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Viktor Boyarskiy (Russia) This season’s first Maritime Forum in Russian! We will take a comprehensive look at the modern Antarctic research trends. All parties are able cooperate in Antarctica, the…

Riho Västrik and Vello Park (Estonia) This Maritime Forum will include a screening of Riho Västrik’s documentary Burden of Fire (Tulekahju paine). This will be followed by a conversation, where…

November’s first Maritime Forum will be mainly about mapping and exploration: ‘The Heroic Age of Antarctica’ concerns the brief but intense period from the 1890s to the First World War…

Alexey Ekaykin (Russia) What do modern limnologists do in Antarctica? Alexei Yekaikin, a scientist working in Russia’s Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute will speak about Lake Vostok, the largest in…

Andres Sööt and Enn Kaup (Estonia) We will study why the Antarctic continues to fascinate people and discuss various popular works, like Juhan Smuul’s Antarctica Ahoy! Enn Kaup has worked…

Enn Kreem (Estonia) and Priit Tisler (Estonia/Finland) How has scientific research in the Antarctic changed after the first polar researchers from Estonia? What does the future hold for science in…

On this autumn’s first Family Sunday, concentrating on the Antarctic, we will learn where the coldest place on earth is and what it is like. We will see how Antarctica…

On October’s Family Sunday, we will look closer at the nature of the Antarctic. Are there any plants in such a cold land? What animals and birds live in the…

On Father’s Day, i.e. 8 November, all adults and children are invited to the Seaplane Harbour! We are going to celebrate it with a rich programme, which will include authentic polar…

Antarctica is a continent dedicated to science. What kind of scientists are working in the Antarctic and what do they do there? What does a polar expedition actually mean? Where…