Antarctica
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Though various countries stake claims to Antarctica, the continent remains beyond anyone’s grasp
On expedition to Antarctica, Monocle encounters an icy continent where the borders are anything but frozen.
Hardest hurdle
Being decisive can make the difference between an imperfect but eminently acceptable outcome and disaster.
Icely does it
Japan’s sure-footed team of scientists and engineers head out into the cold to monitor our atmosphere.
The opener
Art for diplomats, curbing California’s cushty canteen culture, dining cars hit the buffers and a political tussle on Chinese cinema screens.
Oceania
Why Australia's fifth prime minister in five years may stick around and the country's Antarctic adventure.
Oceania
An Antarctic programme under the spotlight, New Zealand's parliamentary election and how a Vietnamese refugee has become the governor of South Australia.
Taking it to extremes
Intrepid travellers agree the only nuisance about a trip to the White Continent is getting there. Now, the faint-hearted can bypass the Drake Passage by flying direct from Chile to Antarctica with DAP.
Tasmanian angel
Hobart, Tasmania, is the nearest inhabited landmass to Antarctica, drawing scientists to the frontline of environmental research. Adventurous tourists and food pioneers are also transforming the island’s once bleak fortunes.
