Japan_2026_Shirase_V2

Departure Date: Feb 26, 2026 @ the port of Fremantle, Australia Arrival Date: Mar 6, 2026 @ in the vicinity of Totten Glacier Areas of Operation: in the vicinity of Totten Glacier Departure Date: 26 Mar, 2026 @ in the vicinity of Totten Glacier Arrival Date: Apr 4, 2026 @ the of Fremantle, Australia. The expeditioner will disembark from the ship and fly back to Japan. Departure Date: Apr 8, 2026 @ the port of Fremantle, Australia Arrival Date: Apr 23, 2026 @ Yokosuka, Japan -There will be many helicopter flights between SHIRASE/Syowa Station/Field camps from late Dec 2025 to early Feb 2026. -Some arrivals and departures of the fixed-wing aircraft at Syowa runway and S17 runway from Nov 2025 to February 2026. High profile activities: -The traverse between S17 point (20km east of Syowa Station) and the Dome Fuji CAMP II from November 2024 to February 2025. The traverse team will conduct the deep ice core drilling.