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Publisher
Lonely PlanetYear
2017Print ISBN
9781786572479eBook ISBN
9781787011496Southern Ocean
Southern Ocean Highlights
Ushuaia
Cape Horn
Islas Diego Ramirez
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Stanley
East Falkland
West Falkland
Antarctic Convergence
South Georgia
South Orkney Islands
Laurie Island
Signy Island
South Shetland Islands
Elephant Island
King George Island
Penguin Island
Nelson Island
Greenwich Island
Half Moon Island
Livingston Island
Deception Island
Other Peri-Antarctic Islands
Heard & McDonald Islands
Macquarie Island
New Zealand's Sub-Antarctic Islands
Southern Ocean
Why Go?
The southern parts of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans form the fifth ocean of the world, the Southern Ocean. Its wild waters surround Antarctica and isolate it geographically, biologically and climatically from the rest of the world. Scattered around these waters are the islands that early explorers and sealers encountered before they actually found Terra Australis Incognita.
Visit the rocky but fecund shores of the Falkland Islands and South Georgia, with abundant wildlife and history. Most cruises from South America call in at the South Shetland Islands or the South Orkney Islands, where people set up their first Antarctic outposts. Travelers from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa approach the continent from the Ross Sea side, with seabird-rich Heard and Macquarie Islands.
Sailing these waters and sighting these windswept isles re-creates the journeys of early adventurers.
Top Resources
ASouth Georgia & South Sandwich official site (www.gov.gs) Loads of info, including permit requirements.
ASouth Georgia Heritage Trust (www.sght.org) History and wildlife-conservation group.
AFalkland Islands (www.falklandislands.com) Central source on the island group.
AA Visitor’s Guide to the Falkland Islands (www.falklandsconservation.com) Written by native Falklander Debbie Summers, with photos, excellent maps and interesting facts.
AAntarctic Equipment (www.antarcticequipment.com.ar) Last-minute equipment in Ushuaia.
AUshuaia Tourist Office (www.turismoushuaia.com)
AAntarctic Tourist Information (www.tierradelfuego.org.ar/antartida) Argentina’s Tierra del Fuego website includes Antarctic information.
Best Places to Spot Wildlife
A North coast of South Georgia
A Livingston Island
A West Falkland
A Deception Island
Best Historical Sights
AGrytviken Visit South Georgia's turn-of-the-20th-century whaling station.
AFalkland Islands Museum Learn about shipwrecks and life on these remote islands.
AMuseo Marítimo & Museo del Presidio Take in maritime history at Ushuaia's museums.
AOrcadas Station See the oldest continuously operating Antarctic research station on Laurie Island in the South Orkneys.
Southern Ocean Highlights
1 Baily Head Braving the surging swells to reach Deception Island’s giant chinstrap rookery.
2 Prion Island Viewing rare nesting albatrosses.
3 Grytviken Ringing the bells at the evocative old Whalers' Church.
4 St Andrews Bay Observing hundreds of thousands of king penguins.
5 Antarctic Convergence Crossing the oceanographic boundary separating Antarctica from the rest of the world.
6 Sea Lion Island Seeing all five of the Falklands’ penguin species.
7 Stanley Sharing a drink with locals or visiting the Falkland Islands Museum.
8 Elephant Island Zodiac cruising the spot where members of Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance expedition survived for more than four months.
9 King George Island Chatting with winterovers at one of eight countries’ Antarctic stations.
a Macquarie Island Visiting four million penguins, including about 850,000 breeding pairs of royals.
Ushuaia
Nearly 90% of all Antarctic tourists depart from Ushuaia in Argentina, thanks to the city’s fortunate location almost directly across the 100km-wide Drake Passage from the Antarctic Peninsula.
A busy port and adventure hub, Ushuaia is a sliver of steep streets and jumbled buildings below the snowcapped Martial Range.
During the pa...
Table of contents
- Table of Contents
- Welcome to Antarctica
- Antarctica's Top 15
- Need to Know
- If You Like
- Itineraries
- Planning Your Adventure
- Regions at a Glance
- Southern Ocean
- Antarctic Peninsula
- Ross Sea
- East Antarctica & the South Pole
- Antarctic Wildlife Guide
- Understand Antarctica
- Antarctica in Color
- Antarctica Today
- History
- Environment
- Wildlife
- Antarctic Science
- Directory AZ
- Transportation
- Glossary
- Behind the Scenes
- Our Writers