The Tasmanian Polar Network
Tasmania — the world’s richest resource of Antarctic & Southern Ocean expertise.
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70+ Members
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Only 1,390 Nautical Miles from Antarctica
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70+ Members
Covering 25+ Sectors
Only 1,390 Nautical Miles from Antarctica
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French and Italian Antarctic expeditioners landed in Hobart on Friday on their way to the icy continent.
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French and Italian Antarctic expeditioners landed in Hobart on Friday on their way to the icy continent.
The Tasmanian Polar Network welcomes this week’s news of investment, as part of the Hobart City deal, by the Federal Government of $450 million dollars over 10 years for the upgrade of Australian Antarctic Station Infrastructure.
The Korean Antarctic resupply vessel Araon sails Sunday with ice sleds and trailers built by Elphinstone Engineering at Triabunna.
The intertwined diet of the Southern Ocean’s top-level predators will be the focus of a significant new study of the health of the sub-Antarctic ecosystem.
Richard Fader, Chairman of the Tasmanian Polar Network, said that the recently held Premier’s Trade Mission to China has delivered outstanding opportunities for growth in the Tasmanian Antarctic Sector.
When you become a member of the Tasmanian Polar Network you join a network that is recognised globally as a successful collaboration between industry, research and government.
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