The Gamburtsev mountain range was discovered in 1958 during International Geophysical Year by a Soviet Antarctic expedition and named after Grigoriy Gamburtsev, a Russian geophysicist. It is ...

Antarctica's first sighting on January 28, 1820, by Bellingshausen and Lazarev marked the beginning of unparalleled scientific inquiries and accentuated the continent’s importance in regards to global ...

The Lada used by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition covered 25,000 miles in the harsh Antarctic conditions, where the temperature can go as low as -65 degrees Fahrenheit. The Lada was the first four ...

"This material is unique," the scientist pointed out. A Soviet Antarctic expedition discovered Lake Vostok, which is 250 km long and 50 km wide, in 1987. The lake lies beneath some four kilometers ...

That, in turn, affects humans as sea levels rise. Trans-Antarctica Int'l Expedition in 1989-1990 from left:Victor Boyarsky(Soviet Union), Geoff Somers(Britain), Qin Dahe(China), Jean-Louis Etienne ...

The documentary depicts Antarctica as an aesthetic phenomenon ... reveals its most beautiful treasures Filmed during the 13th Soviet Antarctic expedition from November 1968 until May 1969 ...