Czechs on the ice: 21st Masaryk University expedition to Antarctica gets underway

Photo: Masaryk University Brno

A team of scientists from Brno’s Masaryk University has set off to the world’s coldest continent, Antarctica, with a second team to follow on January 11th. Ahead of the second departure, Danny Bate spoke to Pavel Kapler, manager of the Czech Antarctic Research Programme, about the purpose and logistics of their twenty-first expedition.

I think some people will be a little surprised, perhaps delighted to know that Czechia has a presence in Antarctica.

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Author: Danny Bate