The United States and Russia will jointly inspect foreign facilities in Antarctica to make sure environmental and other responsibilities under the 1959 Antarctica Treaty are being met, the State Department said Saturday.

COVE — Don Hagey is not a member of the Antarctica 300 Club. The Cove resident, however, does belong to a more meaningful Antarctic circle. He is among those for whom a geographic feature has been named on the continent.

Adventurer Felicity Aston completes solo crossing of icy continent after nearly 2 months on skis

A self-proclaimed Viking and explorer has confirmed he is heading to Antarctica from New Zealand nearly a year after his earlier polar bid ended with the deaths of three men.

A self-proclaimed Viking and explorer has confirmed he is heading to Antarctica from New Zealand nearly a year after his earlier polar bid ended with the deaths of three men.

The self-proclaimed Viking trying to sail to Antarctica is in international waters around 90 kilometres off Hawkes' Bay.

British adventurer Felicity Aston this week became the first woman to ski solo across Antarctica, from one coast to another. It took her 59 days to cover more than 1,000 miles, dragging her supplies behind her on sleds. She talked to Steve Inskeep from the Union Glacier base camp in Antarctica while waiting to go home.

In a story Jan. 23 about British skier Felicity Aston becoming the first woman to cross Antarctica alone, The Associated Press reported erroneously that she announced her achievement by Twitter. The message:"!!!Congratulations to the 1st female to traverse Antarctica SOLO.V proud," was posted on her Twitter account by her support team.

A Norwegian explorer heading for Antarctica without legal authority is now in international waters, a friend says.

British adventurer Felicity Aston completed her crossing of Antarctica on Monday, becoming the first woman to ski across the icy continent alone.