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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…

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…

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…

Andres Tarand and Jüri Martin (Estonia) The season’s first Maritime Forum in Estonian! We will talk about the effect of human activity in Antarctica: why is it prohibited to pee…

Geir Kløver (Norway) This autumn’s first Maritime Forum will be about the heritage of Scott and Amundsen and their role in the Antarctic exploration that followed. Geir Kløver is the…

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…

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…

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…