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Welcome
to the internet site of the German Commission for the International Polar Year 2007/08. These pages provide a resource for scientists, media and for the general public interested in the research programmes and activities of the Polar Year
We would like to take you on a journey to some of the most fascinating areas in the world: the polar regions of the north and south. Explore how climate works and which mysteries are still preserved in everlasting ice and snow!
The lasting stamina of geophysics
Plates & Gates is an international research campaign dealing with continental drift and its influence on global climate.
Scientists on bord of RV Polarstern are investigating global climatic history. Until April 11 they will travel from Punta Arenas (Chile) along the east Antarctic to Cape Town (South Africa). On their way they will take samples and measure whatever gets in their way in order to get a glimpse on our climatic past.
Read about what's happening on bord of RV Polarstern. To expedition reports...
More about the research project Plates & Gates...