Here are some interesting and useful Antarctic websites for further reading.
Starting Points
- Antarctic Treaty Secretariat (ATS) Links www.ats.aq
Wide range of Antarctic links - great resource coordinating high quality international scientific research in the Antarctic - Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research www.scar.org
Coordinates high quality international scientific research in Antarctica - Council of Manager of National Antarctic Programs (COMNAP) www.comnap.aq
Links to National Antarctic Program websites - Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources www.ccamlr.org
Conservation of marine life of the Southern Ocean - Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctica
Antarctic overview
Maps and Geographic Information
- Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica http://lima.usgs.gov
Interactive satellite image - USGS Interactive Antarctic Atlas http://gisdata.usgs.gov/website/antarctic_research_atlas/
View and download satellite images - SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/
Search for Antarctic place names. Find coordinates and information
Explorers, Expeditions and Tourism
- International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) www.iaato.org
Member organization established to practice and promote high standards of polar travel - Adventure Stats www.adventurestats.com
Polar statistics (select "Statistics") - South-Pole.com www.south-pole.com
Information about historic Antarctic expeditions and explorers - INACH Historic Antarctic Circuit www.inach.cl/category/educacion/circuito-turistico-antartico/
Historic walking tour of Punta Arenas, highlighting connections to Antarctic history and explorers
National Operators and Research Organizations
- Council of Manager of National Antarctic Programs (COMNAP) www.comnap.aq
Links to National Operators - INACH www.inach.cl
Chilean Antarctic Institute - British Antarctic Survey www.antarctica.ac.uk
Excellent resources about the Antarctic environment, science and more - United States Antarctic Program www.usap.gov/usapgov
Information about Antarctic science, Amundsen-Scott station at the South Pole and more - Australian Antarctic Division www.antarctica.gov.au
Good general information about Antarctica and more - Scott Polar Research Institute www.spri.cam.ac.uk
Major polar research centre, library and archive - Centro de Estudios Cientificos www.cecs.cl/website
Chilean private non-profit research centre - Byrd Polar Research Center http://bprc.osu.edu
Polar and alpine research at The Ohio State University
Charities and Museums
- Antarctic Heritage Trust www.heritage-antarctica.org
- International Polar Heritage Committee www.polarheritage.com
- James Caird Society www.jamescairdsociety.com
- Mawson's Huts Foundation www.mawsons-huts.org.au
Educational Resources
- Discovering Antarctica www.discoveringantarctica.org.uk
- International Polar Foundation's educational site www.educapoles.org
- Antarctic Mysteries http://lima.nasa.gov/mysteries/
