Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Thu, 23 Jul 2026 03:22:51 +0200Geologist Josef Sekyra, first Czech to reach South Pole, dies at 80https://english.radio.cz/geologist-josef-sekyra-first-czech-reach-south-pole-dies-80-8590252© 2026 Radio Prague International The renowned Czech geologist Josef Sekyra – the first Czech to reach the South Pole – has died at the age of 80. In December 1969, Sekyra was part of the American operation Deep Freeze which studied conditions in Antarctica, but that was just one of his many different accomplishments: from extensive travels to hundreds of published scientific papers. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/4f5197446b1f6808606b2a0aab5e5a67.png?timestamp=1583150525 Geologist Josef Sekyra, first Czech to reach South Pole, dies at 80 https://english.radio.cz/geologist-josef-sekyra-first-czech-reach-south-pole-dies-80-8590252 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9