As Midwinter Day approaches in Antarctica – the longest and darkest day of the year – those spending the winter on the frozen continent will follow a tradition dating back more than a century to the ...

FILE: The South African National Antarctic Expedition research base, SANAE IV, at Vesleskarvet, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. Picture: Dr Ross Hofmeyr, Wildmedic (talk) 14:41, 17 August 2008 (UTC ...

Lodrick Hlungwane and friends at the Sanae IV base. Lodrick Hlungwane / Newsweek "He couldn't integrate with people, he was always locking himself in his cabin when we came back on the ship.

McMurdo Station, the largest research base in Antarctica. The isolated, icy continent is home to 44 such international bases, including Sanae IV, where an alleged sexual harassment and physical ...

Even so, no amount of preparation can fully forecast how individuals will adapt once they reach the SANAE IV base. On 27 February 2025, an alleged assault between two team members was reported.

An incident at the SANAE IV base has raised concerns after a male scientist allegedly assaulted another team member, shocking the close-knit research group stationed in one of the most isolated ...

It’s an extremely difficult environment," he added. The SANAE IV base, built in 1997, consists of three two-story blocks. Block A houses laboratories, accommodation, and a hospital wing.

The current team, which includes engineers, a mechanic, a doctor and a meteorologist, face a long winter in Antarctica at South Africa’s remote Sanae IV base Rachel Clun Friday 21 March 2025 19: ...

The recent alleged events at SANAE IV are indicative of a broader pattern of human behaviour in extreme environments. If we are to successfully expand scientific exploration and habitation in these ...

The SANAE IV base is some 4,000km (2,500 miles) from South Africa, 80km (50 miles) “inland” from the edge of the continent’s eastern Queen Maud Land region.

Published: March 20, 2025 3:09pm EDT The South African National Antarctic Expedition research base, SANAE IV, at Vesleskarvet, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. , ...

The startling allegations were first made in an email sent by one of the researchers working at the South African National Antarctic Expedition base (SANAE IV) in Vesleskarvet, Queen Maud Land.