The remains of a 25-year-old Antarctic researcher have been found 66 years after he disappeared when he fell into a crevasse in 1959 during a survey mission.

Dennis "Tink" Bell's body was discovered in Antarctica over six decades after the 25-year-old meteorologist fell to his death amid a research expedition.

Dennis Bell (left) with his fellow colleagues and the dogs that helped them to work in Antarctica. The photo was taken midwinter 1959 at Admiralty Bay Base.