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Matie students on Antarctic expedition

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Being dwarfed by a 30-metre-high ice shelf, making a braai in sub-zero temperatures and trying to sleep when the sun never sets were some of the matchless experiences of three Stellenbosch University (SU) students, who recently returned from a 58-day expedition to Antarctica via Marion Island.

Gerhard Durandt, Micaela Melim and Chanté van der Spuy – from SU’s Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering – were among 10 scientists from various higher

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