October 29, 2024
Arctic and Antarctic: what are the differences?
Why are they called the Arctic Ocean and the Antarctic continent? The Arctic and Antarctic are two regions located at the poles, made up of ice caps, glaciers and pack ice. How can we tell them apart? The Arctic is mostly an ocean surrounded by land, while Antarctica is mostly a continent surrounded by the
September 5, 2024
[Tara Polar Station] An innovative shipyard in Cherbourg
CMN teams rise to the polar challenge CMN wanted to build Tara Polar Station, as the foundation’s mission of exploration and sharing to protect the Ocean and the expeditions it wishes to lead to the North Pole are in line with the vision and values of the company, which is committed to imagining, designing and
June 18, 2024
Construction of Tara Polar Station: 3 major challenges remain
Major challenge: building a polar vessel to resist ice From idea to construction site In the past, relatively few ships have been engineered to be locked in ice and remain there — on average, only one per century. The biggest challenge of this project is to build a vessel adapted to the polar environment. Designing
April 16, 2024
A history of polar exploration in the Arctic
Discovering the Poles For several centuries, polar exploration has inspired people’s dreams. However, reaching the Poles has always been a challenge for mankind. Adventurers, navigators and scientists all wanted to conquer these territories preserved from all human activities. They embarked towards the unknown to conquer frozen lands, sometimes without preparation for the extreme conditions that