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Sights and soundings from the Shackleton Ice Shelf, Antarctica

Created 09/01/2026

Updated 09/01/2026

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Geoscience Australia's collaborative Antarctic Geoscience program provides scientific and strategic leadership on key national priorities in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean.  

From February to April 2024 one of our scientists participated in an international marine expedition to the East Antarctic Ice Shelf along Australia's Antarctic Territory coast. The expedition aboard the Research Vessel Polarstern entitled "East Antarctic Ice Sheet Instability and its interaction with changes in Southern Ocean circulation - Part 3" (EASI-3), was the third of the EASI expeditions to investigate ocean–ice sheet interactions along the East Antarctic margin. 

This talk presents the voyage highlights, including scientific exploration, seabed mapping, sonars, sediment sampling, ship life and wildlife, by inviting the audience into the world of an Antarctic expeditioner. 

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Title Sights and soundings from the Shackleton Ice Shelf, Antarctica
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/1555189a-d6ab-445b-84a6-352a349afcfb
Contact Point
Geoscience Australia Data
clientservices@ga.gov.au
Reference Period 03/07/2024
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Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "Sights and soundings from the Shackleton Ice Shelf, Antarctica". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/sights-and-soundings-from-the-shackleton-ice-shelf-antarctica2