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Antarctica
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Deception Island
Dry Valleys
Iceberg Calving
Jagged Mountain Peaks
Lemaire & Neumayer Channels
Paradise Harbor
Penguin Colonies
Polar Icecap
Ross Ice Shelf
South Pole
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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 to learn more.
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 to learn more.
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 to learn more.
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 to learn more.
This island is a popular cruise ship stop because of its unique caldera bay
harbor and the opportunity to bathe in outdoor thermal heated water in the cold
climes.
Deception Island to learn more.
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 to learn more.
Tall pointed mountains shaped like tiger teeth jut out of the Polar Icecap.
They are now challenging adventure climbers.
Jagged Mountain Peaks to learn more.
Some travelers call it the most beautiful place of the continent because of its
serene character.
Paradise Harbor to learn more.
Roughly two-thirds of our planet's fresh water resides in the Polar Icecap. That
sheet of ice is extraordinarily thick and covers 98% of the continent.
Polar Icecap to learn more.
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 to learn more.
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 to learn more.

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