It is a profound experience to set eyes
upon Antarctica for the first time.
Breathtaking vistas, otherworldly
wildlife and the journey itself leave an
indelible mark on visitors.
Here is a land of paradoxes: the world's
biggest desert that is also the world's
largest ice sheet, nearly two miles
thick.
Virtually unexplored just 150 years ago,
this continent belongs to no nation,
and is protected by an international
treaty for peaceful scientific pursuit.
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Half Moon Island
Brown Blu
Whalers Bay
Cuverville Island
Detaille Island
Horseshoe Island
Antarctic Peninsula
Neko Harbor
Damoy Point
Petermann Island
ANTARCTICA
Weddell
Sea
Lemaire
Channel
Drake
Passage
ARGENTINA
FALKLAND
ISLANDS
CHILE
Beagle
Channel
Ushuaia
Buenos Aires
South Pole Example expedition destinations
Cape
Horn
South
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South
Pacic
Ocean
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