Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (acronym ANARE is normally pronounced an-ah-ree) has since 1947 served Australia in south polar regions. In 1948 the Australian Antarctic Division was established to administer ANARE. 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Location of the South Pole in the Antarctic continent. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Australian Antarctic Division (AAD), of the Australian Department of the Environment and Heritage, manages Australias four Antarctic stations, as well as Heard Island, as part of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions. ...

ANARE embraces the activities in Antarctica of both government and non-government bodies and individuals, with a central focus on scientific research. Its membership includes:

• Australian government agencies involved with Antarctic research, including the Antarctic Division itself, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, the Australian Geological Survey Organisation (AGSO), the Australian Surveying and Land Information Group (AUSLIG) and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO).
• Non-government organisations, including Australian universities and other research institutions as well as foreign research organisations.

The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) is the national government body for scientific research in Australia. ...

Symbols

Soon after being appointed Antarctic Division director in 1949, Dr Phillip Law saw the need for a recognisable symbol for the fledgling ANARE. His wife, Nel, was an artist and produced the distinctive and enduring circular emblem that Dr Law described as "...a circular badge whose centre is the Antarctic Continent with the Australian sector shaded. Surrounding this is an annular set of designs depicting flora and fauna of Antarctica and the Sub-Antarctic Islands."

The main ANARE emblem was, in Dr Law's words, "too complex to reproduce as a lapel badge or as a logo on aircraft, vehicles or flags." Dr Law saw potential in the Leopard Seal as a simplified ANARE symbol. "I was struck with the possibility of formalising a sketch of the creature to produce a geometrical pattern of straight lines....I drew it in the national colours of gold and green." In 1986, a new logo based on the leopard seal was designed for the administrative unit in charge of ANARE, the Australian Antarctic Division. Binomial name Hydrurga leptonyx (Blainville,, 1820) The Leopard Seal Hydrurga leptonyx is a true seal belonging to the family Phocidae. ...

ANARE Club

The ANARE Club is a membership organisation established in 1951 for expeditioners, based in Melbourne, Australia with branches in most Australian capital cities. Membership is open to anyone who has travelled to Antarctic or subantarctic regions with the Australian Antarctic Program. It provides a social focus for current and former expeditioners. The club's membership is well over 1,000. Its emblem is the Emperor penguin on a map of Antarctica. 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... The City of Melbournes coat of arms The central business district of Melbourne, viewed from the north Alternate meanings: Melbourne (disambiguation) Melbourne is the capital and largest city of the state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia, with a population of 52,117 in the Central... Binomial name Aptenodytes forsteri Gray, 1844 The Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) is the largest of all penguins. ...

External links

• Australian Antarctic Division
• ANARE Club