The three services of the Argentine Armed Forces, together with private sector companies have finished upgrading landing facilities at the Antarctic base of Petrel in the Antarctic Peninsula.
Most of the world's albatrosses, and their close relatives, petrels, breed on islands in the Southern Ocean, which surrounds Antarctica. Now new research led by Durham University, UK, and the ...
It was the second Antarctic achievement for the Saab 340 this year An Argentine Air Force (FAA) Saab 340 turboprop twin-engined aircraft made a successful flight to the Petrel Base in Antarctica ...
"Staying a winter in Antarctica is an all-or-nothing decision ... "Their only enemies come from above (like skuas and giant petrels) and below (like leopard seals and orcas).
Several seabird species are having to fly further to find food because of sea ice melting in Antarctica, a study has claimed. Albatrosses and petrels which breed on islands near the continent ...
Wilsons Storm Petrel, Oceanites oceanicus, During a storm with high winds we encountered this rare ... [+] petrels on the open sea. They were constantly on the move and not easy to photograph.