Antarctica! - Days 3-5 - Drake Passage, Polar Circle and Detaille Island
March 10th 2024 We set off from port a little after 6 in the evening, heading down the Beagle channel. First, we had a safety drill, getting to our muster stations and putting on our life jackets. Then we had a briefing in the auditorium where we got to meet the main members of the crew as well as the expedition team. While in the auditorium, we felt the boat starting to move, so we missed the actual departure. H
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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 
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Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro
Probably an urban legend
I have heard a story that there somewhere in Antarctica is an abandoned station where they left hundreds of movie reels behind when they left. Supposedly those films are really valuable since many of them are rare movies from early 20th century. That's probably an urban legend though. It sounds too good to be true. But reading about the scientific station it makes me understand why such a legend has appeared in the first place. /Ake