It’s been 200 years since Russian explorer Admiral Bellingshausen discovered Antarctica. It’s a frozen wilderness, and the East of the continent is the coldest place on Earth – but scientists say they are starting to see signs of ice loss even there.
To draw attention to this plight, endurance swimmer and climate campaigner Lewis Pugh undertook a 1 kilometre swim under one of the region’s glaciers.
Braving freezing waters and a windchill factor of -15°C, he explored a river running through an ice tunnel formed as a result of the glacier melting.
