Port Lockroy

Port Lockroy

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March 18th 2016
We sailed all morning with the anticipation of our visit to Port Lockroy. The weather was rather bleak and it turned to rain and then snow. Port Lockroy is a natural harbour on the north-western show in Palmer Archipelago of the British Antarctic on goudier Island.It was discovered in 1904 by a French politician and Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies, Edouard Lockroy. The harbour was use ... 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