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The Cousteau Society heads for Antarctica to follow in the tracks of Captain Jacques Cousteau
January 2007

The Cousteau Society’s Project Leader and polar expert Tarik Chekchak set sail from Ushuaia, Argentina, on a new adventure. Onboard the icebreaker Gregoriy Mikheev, Chekchak will retrace the path taken by Captain Jacques Cousteau and his ship Calypso. During the mission, he will revisit sites of the two Cousteau expeditions, five films and petition campaign for the protection of Antarctica that constitute part of the Society’s historical commitment to the preservation of the ice continent.

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