COMNAP Antarctic Voyages

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COMNAP Antarctic Voyages

In 1988, the Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs (COMNAP) was established. Back then, there was a growing interest in Antarctica and a need for a focused group of experts to ensure effective and collaborative operations, logistics and science support. Today, our Membership has grown from twenty-two Member programs to thirty-four Member and three Observer programs.

Countries engaging in Antarctic research, that are also signatories to the Antarctic Treaty and the Environmental Protocol, may participate in COMNAP. Membership is open to those countries’ national agencies responsible for planning and conducting Antarctic operations in support of science, called the “National Antarctic Programs”. The managers of these organizations become the national COMNAP representative.

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