Getting up close and personal with the "Investigator," the CSIRO's new research vessel- all ten storeys of it View from the bridge Another year has gone by and Hobart is once again celebrating its role as a Gateway City to Antarctica. True - it’s not the only one - Ushuaia and Punto Arenas in Chile, Cape Town in South Africa and Christchurch in New Zealand also serve as supply bases and points of contact for visitors, but Hobart has held this role since the 1830’s, when whalers and sealers caught sight of the frozen continent while looking for new territory to exploit. Scientific equipment, large cranes and submersibles take up a good deal of space ... but there's still room for comfortable cabins ...and a well stocked kitchen. So, how many litres of icecream do you think Australia's expeditioners go through each year? a) 190 litres? b) 1980 litres? c) 19,800 litres? ...
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