IN2018_V08: Hobart to Hobart Research Voyage

27 December 2018-10 January 2019 This voyage explores whether the Balleny mantle plume played a key role in the Tasmanian-Antarctica breakup. Educators on Board are Chris Meagher and Emily Fewster.

two women look at rock samples while one of them photographs them

BLOG 4: Dredging the Heemskirk

By Emily Fewster This morning we are dredging the side of the Heemskirk Seamount (an underwater, extinct volcano), the top […]

a colourful map of underwater terrain with coloured sections indicating seamount levels

BLOG 3: Goals of the voyage

By Chris Meagher Some of the largest mountains in Australia are below the surface of the water resting on a […]

woman in white protective suite, gloves and safety glasses using industrial lathe to cut rock

BLOG 2: Introducing our Educator on Board – Emily Fewster

By Emily Fewster I am an Earth and Environmental Science teacher and also part of the e-learning team at Sydney […]

head shot of male and female smiling, on board ship with sea and land in background

BLOG 1: Introducing our Educator on Board – Chris Meagher

By Chris Meagher – Educator on Board Tell us a little bit about yourself: I have been teaching for 13 […]