The eleven wonders
of Antarctica

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Antarctica Cruise

Your cruise ship takes you to our planet's most inaccessible continent. Sightseeing highlights include iceberg calvings, penguin colonies, and the Lemaire Channel.

Antarctica Cruise

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Antarctica Iceberg Calving

Icebergs are calved when they break off an ice shelf's face. Sometimes the separated piece is so enormous that it creates a Herculean sound and tidal wave.

Iceberg Calving

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Antarctica Penguin Colonies

  Some have populations numbering in the hundreds of thousands. They are located around the continent's coastline, including in the area visited by cruise ships.

Penguin Colonies

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Lemaire & Neumayer Channels

Cameras aboard cruise ships click frequently when the vessels travel through the incredibly stunning Lemaire Channel and Neumayer Channel on the Antarctica Peninsula.

Lemaire & Neumayer Channels

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Deception Island

This island is a popular cruise ship stop because of its unique caldera bay harbor and the opportunity to bath in outdoor thermal heated water in the cold climes.

Deception Island

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Antarctica Dry Valleys

It has hardly rained in the last two million years in the area named the Dry Valleys. Result: A waterless desert on a continent famously known for its thick ice sheet.

Dry Valleys

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Jagged Mountain Peaks

Tall pointed mountains shaped like tiger teeth jut out of the Polar Icecap. They are now challenging adventure climbers.

Jagged Mountain Peaks

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Paradise Harbor

Some travelers call it the most beautiful place of the continent because of its serene character.

Paradise Harbor

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Antarctica Polar Icecap

Roughly two-thirds of our planets fresh water resides in the Polar Icecap. That sheet of ice is extraordinarily thick and covers 98% of the continent.

Polar Icecap

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Ross Ice Shelf

By definition, an ice shelf is a thick sheet of ice that is attached to land but reaches far out to sea. The Ross Ice Shelf - the earth's largest - is as large as France.

Ross Ice  Shelf

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South Pole

One of the most remote travel destinations is the South Pole. It is the world's southernmost point. Getting there is expensive and sometimes risky.

South Pole

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