Antarctica highlights
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Antarctic Peninsula History
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Discovered in 1820, the Antarctic Peninsula has witnessed some of the world’s most momentous polar expeditions
Antarctic Peninsula's magical scenery
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A prime convergence of Antarctic ice, wildlife, and wilderness
Antarctic Sound
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A channel at the northeastern end of the Antarctic Peninsula, the Antarctic Sound connects the Bransfield Strait to the Weddell Sea
Anvers Island
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Also known as Isla Amberes and Antwerp Island, this mountainous landmass lies southwest of Antarctica’s Brabant Island
Beagle Channel
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Home to some of the world’s most southern settlements, Beagle Channel is the first place biologist Charles Darwin saw glaciers
Bird Watching
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Enjoy birding together with fellow birders and visit remote places with rare bird-species.
Bird species on St. Helena
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Though lacking most of its endemic species, this remote island offers an abundance of photogenic birdlife
Bleaker Island
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Stretching through the East Falkland waters south of Lafonia, Bleaker Island was once known as Long Island for its extended shape
Boatswain Bird Island
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This small South Atlantic island is home to so many birds, they’ve permanently altered its color
Borchgrevink’s Hut
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Boasting the honor of being the first man-made structure built on Antarctica, Borchgrevink’s hut is a prized monument highly popular among our history-minded guests
Bouvet Island
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Long-lost and believed to not exist, Bouvet Island is isolated in the wild Southern Atlantic Island, far from civilization
Brabant Island
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The second largest island in the Palmer Archipelago, Brabant Island was discovered during the Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897–1899
Brown Bluff
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A towering, ice-capped volcanic cliff on the southeast side of the Antarctic Sound, Brown Bluff is located near the northern coast of the Weddell Sea
Brown Station (Almirante Brown)
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An Argentine research station in Antarctica with nearby nesting gentoo penguins
Campbell Island
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Of the five sub-Antarctic island groups that belong to New Zealand, the Campbell Island group is the most southerly
Cape Evans
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The site of Robert Falcon Scott’s historic 1911 hut, Cape Evans is located on the west side of Ross Island
Cape Royds
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A shoulder of coal-gray rock shoving into the sea, this westernmost promontory of Ross Island is the site of famed explorer Ernest Shackleton’s historic hut
Cape Verde
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Officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, this Atlantic island nation is part of a region once referred to as the Islands of the Blessed
Cape Verde history
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Central to Portuguese trade for several hundred years, this island nation is home to numerous monuments detailing the dark days of slave trafficking
Carcass Island
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Contrary to what its name may suggest, Carcass Island is a lively place for viewing breeding Magellanic and gentoo penguins
Cidade Velha
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The first European colonial settlement in the tropics and the oldest in the Cape Verde island nation
Cierva Cove
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A scenic area west of Graham Land, Cierva Cove is the location of an Argentine research base
Cooper Bay
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A small South Georgia bay near the Cooper Island Special Protected Area for seabirds
Cuverville Island
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Home to thousands of gentoo penguins, this island lies just off the Antarctic mainland
Danco Island
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A small island in Antarctica’s Errera Channel, Danco can be a good place to look for gentoo penguins while also offering fine hikes to stunning viewpoints
Deception Island
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A volcanic island in the South Shetlands, north of the Antarctic Peninsula
Detaille Island
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Small and almost completely covered in snow, Detaille Island can only be visited on voyages that cross south of the Antarctic Circle
Diving in Antarctic waters
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Take to the waters with some of the world's most iconic species, in the most iconic place on Earth
Drake Passage
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This sometimes turbulent waterway has been the gateway to Antarctica for countless historic navigators and modern-day tourists alike
Dundee Island
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An icy Antarctic island just off the Antarctic Peninsula’s northeastern tip
Duse Bay
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A bay in Antarctica’s southern Trinity Peninsula, between View Point and the western Tabarin Peninsula
