If you’re lucky enough to be a passenger on a ship heading for the Antarctic peninsula it’s easy to focus purely on the spectacular scenery that you’re about to enjoy.…
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Port Lockroy | British Heritage in Antarctica
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Exploring Deception Island | Calderas and Polar Plunges
by Vanessaby VanessaDeception Island is an active submerged caldera volcano in the South Shetland Islands archipelago of Antarctica. Known as the island of fire and ice, the side of the shield volcano…
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Crossing the Drake Passage: Lake or Shake
by Vanessaby VanessaWhen you sign up for Antarctica, the only big hurdle you need to cross is the roughest sea in the world known as the Drake Passage. Many travellers will feel…
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Gentoo Penguins on Cuverville Island (+ video) | Antarctic Peninsula
by Vanessaby VanessaCuverville Island is home to the largest colony of Gentoo Penguins on the Antarctic Peninsula with over 5,000 breeding pairs. This small island lying in the Errera Channel is only…