Anarctica day 2013: student flags to antarctica and back

An international celebration Student designed flags travel to Antarctica Below flags flying at Princess Elisabeth Station 1 Dec 2013

Credit: IPF

School children in Belgium speak live with scientists at Princess Elisabeth Station (PEA) in Antarctica via Skype on classroom laptop

Thanks to the International Polar Foundation (IPF) for coordinating events & student flags from UK and Belgium to PEA via IPF office in South Africa.

Note: solar panels foreground of Zero Emissions PEA station.

Participants from 28 Countries launched ‘virtual balloons’ & shared activities for Antarctica Day 2013

To find out more visit http://www.ourspaces.org.uk/activities.html

Another activity ‘on the ice’ on Antarctica Day 1st Dec was when Anthony Jinman of Education Through Expeditions (ETE) shared this poster early in his solo journey to the South Pole

To learn more visit http://www.eteteachers.org/

1st Flags from artists of 7 years Abadia EB1 school, Figueira da Foz, Portugal

From IES GORGS HS, Spain

Some classes made Antarctic Books like this one from Brazil in Portuguese & English!

Polar scientists Gretchen Lescord and Gustavo Chiang from U. New Brunswick spoke with 7th graders at Blue Hill Consolidated School (Maine, USA)

Celebrated with a beautiful Antarctica Day cake!!

2013 Antarctica Day Flags From 16 countries went to Antarctica

Where student’s 2013 Antarctica Day Flags were flown in Antarctica

General locations where student 2013 flags were flown in Antarctica.

1.Princess Elisabeth

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(Belgium) Station 2. Windless Bight Ross Sea 3.Antarctic Peninsula region.

4.Brazilian station King George Island

#1 The Belgium Princess Elisabeth Station a Zero Emissions station run with energy from solar & wind

Learn more at http://www.antarcticstation.org/station/

If you’d like to see more click on the icon to the right for a video of the flags and surroundings.

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#2 Windless Bight Ross Sea area Gateway Antarctica class from New Zealand slept here!

Ice House

Or Tent?

Photos by Daniela Liggett

Antarctica Day Flags 2013 Windless Bight, Ross Sea, Antarctica Latitude 77o 46’ 46.6”S Longitude 166o 56’31.1”W

Thanks to Daniela Liggett and Gateway Antarctica for taking student flags to Windless Bight and Gateway Antarctica students for displaying them! Photos by Karri Hartley (Australia) and Xenia Brundin (Sweden)

Windless Bight, Ross Sea, Antarctica Student flags from 16 countries strung two- sided and held so they didn’t blow away in the wind!

Student flags are now at Scott Base, McMurdo Station to brighten up the walls for the scientists and staff who live and work there.

#3 Antarctic Peninsula Region Thanks to Captain Oliver Kruess who anchored Lindblad’s National Geographic Explorer carefully by shore at Paradise Bay & helped raise student Antarctica Day flags from the ship’s bow

Student flags flying in Paradise Bay Harbour, Antarctica Latitude 64o53’32” S Longitude 62o52’32”W aboard the National Geographic Explorer

South of the Antarctic Circle it was snowing so no flags were flying but I saw my first Emperor Penguin solo, and Adele penguins on floating sea ice

Cuverville Island, Antarctic Peninsula Latitude 64o41’032 S Longitude 62o37’41”W

Cuverville Island, Antarctic Peninsula Latitude 64o41’032 S Longitude 62o37’41”W

Jane & Susan who work at Port Lockroy Station are holding your flags

At Port Lockroy UK station Latitude 64o 49’ S Longitude 63o 30’ W there were ‘Shags’ and Gentoo penguins all around the buildings

Note: Zodiac which transports us to shore from the larger ship!

#4 Brazil Station on Keller Peninsula of King George Island, Antarctica Peninsula region Scientific researchers with student designed flags

Flag with sign post distances & communications tower

#4 Brazilian researchers at Turret Point, King George Island Scientists with protective glasses & clothing displaying diverse student flags on cobble beach

Seal flag with Icebergs off shore in distance

#4 Brazilian researchers at Livingston Island, Antarctic Peninsula Gentoo penguin coming to check out student flag. Note glaciers extending to the ocean!

Thanks APECS BRAZIL for taking student flags to Antarctica

Some animals that were near the ship with your flags - Humpback Whales breathing Gentoo Penguin parent with juvenile

Antarctica is a continent covered with amazing ICE with glaciers calving into the sea Leopard Seal on ice & Icebergs

You can see more from the 100 Day Countdown on Facebook group Antarctica Day (December 1)

Thank you for participating in Antarctica Day 2013!! www. Ourspaces.org.uk director@ourspaces.org.uk Facebook group Antarctica Day (December 1)