Antarctic vista

SA Cruise: Day 15

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January 1st 2013
We are awakened about 8 am by the captain's announcement that we have entered Neumayer Channel between Anvers Island and Wienke Island. (In the night, the ship has sailed past Brabant Island, if anyone is following on a map.) Vi and I scramble to get dressed and get outside to enjoy the scenery. It is stunning. We are bracketed by sheer black-and-white cliffs on both sides of the ship as we gl ... read more

Antarctica » Antarctica

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Speculation over the existence of a "southern land" was not confirmed until the early 1820s when British and American commercial operators and British and Russian national expeditions began exploring the Antarctic Peninsula region and other areas sou... ... read more