New exhibition on Antarctica opens in Durham

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ANTARCTICA – Explorers, Heroes, Scientists is a new exhibition exploring the work of Durham University researchers working in Antarctica alongside British Antarctic Survey. It opened on 17 October at Palace Green Library in Durham and will run until 7 February 2016.

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A typical Antarctic ‘deep-field’ camp and cold weather clothing is on loan from British Antarctic Survey

The exhibition showcases objects, diaries, maps from the Scott and Shackleton expeditions (courtesy of the Royal Geographical Society) and modern science equipment, images and facts from Antarctica courtesy of polar researchers from Durham University and British Antarctic Survey. It provides a glimpse of how scientists live and work in the frozen south and what information they are gathering to help us understand the past, present and future impacts of climate and sea level change – widely recognised as amongst the biggest challenges to life on our planet.

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The exhibition features many photographs from the Scott and Shackleton expeditions at the turn of last century