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Australian Antarctic Division

The Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) leads Australia's Antarctic program as part of the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. It was established in 1948 and has its headquarters at Kingston, south of Hobart in Tasmania. It runs Australia's three… The Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) leads Australia's Antarctic program as part of the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. It was established in 1948 and has its headquarters at Kingston, south of Hobart in Tasmania. It runs Australia's three Antarctic research stations, Casey, Davis and Mawson, the sub-Antarctic station on Macquarie Island and the icebreaker RSV Nuyina, and carries out research in glaciology and climate, Southern Ocean ecosystems, krill and marine biology, and atmospheric and space physics.