Universiti Sains Malaysia ’s Muka Head Marine Research Station director Associate Prof Dr Zulfigar Yasin is currently leading a 10-week expedition to the Antarctic,the coldest,driest and windiest place on earth.In a series of articles starting today,Dr Zulfigar will share his experiences as the four-member Malaysian team journeys to the land of whales,icebergs and the migrating krills.
IT HAS taken several months of preparations and now the Malaysian scientific team is sailing into the white continent. The expedition itself will take about three months – taking us to the Antarctic continent through the Southern Ocean and back.
