Tag Archives: IGY Achievements

Photographer Galen Rowell is reflected in the mirrored surface of the ceremonial South Pole outside the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Research Station.
1957-1958: The International Geophysical Year – Fostering Collaboration in Earth Sciences

The International Geophysical Year (IGY) was a pivotal period of global scientific cooperation in earth sciences, leading to major discoveries and the Antarctic Treaty