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Sound decisions for seabed sampling
High-resolution three-dimensional maps of the sea-bed have provided a window to the deep Southern Ocean. Find out how in the Australian Antarctic Magazine.
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Chile and Australia to cooperate on whales
Australia and Chile have signed an historic agreement to cooperate on whale research and conservation.
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Cool Science

Predict the temperature in Antarctica during National Science Week 2008
The world's lowest surface temperature may be recorded at Dome A this winter. Put your skills to the test and guess how low it may go. Competition on now!
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First Antarctic circumpolar map of sea ice thickness
Data collected from 83 voyages between 1980 and 2005 have made the first circumpolar map of mean annual sea ice thickness around Antarctica.
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This Week in Antarctica

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Badging our products
The AAD mechanical workshop is a hive of industry and innovation....
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A first summer at Mawson
Supervising Telecommunications Technical Officer Jodi Wruck has just spent her first summer at Mawson...
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