40 years of the official Italian presence in Antarctica and 50th Anniversary of Base G. Bove

Italy in Antarctica is a project promoted by the National Scientific Commission for Antarctica (CSNA), with the support of the Ministry of University and Research, the project is implemented by MNA (National Museum of Antarctica) and CNR (National Research Council), in collaboration with ENEA – National Agency and OGS, as part of the education and spreading activities of the PNRA.

The exhibit was presented in Milan on the occasion of the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings (ATCM), which began on June 23 and will continue until July 3, 2025. The exhibit will be part of a larger exhibition celebrating 40 years of Italian presence in Antarctica, which will be presented in December 2025 at the CNR headquarters in Rome.
TNX and Credit: https://www.ogs.it/it OGS – Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale

Australia welcomes Italy’s hosting of the 47th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Treaty in Milan from 23 June – 3 July.

Australia is a staunch supporter of the Antarctic Treaty system, its objectives, principles, rules and norms.

International collaboration is vital for Antarctica to continue as a place of peace, science and environmental protection.

Visit www.antarctica.gov.au to find out about Australia’s role in Antarctica.

TNX and Credit: Australian Antarctic Division

To celebrate the event and to recall the 50^th Anniversary of the Italian Base ”Giacomo Bove” (WAP ITA-Ø2) special station II2ATCM (WAP-355) has been on air today June 26^th and will be on sporadically till July 3^rd. Prof. Ph.D Julius Fabbri is working hard to get the ruins of what remains in the Antarctic peninsula of the Italian Giacomo Bove Station (WAP ITA-02). into the list of the Historic Site and Monuments (HSMs). Provisional name of the site could be “Giacomo Bove ruins” where the private expedition led by Renato Cepparo I1SR made several contacts during his staying there while building the Base in 1975-1976.