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the coast. In 1897, a Belgian expedition overwintered in Antarctica and this was the start of the "Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration", culminating when...

planning your own expedition is beyond the scope of these pages. Visitors to any land or sea south of 60°S need permission from an Antarctic Treaty member...

British expeditions of his own to the Antarctic (Nimrod expedition 1907–1909, Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1914–1917, Shackleton–Rowett Expedition 1921)...

The Antarctic Peninsula is the long mountainous peninsula projecting north from Antarctica. A long way north - its tip is about three times further away...

Commonwealth Bay were built in 1912 during the Australasian Antarctic Expedition. This expedition made a huge contribution to polar study, both from land-based...

Ellsworth Land is operated by Antarctic Logistics & Expeditions (ALE), a private company supporting scientific, expedition and leisure activity on the continent...

Station (by KEP landing stage). This is the island's principal British Antarctic Survey base, the other is on Bird Island. With a population of 44 in summer...

scarlet-coloured merino clock and equipment used in Robert Falcon Scott's Antarctic Expedition. (updated Mar 2021) -34.74532146.550511 Big playable guitar, Narrandera...

mounting or joining an expedition. Because of the islands' status as a nature reserve, permission to land from the Australian Antarctic Division will be necessary;...

Chapel of St Francis of Assisi is at Argentina's Esperanza Base on the Antarctic Peninsula. Argentina sought to establish a civilian town here similar...

the Caribbean chain. The Antarctic Convergence is the zone where the very cold circumpolar current meets the milder sub-Antarctic ocean. It's about 40 km...

tourists arrive on large cruisers or smaller expedition cruisers, often combined with a tour of the Antarctic Peninsula. Research, support and official staff...

Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. Amundsen and his contemporaries are often called the prime examples of the "Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration" which...

Nov 2013, contributors to the respected journal Science chose these Sub-Antarctic Islands as one of 78 protected areas around the globe as the most critical...

was by Otto Nordenskiöld's Swedish expedition in 1902, in the barque Antarctica - so the channel was named "Antarctic Sound" for their ship rather than...

Australia's Antarctic interests are best served. There is a visitor's centre onsite with exhibits that explore the history of Antarctic expeditions, the scientific...

Macquarie Island and other Sub-Antarctic islands include: Quark Expeditions. Aurora Expeditions. Heritage Expeditions. There are several walking tracks...

Bouvet Island or Bouvetøya is one of the sub-Antarctic islands, an uninhabited ice-clad place 2,600 km south-southwest of Cape Town. It has a good claim...

north of the Antarctic Peninsula. Extending 73 km east-west and 20-30 km north-south, it's the focus of Bulgarian exploration of the Antarctic. Early explorers...

routinely visit, whilst those sailing from the tip of Argentina tour the Antarctic Peninsula on the opposite side of the continent. Ross Island in the southwest...