Team TCJ

Time in Antarctica – Antarctica is the only continent without a time zone. Antarctica sits on every line of longitude, due to the South Pole being situated near the middle of the continent. Theoretically Antarctica would be located in all time zones, however areas south of the Antarctic Circle experience extreme day-night cycles near the times of the March and September equinoxes. This makes it…

Over the last six months we have been sent hundreds, if not thousands of questions from our loyal supporters, and often these go unanswered due primarily to lack of time to respond. Today we are offering you the chance to put your questions to the Ice Team. Please post your questions in the comments field below or email them to opsroom@thecoldestjourney.org. Some important notes: No more than 30…

Mount Erebus is the highest and most active volcano in Antarctica, it is located on the Ross Ice Shelf. One of the Volcanic Seven Summits, and the largest of 4 volcanoes that roughly forms the triangular Ross Island (Mt Erebus, and the extinct Mt. Bird to the north, Mt. Terra Nova and Mt. Terror to the east). Mount Erebus was discovered by explorer Caption James Clark Ross in 1841 and first…

Antarctic Krill (Euphausia superba) are small shrimp-like crustaceans and are a major item in the food chain of the Southern Ocean. They make up an estimated biomass of over 500,000,000 tonnes, roughly twice that of humans. Image courtesy of Uw…

Q1. What was your favourite subject at school? My favourite subject was always math. I was never very creative in my youth and with math, everything was always constant, you just had to fill in the blanks. Math was always the easiest for me to do well in, that is probably another reason why it was my favourite . Q2. What make was your first car? My first car was a blue 1989 Ford Grand Marquis. It…

An adult Emperor penguin weighs approximately 38kg and measures 115cm. Image by Ian Duffy…

This is Joanna Lumley and I have the great pleasure and honour of being one of the trustees of the Coldest Journey. I only got to meet the team very briefly earlier this year, as they embarked on the first part of their massive adventure and Tower Bridge opened her huge arms to let the SS Agulhas through. I have a photograph of the guys on my desk and I think about them every day: but I suddenly…

The lowest temperature officially recorded on earth was -89.2C (-128.6F) at Vostok Station, Antarctica, in July 1983 Image shows location of Lake Vostok, Antarctica. Source: NASA…

The significant presence of fossilised trees and leaves suggest that the Antarctic continent was forested in an earlier geological time. Image: Fossil Leaf from King George Island © Claire McDonald (University of Leeds)…

The Antarctic ice holds 70% of the world’s fresh water Antarctic ice holds 70% of the worlds fresh water…