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Acoustics Workshop
Outdoor activities
In these engaging audio workshops, you will locate, record, and analyze the enchanting sounds of various polar animals, such as whales, seals, and seabirds
Adelie Penguin
Wildlife
These gallant-fighting, deep-diving namesakes of the French-claimed Antarctic Adélie Land are among the four penguin species on mainland Antarctica
Antarctic Camping
Outdoor activities
Few things get you closer to the Antarctic expedition experience than making camp, settling into your bivouac bag, and sleeping under the Southern Hemisphere stars
Antarctic Fur Seal
Wildlife
Once hunted nearly into extinction, these pointy-eared polar swimmers are the comeback queens and kings of the Antarctic
Antarctic Peninsula History
Experiences
Discovered in 1820, the Antarctic Peninsula has witnessed some of the world’s most momentous polar expeditions
Antarctic Peninsula's magical scenery
Experiences
A prime convergence of Antarctic ice, wildlife, and wilderness
Antarctic Petrel
Wildlife
These feathered fish-eaters are among the planet's most southerly nesting birds, the "petrel" of their name deriving from Saint Peter for their seeming ability to walk on water
Antarctic Shag
Wildlife
The only Antarctic bird to keep a year-round nest as long as the ice holds off, these neighbor-robbing homebodies are a welcome sight for sailors in search of land
Antarctic Sound
Experiences
A channel at the northeastern end of the Antarctic Peninsula, the Antarctic Sound connects the Bransfield Strait to the Weddell Sea
Anvers Island
Experiences
Also known as Isla Amberes and Antwerp Island, this mountainous landmass lies southwest of Antarctica’s Brabant Island
Arctic Tern
Wildlife
Among the most nomadic birds on the planet, these sun-loving tourists summer twice a year during their ambitious routes
Astronomy Workshop
Outdoor activities
Explore the wonders of the polar skies, practice navigating with a sextant, and learn the basics of modern and historical astronomy.
Atlantic Yellow-Nosed Albatross
Wildlife
These so-called "foolish gulls" aren't so very foolish, capable of gliding for miles without a single flap of their wings
Basecamp
Outdoor activities
Craving a polar trip that will give you the utmost outdoor adventure? Then our Basecamp concept is for you, offering the widest possible range of engaging activities
Beagle Channel
Experiences
Home to some of the world’s most southern settlements, Beagle Channel is the first place biologist Charles Darwin saw glaciers
Bird Watching
Experiences
Enjoy birding together with fellow birders and visit remote places with rare bird-species.
Bird species on St. Helena
Experiences
Though lacking most of its endemic species, this remote island offers an abundance of photogenic birdlife
Birding
Outdoor activities
Enjoy birding together with fellow birders and visit remote places with rare bird-species.
Black-Crowned Night Heron
Wildlife
The warmth of their nesting instinct belies the darkness of their name, though that doesn't keep these night hunters from feeding during hours competition is at a low
Black-browed Albatross
Wildlife
So efficient in the air that their in-flight heart rate barely rises above resting, these sub-Antarctic birds pack a stomach full of oil they can spit at would-be attackers
Blackish Cinclodes
Wildlife
Small and unassuming, these diminuitive birds are inquisitive, daring and a common sight on the Falkland Islands
Bleaker Island
Experiences
Stretching through the East Falkland waters south of Lafonia, Bleaker Island was once known as Long Island for its extended shape
Blue Petrel
Wildlife
Spending all but the breeding season out to sea, these sole claimants of the genus Halobaena dash across the water to gain speed before liftoff
Blue Whale
Wildlife
The largest-known creatures the Earth has ever produced have lifespans comparable to ours, though not hearts: Theirs can outweigh most vehicles
Boatswain Bird Island
Experiences
This small South Atlantic island is home to so many birds, they’ve permanently altered its color
Borchgrevink’s Hut
Experiences
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
Experiences
Long-lost and believed to not exist, Bouvet Island is isolated in the wild Southern Atlantic Island, far from civilization
Brabant Island
Experiences
The second largest island in the Palmer Archipelago, Brabant Island was discovered during the Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897–1899
Brown Bluff
Experiences
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)
Experiences
An Argentine research station in Antarctica with nearby nesting gentoo penguins
Campbell Island
Experiences
Of the five sub-Antarctic island groups that belong to New Zealand, the Campbell Island group is the most southerly
Cape Evans
Experiences
The site of Robert Falcon Scott’s historic 1911 hut, Cape Evans is located on the west side of Ross Island
Cape Royds
Experiences
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
