Ukraine - 2026 30 YEARS OF THE ANTARTICA STATION - VERNADSKY SS (MNH) City Transport and “Oleksa” Oleksiy Prytula

and “Oleksa” Oleksiy Prytula

Stamps issued in 1969

Nuphar lutea (Yellow water-lily)

2 each with imperf

Elizabeth Bridge

Ukraine - 2026 30 YEARS OF THE ANTARTICA STATION - VERNADSKY SS (MNH) City Transport and “Oleksa” Oleksiy Prytula30 years ago, on February 6, 1996, the United Kingdom handed over to Ukraine the Faraday Antarctic station, later renamed Akademik Vernadsky. At the station, Ukrainians not only continued, but also significantly expanded research, adding complex biological ones to geophysical and meteorological ones. Our scientists study almost the entire geosphere from living organisms to climate, ocean, magnetic fields, and space weather. Research at Vernadsky