SANAE IV is a current South African Antarctic research base located in Vesleskarvet, Queen Maud Land. The base is part of the South African National Antarctic Programme (SANAP) and is operated by the South African National Antarctic Expedition .

Take a 360 tour of the SANAE IV station in Antarctica. The 360 tour gives you a real-life look at the inside of the station.

Mar 20, 2025 · In a situation described as a “real-life horror movie,” one of the nine trapped crew members sent a desperate email about a co-worker who they said violently beat, threatened and sexually...

Mar 19, 2025 · An old video shows the inside of the isolated Antarctic Sanae IV base where South African researchers pleaded for help over an allegedly violent colleague.

Mar 18, 2025 · The Sanae IV research base is located more than 4,000km from mainland South Africa and harsh weather conditions mean scientists can be cut off there for much of the year.

Oct 19, 2015 · A true pioneer, la Grange not only took the South African flag to the South Pole but went on to lead the first South African National Antarctic Expedition (SANAE 1) in the summer of 1959/1960. Taking over an abandoned Norwegian base on the edge of an ice shelf in Dronning Maudland, this expedition established a permanent South African presence ...

4 days ago · In a desperate SOS message sent from the station, crew members alleged that one of the nine-member team had assaulted and sexually harassed colleagues, made death threats,...

SANAE IV is a current South African Antarctic research base located in Vesleskarvet, Queen Maud Land. The base is part of the South African National Antarctic Program and is operated by the South African National Antarctic Expedition.

Mar 16, 2015 · South Africa is one of the founding signatories of the Antarctic Treaty of 1959. In 1960, the first South African National Antarctic Expedition (SANAE) team overwintered at the Norwegian base on the Fimbul Ice Shelf. A new base, SANAE I, was constructed nearby (70° 18′S 2° 22′W) and opened in 1962.

Nov 1, 2018 · After running around the clock for 18 years, it was finally time to refurbish the base and equipment in South Africa’s SANAE IV base in Antarctica — no easy task considering the remote location and extreme weather conditions.