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No other region of the world is as dramatically different as
Antarctica. It is a continent hidden by ice, a desert buried
under water. It is one wilderness that will never be logged, dammed
or criss-crossed by hiker's trails or biker's tracks. At the same
time, it is one of the planet's most important geological features,
and storms that blow down from its icy heights are the engine
for much of the world's weather.
In its geography, Antarctica is a land of extremes: it is the
driest, coldest, windiest continent. Yet these same
extremes offer spectacle and beauty, and no one who has ever visited
Antarctica will ever feel an outsider to the wonders of the Earth.
It is a fabulous and virtually pristine paradise
for wildlife with incomparable scenery. It is a privilege to visit this awesome
land, and experience the special magic that has lured explorers, adventurers,
and scientists to brave its climatic extremes.
The ancient Greek knew that Earth was a sphere, and Demostene even calculated
its circumpherencewith a small error margin. They assumed that
there must be a huge land mass covering the southern half of the globe to balance
the lands of the northern half. They named this yet undiscovered land mass
Terra Australis Incognita (The Unknown Southern Continent).
It was only the 7 February 1821, that the American sealer, John Davis, became the
first person actually to set foot upon the Antarctic continent when he landed
at Hughes Bay on the Antarctic Peninsula.
Join us for exciting and unique adventures
on the planet's last frontier aboard our human sized and specially prepared expedition vessels, .
"Antarctica Peninsula cruises" present the detailled itineraries of
several famous cruises to the Antarctica Peninsula and the Southern Atlantic Ocean Islands,
lasting between 10 and 22 days. Most of them leave from the Argentinean city of Ushuaia, the southernmost
permanent human settlement on Earth and the closest inhabited place from the White Continent only 2
sailing days away across the famous Drake Passage. Some cruises leave from Other Argentinean or Uruguayan cities.
All cruises are aboard ice-strenghened expedition vessels suitable for polar navigation.
"Far Side of the Antarctica" cruises present the detailled itineraries of longer expeditions
exploring some of the most remote and awe-inspiring corners of the Antarctica and the planet.
During those expeditions cruise aboard real ice breakers you are sure to be the only vessel around and
discover sceneries and wildlife very few people had ever seen in their life.
There are ONLY 3 to 5 of them yearly. They leave from the Falklands, Ushuaia, Hobart (Australia)
ou Auckland (New Zealand).
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