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Showing posts with label Antarctica. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Antarctica. Show all posts

Tuesday, 21 October 2014

#199: First postcard from British Antarctic Territory

Penguins

Penguin stamps

Received from Aaron from not-Antarctica.

British Antarctic Territory comprises the region south of 60°S latitude and between longitudes 20°W and 80°W.



Wednesday, 30 July 2014

#49: First postcard from Australian Antarctic Territory

Kronotskaya Volcano, Kamchatka, Russian Far East

Echidna stamp

Received from Cally from New Zealand.

Australian Antarctic Territory is bounded by Queen Maud Land in the West and by Ross Dependency in the East.

Tuesday, 13 May 2014

#33: First postcard from Ross Dependency (United States Post)

Emperor penguin chicks huddle at ice edge while moulting, East Antarctica

Cranberry harvest stamp

Received from Josiah from Boulder, United States.

The Ross Dependency is a region of Antarctica defined by a sector originating at the South Pole, passing along longitudes 160° east to 150° west, and terminating at latitude 60° south.

Friday, 24 January 2014

#113: Third postcard from French Southern and Antarctic Lands

Great albatross

Le mischief, tortoise and Marion Dufresne (?) stamps

Received from Wenceslas from the Alfred Faure Base.

The French Southern and Antarctic Lands consist of Kerguelen, Saint Paul and Amsterdam, Crozet Islands, Adélie Land and the Scattered Islands and are located in the Southern Indian Ocean.


Thursday, 23 January 2014

#113: Second postcard from French Southern and Antarctic Lands

Alfred Faure Base and fauna of TAAF multiviews
Fauna/transport and TAAF flag stamps

Received from Serge from the Alfred Faure Base. Please check out his blog here.

The French Southern and Antarctic Lands consist of Kerguelen, Saint Paul and Amsterdam, Crozet Islands, Adélie Land and the Scattered Islands and are located in the Southern Indian Ocean.

Wednesday, 15 January 2014

#113: First postcard from French Southern and Antarctic Lands

King Penguins

Colin Austral, Tortoise and Marion Dufresne (?) stamps with nice hand-stamps

Received from Wenceslas from the Alfred Faure Base.

The French Southern and Antarctic Lands consist of Kerguelen, Saint Paul and Amsterdam, Crozet Islands, Adélie Land and the Scattered Islands and are located in the Southern Indian Ocean.