Related Links

Antarctica New Zealand is committed to providing a gateway to enhance appreciation and awareness of Antarctica. Antarctica New Zealand supports initiatives which educate and inform New Zealanders about Antarctica, New Zealand's activities there, and our role and responsibilities as a member of the  International Antarctic Treaty.

This website section provides a range of information resources and links to Antarctic-related sites.

RELATED SITES

National Antarctic Programmes

Alfred Wegener Institute - the German national centre for polar and marine research
Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (Russia)
Argentine Antarctic Institute
Australian Antarctic Division
Belgium Antarctic Research Programme
British Antarctic Survey
Canadian Polar Commission
Chilean Antarctic Institute
Italian National Programme of Antarctic Research (PNRA)
Nowegian Polar Institute
Raytheon Technical Services International Company - contracted to the US Antarctic Program
South African National Antarctic Programme
Swedish Polar Research Secretariat
US Office of Polar Programs

Antarctic Organisations and Conventions

Committee for Environmental Protection (CEP)
Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR)
Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programmes (COMNAP)
The Standing Committee on Antarctic Logistics and Operations (SCALOP) and the Joint Committee on Antarctic Data Management are also included on this site
Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)

Non-Government Organisations

International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO)

Scientific Research

Antarctica and the Southern Oceans, University of Otago

Arctic Region Supercomputing Centre

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) - Polar activities in the Arctic
Auckland University
Joint Australian Centre for Astrophysical Research in Antarctica
Byrd Polar Research Center - at Ohio State University
Cape Roberts Project
Cold Tech - a foundation to support research within cold climate technology
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) - data archive at NGDC
Foundation for Research Science and Technology (NZ)
Gateway Antarctica (Canterbury University)
Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences
International Transantarctic Scientific Expedition
Long Term Ecological Research
Malin's Antarctic Research - Antarctic images by Malin Space Science Systems Inc.
Ministry of Research, Science and Technology (NZ)
Polar Science Center - applied physics laboratory at the University of Washington
Potchefstroom University Physics Department, South Africa
Royal Society of New Zealand
South Pole Observatory -- South Pole, Antarctica
Scott Polar Research Institute
Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer
University of Waikato Antarctic Research Unit
US Coast Guard Polar Star
Victoria University Antarctic Research Centre

Antarctic Tertiary Study Courses and Research (NZ)

Antarctica and the Southern Oceans (University of Otago)

Auckland University
Gateway Antarctica (Canterbury University)
Massey University
University of Waikato Antarctic Research Unit
Victoria University Antarctic Research Centre

Information and Educational Resources

Antarctic Link

Lincoln University
Antarctic Heritage Trust - New Zealand
NZ Universities' Antarctic Alliance
Auckland University
BIBSYS -Norwegian polar library catalogue
Cool Antarctica
Gateway Antarctica (University of Canterbury)

Intute - offers access to high quality Web resources in the physical sciences

Polar Conservation Organisation - comprehensive information about Polar regions including educational resources 

Scott Polar Research Institute - polar museums link and other resources

The Science Learning Hub - for year 9 & 10 students (Icy ecosystems)
Virtual Antarctica

Visitor Centre, International Antarctic Centre

A recently-compiled guide to Antarctic Education Resources for teachers can also be downloaded below.

Mark Smith, Kerryn Yates and Thomas Hayes in Antarctica - Project K, Youth on Ice 2005/06
Blair Gilbert
Antarctica New Zealand
Pictorial Collection: K210 06/07



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