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Thursday, April 28, 2016

Swiss Polar Institute's (SPI) 90 Day "Antarctic Circumpolar Expedition" (ACE) Dec.20,2016 to Mar. 18, 2017 financed by billionnaire Frederik Paulsen will prove flat earth 60,000 mile rim vs. 15,000 perimeter

Last night, while browsing using various search terms, I found this...


I'll add more to this blog entry over coming hours and days. My discovery of this mission fits right into this blog's purpose. If the earth is indeed flat as many of us think, then we must moniter the Swiss Polar Institute voyage very very carefully. 

This trip will be much more important than those Vendee Races which I've had a very difficult time verifying because the SPI mission touches several verifiable points on three continents and consists of one mission with a lot of publicity coming up-- whereas the Vendee races are very sketchy with no reference points any of us third party observers can independently verify. This trip is also now more important than the Antarctica Treaty Inspection Tours-- NONE of which completely toured via a complete circumnavigation of most important research stations in one tour. I tried very hard to look for blogs to independently verify distances and times from station to station but it became a tangled mess and mass of data I couldn't make sense of. Historical trips like Cook's are too far distant in the past-- and historical routes were too non-circumferential to be able to make sense of given my time for analysis. 

THIS SPI tour thus becomes THE single most important reference point for the "flat earth community" to look at now. I have not yet contacted anyone in that community about my discovery of this importance. This very blog post will be my connection to them in that regard starting now. This is it. Ab Irato features my latest entires on his Fakeologist.com blog so I expect some exposure there to begin with along with search engine exposure under keywords antarctica and circumnavigation. Jungle Surfer gets a lot of exposure on his Youtubes for fake events and he's looked at Antarctica circumnavigations recently-- being the humorous observer he is-- but he came to no definitive conclusion. I would suggest that he and Ab follow my very close tracking of this particular Swiss Polar Institute mission as they're able. This should prove once and for all, one way or the other, if Earth is a ball or disc.


Virtual Captain Rick says--- I looked up the ship that will make this journey-- the "Akademik Tryoshnikov" named after a famous Russian adventurer Tryoshnikov and found a short Youtube video of it's launch. From there, I found several more impressive Youtubes of the Tryoshnikov ship so I created a playlist of those I viewed or partially viewed enough to recommend to my-- now hundreds of readers per post-- here. I know my readers will enjoy this unique playlist as much as I did because THIS is "the" ship that has a chance to prove, once and for all, if earth is flat or spherical-- by virtue of its planned journey and time of journey-- via a path I determined to be of such consequence that I zeroed in on this "test" once I understood the flat earth proposition. Enjoy the videos. I'll post more to this blog entry in coming days to follow up. -Thursday night, 10:20 MST Phoenix AZ, April 18, 2016. 


Virtual Captain Rick's Log - Friday, April 29, 2016, 6 am MST Arizona.
After viewing the impressive launch of the Akademik Tryoshnikov in the video playlist above, I'm ready to join the crew via the internet to circumnavigate Antarctica. As a virtual stowaway on this boat, with the proposed scientific mission of proving the earth flat or global, I don't expect to be treated fairly by the crew or the organizers. I've gathered many email addresses of persons officially connected with the voyage but haven't yet contacted anyone concerning my particular project. 

My first thought this morning, as I began thinking on this again, was the compete lack of contact with any of the many Antarctic research stations on the coast of Antarctica. What an odd situation! I would suppose that this lack of contact, given the fact that this is a scientific mission, and that that research stations are too engaged in science, is the first anomaly that I would point to as indicative of a possible problem. As I mulled this problem over, I thought I would transpose the voyage's route, as seen in the first map above, onto my rough flat-earth map with research stations placed on it--- the very first map in the world like it-- which has recieved hundreds of hits since I posted it. The voyage of the Akadmik Tryoshnikov is seen as a red dotted line blow.
The route of the Akademik Tryoshnikov, to take place Dec. 20 2016 to March 18, 2017 is seen above as a dotted red line. The orange dots are major research stations.  The trip begins in South Africa and goes to Australian, from there to South America and then back again to South Africa-- counter clockwise on the above map.

WHAT AN ODD ROUTE this scientific mission has planned for itself! The closest it comes to making a stop at any Antarctic research station is south of Australia near Scott and McMurdo. The complete avoidance of McMurdo is especially troubling in this regard since that station is the biggest and most advanced Antarctic station of all, sponsored by the usA. Examining the first map above again, it appears most of the trip is plotted north of the Antarctic Circle-- a possible clue as to what sort of "permission" was granted to the Tryoshnikov and the Swiss Polar Institute.  It only appears to dip below the Antarctica Circle-- possible militarily protected area due to the possible flat earth secret-- from Australia to South America, north of the Unclaimed Territory. 












Update Fri., April 29, 2016 3 pm MST Arizona by Rick
The Akademik Troyoshnikov begins its circumnavigation of Antarctica Dec. 20, more than seven months from now-- which gives us lots of time to consider the parameters of what we need to see to confirm a round or flat earth. After reviewing its planned route, I'm not happy with its complete avoidance of all the research stations. Docking at the research stations would have enabled us to confirm time and distance easily since all the stations have newsletters and would have reported the visit of the Troyoshnikov. We could have confirmed times and speeds and thus mileage without much trouble. As it is, it will not dock at any of the stations although it may come close to McMurdo as seen on the maps above. 

ICEBREAKER? I'm not sure if the Troyoshnikov is considered an ice breaker. I would think that it would have to be although it does take a route that approximates the sailboats of the alleged Vendee Race circumnavigations-- and those sailboats are certainly not ice breakers. 

ROUTE? The planned route of the Troyoshnikov seems to be well north of the Antarctic Circle-- possibly north of 60 deg. south except for one stretch between Australia and South America, north of the Unclaimed Territory.  A spherical earth distance would be between the equatorial diameter of 25,000 miles and the said Antarctica diameter of about 15,000 miles.... likely 20,000 miles. A flat earth distance should be closer to 60,000 miles although well north of that would be less-- potentially quite a bit less-- at around 40,000 miles.  So in this case, we're stuck with comparing a 20,000 mile trip with a 40,000 mile trip in terms of rough order of magnitude. That 2:1 ratio is not as definitive as the 4:1 ratio we'd have by comparing a 60,000 mile trip to a 15,000 mile trip-- which would be the case if we were visiting all the research stations. The 2:1 ratio is still useful-- but not nearly as exciting.




Virtual Captain's Log - Friday April 29, 2016 - 7:14 pm MST Phoenix AZ.

I've had 35 hits on this new blog entry so far. I've had over 1,000 hits on some of my entries. I feel a responsibility to my readers. I want to get this right. I can feel the struggle to think harder and better against my declining energy and mental powers. I want to do the math involved but I can't. Too many details. It should be easy to determine a 60,000 mile rim vs. a 15,000 mile shoreline but it's not. This latest discovery of a Swiss voyage has captured my interest but even there-- the essence of the problem gets fuzzy because they do not plan to stop at any of the research stations. Yet the Swiss voyage is a scientific mission with stated goals similar to the research stations. 
I dropped the ball on my station-to-station virtual voyage. I don't know when it happened or how it happened. I don't have time or energy to review all my entries. My project is now bigger than even I can recall for myself. I don't know my own plan. I don't know my own past with regards to my own mission. I'm an amnesiac since I have to leave the project to tend to daily life and it takes time to refresh my own memory of my own path on this journey. 

Here's a formal description of the Swiss project I found. This PDF file has the most detailed map of the route of the voyage I've yet found. 
https://www.mio.univ-amu.fr/IMG/pdf/ace_callforproposals-1.pdf



Notice that this particular map at this site... https://www.mio.univ-amu.fr -- does not refer to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd leg as the simplified map I first found does. This map details the visit days and cruise days, however... which is far more useful.  I cannot find a LIST of the locations as seen on this map-- which would have been helpful. I might have to make my own list. There is no clearly stated starting point on this map as on the simplified route map.  There is another map I found that clearly labels the starting point as Cape Town, South Africa on Dec. 20, 2016. 


The first destination is labelled as "Marion/Prince Edward (SA)". There are no coordinates of latitude and longitude listed so I'm forced to find them for myself. The position of Cape Town seems to be west of the Prime Meridian 0 degrees.... It looks to be about 25 degrees West Longitude and about 40 deg. South Latitude. There is a code label on Marion/Prince Edward "ZAF". That might be an airport code, I'm not sure . Cape Town is also labeled ZAF.  I'm not familiar at all with Marion Island. 



Rick's Update, 6 am, Sat. April 30, 2016 from Phoenix AZ. 

 "ANTARCTIC CIRCUMNAVIGATION EXPEDITION" is the label assigned to the project, with the clever acryonym "ACE". I've never seen that acronymn done before although it could be attached to any mission that goes around Antarctica. If you google the key-words, you'll get results pertaining to the SWISS POLAR INSTITUTE (a newly formed organization funded by pharmaceutical giant FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS headed by Frederik Paulsen JR., whose father started FERRING around 1946 and who died around 1997 when JUNIOR took over. All the articles about this trip emphasize the environmental research and the public service nature of it but I suspect that FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS are hunting for new molecules to develop new products. 

Google search - "antarctic cirumnavigation expedition" - Google Search

http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=%22antarctic+cirumnavigation+expedition%22&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

FORUM-- I'm going to be using the forum for gathering data on this and other related topics from now on. It's linked at the top of this page... and here.




Update. Sunday May 1, 2016. 7 am MST Phoenix AZ by Rick P.
There is apparently one man behind this mission: Frederick Paulsen Jr., president of Ferring Pharmaceuticals. This voyage is his. As it turns out, he has been "adventuring" for some time now and has been interested in the "poles". That's food for thought. Check this out-- the blurb that promotes a book about his adventures:



End of quote-- Rick continues... 

VIKINGS DISAPPEARED. One would have to be familiar with the mythical disappearance of the Vikings into a "hollow Earth" to appreciate the significance of Paulsen's interest in his childhood dreams  sparked by Viking tales of his native Sweden. One would also have to understand that in the "hollow Earth theory", there is no north pole-- and therefore Paulsen could not have "stood at the North Pole". I would expect that if Paulsen went toward the north from Sweden, that he would have seen that a gyroscope would indicate an increasingly angled descent into a hole. Apparently, according to him, there is no hole. Fine. As a flat earth researcher, I can accept that for now. The book he wrote, cited above, must however recount the hollow earth theory and Viking disappearance into it if it is to be complete. Paulsen MAY have confirmed that there IS NO HOLE at the North Pole. 

PAULSEN HIMSELF BECOMES MORE IMPORTANT THAN HIS CURRENT MISSION by virtue of the fact that he is an adventurer himself interested in a bigger picture-- from childhood. The current mission of the Tryoshnikov ship on its circumnavigation of Antarctica is too far north to satisfy a determination of a 60,000 mile Antarctic rim but Paulsen's overall interest in "all the poles" and the Vikings lends itself to opening up the possibility that, as an ADVENTURER, he MAY be interested in proving the Earth as spherical or flat by confirming a tighter-to-the-shoreline-Antarctic-circumnavigation as being 60,000 or 15,000 miles. The current mission could be a pilot program with that determination in mind. He may be "testing" the security of the Antarctic Circle and the military presence there under the cover of an ecological and environmental mission for his own protection.  He would certainly have had to have interacted with Antarctica Treaty authorities to approach Antarctica near McMurdo as the route above shows.  He may be able to use this experience to plan a second mission closer to the Antarctic shoreline in the future. 

Frank Paulsen

References

1. Wikipedia entry. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederik_Paulsen_Jr

2. Ferring Pharmaceuticals
http://www.ferring.com/en/home/

3. Paulsen's book-- Chasing the Cold -- is available at Amazon. 
http://www.amazon.com/Chasing-Cold-Frederik-Paulsens-Quest/dp/2916552626


4. Institute of Marine Science article provided an interesting route map. Note the distance scale in the lower left. All distance scales I've seen on all maps of the route, like this one, indicate distances consistent with a spherical Earth. If Earth is flat, those scales are wrong of course. That's why an actual mission or a multitude of blog entries about going from station to station are required-- to expose the possible lie about the scale distance. 
http://www.icm.csic.es/en/sorpasso-research-project-will-study-ocean-atmosphere-exchanges-during-antarctic-circumnavigation




Update. Sun. May 1, 2016. 8:30 am MST Arizona by Rick P.

I'd like to compare the last inspection tour I know of-- in 2006-- with Paulsen's circumnavigation. Here's the google search....
https://www.google.com/search?q=antarctica+inspection+tour+2006&btnG=Search&num=100&newwindow=1&safe=off&hl=en&gl=us&authuser=0

http://2001-2009.state.gov/g/oes/rls/or/2006/77652.htm
The U.S. inspection team arrived in the Antarctic Treaty area (everything South of 60 degrees South latitude, on November 14, having departed Punta Arenas, Argentina, on November 12, 2006 on the National Science Foundation ship M/V Laurence M. Gould. The Inspection Team inspected the following stations: Rothera (U.K.), O'Higgins ( Chile ), German Receiving Station at O'Higgins ( Germany ), Esperanza ( Argentina ), Bellingshausen ( Russian Federation ) and Great Wall ( China ). The Team inspected the following vessels, with the permission of the masters of each: M/S National Geographic Endeavour, M/S Lyubov Orlova, M/S Explorer II. The team also visited the U.S. science field camp at Petermann Island to review how tour operators would comply with site guidelines agreed by the Treaty Parties regarding that area, and U.S. 's Palmer Station. The Inspection Team returned to Punta Arenas on December 1, 2006.

Rick says-- 
Look at how short this inspection tour is in terms of the route!  It was only a 2 week tour. The inspection was led by the U.S. State Department which interestingly was under Hillary Clinton at the time I think. It's interesting that it's the State Dept. that conducts these missions! Who would have thought that?  The National Science Foundation and Raytheon are also involved in inspections as seen from the following inspection "checklist"....
https://www.nsf.gov/about/contracting/rfqs/support_ant/docs/gen_management/treatychecklist.pdf



Update by Rick, Sunday May 1, 2016 @ 9:45 MST Phoenix AZ
It strikes me that Belleny Island to Thurston/Peter Island will be the most interesting part of the voyage from a flat earth theory point of view. That's because  that stretch is south of 60, the Antarctica Circle, the border of the Antarctica Treaty. Furthermore, the crew apparently stops at Scott Base-- the only research station stop-- Scott being an island and south of the Antarctic Circle controlled by the Antarctic Treaty. None of the Vendee Race sailboats go this far south as far as I can recall. 

The following particular map-- from an official source I'll find later-- has a route that goes directly from Marquarie Island to Balleny Island, which completely avoids the South Magnetic Pole-- which Paulsen says he's been to before. That's a bit odd considering that this is a full science mission. You would think with his previous experience and interest, he would send this crew to that point again for further testing. Note too, on this map, that the ship does NOT go to the Mertz area BEFORE Balleny. (See the map above where it DOES). That's an anomaly I'll look into. 


Here wee see a route map that includes Mertz which Felix has pointed out to be an iceberg (in the comments below). Notice how close the ship comes to South Magnetic Pole. 

Now notice how that that leg of the trip-- from either the South Magntic Pole & Mertz OR... Ballemy & Scott.... to Peter Island toward the peninsule, takes place over 4 sets of longitude lines. If you count all the way around the circle, you'll find 12 longitude lines, for 360 degrees or 30 degrees per line on this map. This is all based on the original sumerian math of base 60, or the sexagesimal system of counting. My point here is that the sub-Antarctic Circle portion of the trip is indeed south of 60, inside the legal Antarctic Treaty Zone-- of presume military defense of flat earth knowledge-- and is as close as one can expect to the landmass of Antarctica given the icebergs and ice in the water. And it covers 4 lines amounting to 4/12 or 1/3 of the way around-- qualifying as a true PARTIAL circumnavigation of Antarcica. If it's a rim, and if it's 60,000 miles all the way around, then 1/3 of that is 20,000 miles. The cruise days are noted as 1.3, 6.1 and 3.1 along that stretch or roughly 11 days... less than two weeks. (see map with times above). There are no DATES as such. 

That's roughly 20,000/10 = 2,000 miles a day on a flat earth and 1/4 of that on a spherical earth with Antarctica being an island on that sphere--- for 500 miles per day. Captain James Cook posted 200 miles a day in his log book I think, according to Eric Dubay (I'd have to double check that-- but I'm just roughing this out in order-of-magnitude right now from memory). It's concievable that today's best ice breakers from Russia can more than double the speed of Cook's sailing ship. Still, it seems like quite a bit. That's 500 miles a day! In a ship! On the ice! Near ice flows! According to their PLAN! If Earth is flat, the 2000 miles should take an equivalant 44 days or almost 2 months. If we cut the speed in half, that's 3 months. If we triple that for a complete circumnavigation on a flat earth, that's almost a year-- which is in the order of magnitude I would expect. As it is, I do NOT believe that the Tryoshnikov can run 500 miles a day between Ballemy and Peter 1st Island for 11 days which is what they SAY they will do no a spherical Earth with Antarctica being an island. We would have to monitor their stops at Belleny, Scott and Peter 1st Island as well as Diego Ramirez to verify their trip. The rest of the trip isn't as important as this leg because it's all well north of 60 and requires different numbers entirely-- still interesting but not nearly as interesting as the sub-60 leg. 

The only way that they can get from Balleny to Diego on a flat earth, covering 2000 miles a day south of 60 latitude is if there is a secret military naval support system that can install jet engines on this boat to rocket it, south of 60, across 120 degrees of latitude in 11 days at about 100 mph. That way they can create the illusion that the ship covered that distance in the allotted time. 



Update by Rick on Sunday afternoon in Phoenix, May 1, 2016.
SOUTH OF 60

Felix pointed out that the Troyoshnikov - or Treshnikov-- is scheduled to visit Mertz Glacier and he linked an article to it about another expedition that visited it a few years ago. 
http://www.niwa.co.nz/news/niwas-tangaroa-sets-sail-to-study-how-antarctica-affects-ocean-currents

In the context of what I'm interested in, I pointed out to Felix that the Mertz trip (on some maps and not others of the Treshnikov route)-- is the first time that the Treshnikov dips below 60 deg. S... the Antarctica Circle-- which falls under Antarctic Treaty Law. This is significant. It might be the key to this whole thing. 

The first time that the expedition will turn south and cross the 60 degree south latitude line is a critical turn because they will cross into a new ocean-- an ocean only created in the year 2000. Here's a traditional spherical earth map of that area.

Southern Ocean: The ocean bordering Antarctica and extending from 60 degrees latitude soutwards. This fifth ocean was recognized by the International Hydrographic Organization in the spring of 2000
http://www.gdrc.org/oceans/southern-ocean.html


British vessels are not supposed to sail into Antarctic waters without permission from the relevant department in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. See the FCO website for more information. Penalties are very severe if this ruling is not observed.

http://iaato.org/advance-notification

www.explorersweb.com/oceans/news.php?id=19981‎
Mar 1, 2011 ... Skip Novak has 24 years of experience in sailing in Antarctica. To his ... and in some countrys cases, even individuals must apply for permission to enter Antarctic Treaty territory, defined by any movement south of 60 degrees.

To CIRCUMNAVIGATE, Paulsen must have permission from that nation claiming territory--- north of 60? 
Any vessel intending to visit Antarctica must obtain written permission from its national authority responsible for the implementation of the Antarctic Treaty and Protocol.
The Antarctic guidelines do not apply north of 60°S. However, those territories which are north of 60°S in the Southern Ocean are under the jurisdiction of their respective national governments and are dealt with on their specific Noonsite pages. The relevant authority should be contacted before visiting any Southern Ocean Island to ascertain the latest regulations and restrictions.

Rick says... so the Southern Ocean goes north of 60 and involves the nation claiming that part of the antarctica pie? 
This is getting complicated. 
PERMISSION REQUIRED TO SAIL SOUTH OF 60
www.noonsite.com/Countries/Antarctica?rc=Formalities‎
All expeditions to Antarctica south of 60°S must obtain permission from the national ... A zarpe will be issued for sailing in Chilean Antarctic waters and one must ...

All expeditions to Antarctica south of 60°S must obtain permission from the national Antarctic operator or the relevant government department (See  Documents section below). Until recently yachts arriving without permission were tolerated, but this is no longer the case.
http://www.noonsite.com/Countries/Antarctica?rc=Formalities
Rick says-- I have not seen any reference to permission for sailing south of 60 in any of the PDF's or articles about this Swiss Circumnavigation sponsored by Frederik Paulsen. 
Rick says-- Apparently, tourist boats CAN visit bases! 
If wishing to visit a base, the base commander should be contacted first by VHF (Channels 12 or 16) to request permissi
http://www.noonsite.com/Countries/Antarctica?rc=Formalities




Update by Rick on Sunday afternoon in Phoenix, Sat. May 6, 7 am MST 2016.
SOUTH OF 60 Part II

Rick says-- Earlier I noted that the Mertz Glacier trip is the first time that the A.Trishnikov will voyage south of 60 south but this morning, upon taking a closer look, a map of their route shows them going to Macquarie Island south of New Zealand first, at 54 south.

Some cut and paste references & links....

https://www.google.com/search?q=macquarie+island&btnG=Search&num=100&newwindow=1&safe=off&hl=en&gl=us&authuser=0

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macquarie_Island‎
Macquarie Island lies in the southwest Pacific Ocean, about half-way between New Zealand and Antarctica, at 54° 30' S, 158° 57' E. Politically a part of 

Macquarie Island
Island in the Pacific Ocean
Macquarie Island lies in the southwest Pacific Ocean, about half-way between New Zealand and Antarctica, at 54° 30' S, 158° 57' E. Politically a part of Tasmania, Australia, since 1900, it became ... Wikipedia
Area: 49.36 mi²
Elevation: 1,345′
UNESCO World Heritage Site inscription: 1997

Since 1948 the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) has maintained a permanent base, the Macquarie Island Station, on the isthmus at the northern end of the island at the foot of Wireless Hill. The population of the base, the island's only human inhabitants, usually varies from 20 to 40 people over the year. A heliport is located near the base.

Rick says-- 

In my survey of all the Antarctica research stations, I don't recall going to the Maquarie base. I seem to have missed it entirely. The station is significant as far as Antarctica research stations go. It looks beautful to me. Lots of tundra greenery. 


From Wikipedia
quote
In 1890, New South Wales transferred the island to Tasmania,[5] which leased it to Joseph Hatch (1837–1928) between 1902 and 1920 for his oil industry based on harvesting penguins.
unquote
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macquarie_Island

Rick says-- Wow! You can harvest penguins for oil? I don't think I've really understood this before now. I've encountered WHALE OIL settlements from the 1800's but not PENGUIN oil... though I've wondered why settlements didn't EAT penquin meat.  And check this out--- beautiful weather above freezing all year with "crisp" year round stable temperatures. 

Climate[edit]
Macquarie Island's climate is moderated by the sea, and all months have an average temperature above freezing although snow is common between June and October and may even occur in Macquarie Island's "summer".

https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0521266335
Today there is no permanent snow on Macquarie Island, one of few subantarctic islands without it. South Georgia rises to 2934 m. Heard Island to 2745 m, lles ...


http://www.antarctica.gov.au/webcams/macquarie-island


http://www.antarctica.gov.au/living-and-working/stations/macquarie-island/living

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=macquarie+island&go=Submit&qs=n&form=QBILPG&pq=macquarie+isla&sc=0-0&sp=-1&sk=


PERMISSION REQUIRED TO VISIT MACQUARIE ISLAND

https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0521266335
Macquarie Island, a small subantarctic island, is politically part of the ... We are grateful to the Macquarie Island Advisory Committee for permission to visit and .

https://books.google.com/books?id=jcSqZTMMHEIC&pg=PR13&lpg=PR13&dq=macquarie+island+permission&source=bl&ots=j7bsPHAdc4&sig=5xmbpX26Hn6NPRwJBlQe6OnEANY&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwik3eGfksjMAhXBLyYKHQNkC-4Q6AEIHzAC#v=onepage&q=macquarie%20island%20permission&f=false





Sat., May 7, 2016

Today, I continue to consider the Swiss ACE trip to Macquerie island-- the first time the Russian ship turns south to go beyond 60 degrees south.... a significant line defined legally as being the Southern Ocean and thus requiring permission from the Antarctic Treaty people. If the earth is flat and Antarctica is a rim, not an island, then this crossing is their "defense line" for maintaining the myth. 

I googled.... 

www.aph.gov.au/.../House_of_representatives_Committees?url...‎
(AAD) of logistic support for activities on Macquarie island. TASMANIA'S ROLE AS THE .... a staging and resupply base. Permission to visit Macquarie Island for.





Rick says... So UTasmania seems to be a place where we can upset the undergrad apple cart and point to the problem of flat earth. 


Rick says... so the hotels in Christchurch would be a great place to talk to people in the bars and lounges about flat earth proof. It's theoretically possible to rendezvous with the crew of the Swiss expedition when they get there. 

www.usatoday.com/story/cruiselog/2013/...islands/2611955/‎
Aug 2, 2013 ... Access to the area is generally limited. ... The 20-day itinerary includes visits to Macquarie Island, the only place with royal penguins; Campbell ...



TASMANIA
Update by Rick P. Sunday May 8, 2016 7 am MST.

It appears that due to Macquerie Island's proximity as a unique lush location with plenty of wildlife, south of 60 and thus inside the Antarctic Treaty Zone, that Tasmania, the closest civilized area, is doing quite a bit to exert control over the situation. The University of Tasmania promotes the fact that they have the world's only Antarctica Faculty. When I visited their website, however, I could not find the names of any professors, students or researchers I could contact. Widening out from the University itself, I decided to look at Tasmania in general and found that Hobart, the capital city is a useful reference point for looking into Antarctica as a rim, not an island. 

Search on tasmania + antarctica yields useful results.

Source: 
http://www.antarctictasmania.com/

Quote: 
Antarctic Tasmania | Antarctic Tasmania
With its ideal location as a staging post for Antarctic voyagers, Hobart, Tasmania's capital city has had connections to Antarctic exploration extending back to 1773.  Today Hobart is not only the hub of Australia’s Antarctic program but is home to a range of national and international Antarctic and Southern Ocean organisations and is a world-class centre for Antarctic and Southern Ocean education and research.

Hobart has developed some unique capacities to support people and organisations with interests in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean.  The Tasmanian Polar Network, an organisation with over 60 members, can provide a huge range of specialist goods and services for any Antarctic voyage or activity.



Rick says... Note that Hobart is only a few hours north of the shores of Antarctica with nothing but ice... yet Hobart is relatively lush. Same thing with the Maquerie Island. You have to wonder why there is such a start contrast in such a short distance. This opens up more questions regarding how the sun moves and what Antarctica actually is. 

Rick says.. The http://www.antarctictasmania.com/ website continues with the following...

quote
With its range of scientific organisations and international secretariats Hobart is an ideal location for meetings or forums. 
unquote

Rick says... This looks more promising than any Antarctica related activity in either South Africa, or Southern Chile and Argentina or even the Antarctica Peninsula with it's numerous research stations-- all off limits to regular civilians.  I began this blog by looking at towns in southern Argentina but they were not geared for anything as academic as Hobart. Hobart is THE place to be for FLAT EARTH / ANTARCTICA RIM research, in my view-- this morning. It even beats anything in New Zealand or anywhere else in Australia. It now appears that the Swiss ACE trip is "missing the boat" by not steering for Hobart as PART OF THEIR JOURNEY!!! ... at least to provide a "conference" opportunity for all the Antarctica students there. This MIGHT BE AN INDICATOR that the trip is "fake"-- as many things are in Antarctica "exploration" these days-- like the Vendee races or the runs to the South Pole by individuals. 

quote
Tasmania's Antarctic cultural heritage, events and attractions and significant community of people who share a passion for the Antarctic continent reinforces the city's Antarctic ambience.  Stand on the docks at Hobart looking south and the next landmass is Antarctica.
unquote
source: same as above

quote
Tasmania’s Antarctic community makes a significant cultural and social contribution to Tasmania.  The Tasmanian Government through Antarctic Tasmania continues to build the capability of the Antarctic community, maximise opportunities for continued growth and support endeavours to improve the management and understanding of Antarctic and Southern Ocean ecosystems.  It also works to strengthen and promote Tasmania’s Antarctic cultural heritage.

Antarctic Tasmania is the contact point for all businesses and organisations whose activities will help to achieve these goals.
unquote

Rick says.... Given this being the case--- that they regard themselves as the contact point for all businesses and organisations, then why would the Swiss ACExpedition fail to make contact with Tasmania Antarctica? They're so close, but fail to make that step. 

http://www.antarctictasmania.com/home/international_conferences_and_meetings

Rick's Note-- This blog entry will now end and I'll pick it up in further entries. I'm off-track a bit with Tasmania and will seek to get back on track with the circumnavigation in the next entry. 
















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