are inspiring - and so important for our knowledge of Polar history

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Legendary Antarctic photographer

[Antarctic Heritage @InspireExplore]

#OnThisDay in 1885, intrepid photographer Frank Hurley was born in Sydney, Australia.

Hurley began working as a professional photographer in 1904. Several years later, in 1911, Sir Douglas Mawson employed Hurley as official photographer for his first Antarctic expedition, the Australian Antarctic Expedition (1911-13) and later for the British, Australian, and New Zealand Antarctic Expedition in 1929. Hurley also joined Sir Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic 'Endurance' Expedition (1914-16) where his legacy lives on in the incredible images he captured of the fateful journey of the 'Endurance'. These images documented the ships slow destruction as it was trapped and crushed in surrounding sea ice. He wrote in his diary "We are not sorry to see the last of the wreck"... " an object of depression for all who turned their eyes in that direction".

📸 Frank Hurley, self portrait. Public Domain.

#OTD #inspire #explore #discover #conserve #Antarctica

[The Fletcher School @FletcherSchool]

At the @arcticcircleorg, Professor @rockfordw asked how private American citizens can help repair relations between America and Greenland. Greenland's foreign minister weighed in. @arctic_today

https://t.co/kknjZ6DTjx

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@AlexRMcColl Fantastic!

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@OJoelsen Positively balmy there, then. ☀️

[USARC @US_ARC]

Mounting War-time Trade Between Moscow and Beijing Expands in the Arctic https://t.co/il2OjVKtFT

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@AntarcticHT Good luck, team!

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A big question, the answer to which will shape the future of the world

[MarineTraffic @MarineTraffic]

Arctic shipping is changing. Could the Northern Sea Route rival Suez?

As interest in Arctic shipping grows, the Northern Sea Route is attracting attention as a potential alternative for Asia–Europe trade. But how much has vessel traffic actually changed? Using #MarineTraffic AIS data, we visualise shipping activity along the Northern Sea Route over recent years, revealing how vessel movements and transit patterns have evolved. With pressure on traditional maritime chokepoints and changing Arctic conditions, could this once-seasonal passage play a bigger role in global shipping?

Watch the evolution of Arctic shipping unfold. Note: Transit figures are MarineTraffic estimates based on AIS vessel tracking data and may differ from official reported figures due to differences in counting methodology.

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Oh, to spend a week on board…

[Railotech @Railotech]

Kanadassa on eilen juhlittu rannikkovartioston uuden polaarimurtajan kölinlaskua.

CCGS Imnaryuaq tulee valmistuessaan olemaan Pohjois-Amerikan suurin jäänmurtaja ja yli 2.5 metrin jäänmurtokyvyllään yksi maailman suorituskykyisimmistä jäätämurtavista aluksista.

[UK All Party Parliamentary Grp for Polar Regions @PolarAPPG]

@AntarcticaSouth Fantastic photos 👏👏👏👏

[Arctic Circle @arcticcircleorg]

“We've come to a 'Don't Look Up' moment on the #AMOC.”

@jrockstrom warned of the risks of an AMOC collapse alongside H.E. @JPJohannsson at the 2026 Assembly, highlighting its implications for national security.

🎥: https://t.co/TrCKV7uQPB

@PIK_Climate

[George Freeman MP. FRGS. FRSA. @MPGeorgeFreeman]

The UK has many deep friends & allies across Europe keen to deepen links with the Uk in trade, security, investment & science & technology.

VG to catch up with the Luxembourg 🇱🇺 Ambassador to the UK @luxembourg #GeorgesFriden @FCDOGovUK @LuxTimes @luxembour

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@AntarcticHT Good luck to the team!

[UK Antarctic Heritage Trust @AntarcticHT]

A big thank you to BBC Newsround for featuring our 2026/27 Port Lockroy team as they prepare to head south for an extraordinary season in Antarctica!

#AntarcticaMatters

https://t.co/xD5FT758eM

[USARC @US_ARC]

Greenland Signs Off on Tanbreez Mine Plan Through 2050 https://t.co/pWyxOpatWm

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@CoastGuardCAN @Seaspan What a ship!

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@ArcticCouncil @arcticcircleorg Such a fantastic event!