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Close calls and sunburn

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March 20th 2017
Wow, what a day!!! We began the morning with our captain navigating through a narrow passage that had us squeeze between a mountain and an enormous iceberg. It's hard to even describe but it was an amazing thing to witness. The passageway is a wonderland of icebergs, whales, and seals with a few penguins scattered in. We saw Minke whales this morning which is exciting. Also our first sighting of c ... 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