23 Apr 2021, 11:17

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Hespérides Update - Arrival to Antactica and Settlement of Scientific Bases


As of today, the Spanish Government has received some news from the Hespérides research ship crew, which departed from the Naval Base of Cartagena (Región de Murcia) 22 days ago. The Hespérides has arrived to Antarctica and the settlement of scientific bases has started in order to research about the impact of Climate Change on Antarctica, the fauna of the massive continent as aswell to investigate more about the seas that surround the Antarctica and icebergs. As the Minister for Science, Innovation, Research, Digital Transformation and 2030 Agenda, it's with a huge feeling of happiness to inform about the success of Part 1 of the Hespérides mission. The Kingdom of Spain will not claim any piece of land in Antarctica, as it would be against the European Union law. Apart from that, the Kingdom of Spain will identify its bases in Antarctica with the Spanish Antarctican flag, designed exclusively for operation in the icy continent and bases over there.

D. Víctor Calvo-Sotelo Ibáñez-Martín
Minister for Science, Innovation, Research, Digital Transformation and 2030 Agenda