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Antarctica

If the thought of an Antarctic cruise holiday makes your teeth chatter, you might be surprised to know that, during the November-to-March season, temperatures usually range between twenty degrees and forty-five degrees Fahrenheit. Highs in the fifties are not uncommon. As a rule, the Falkland Islands are a bit warmer, with average highs in the fifties and lows in the forties to high thirties. Weather on South Georgia Island is harder to predict. Its rugged topography makes for highly changeable weather patterns, with dull rain followed by fine sunny days. Tie your hat on! Sudden, intense katabatic winds and short-lived squalls known locally as "williwaws" are a fact of life on South Georgia. What will you see on your Antarctic journey? Sights change rapidly during the austral summer season. Local flora and fauna must pack a lot of living into these few warm months, so each cruise departure is, in effect, travelling to a different Antarctica, Falklands, or South Georgia Island. November to early December offers the spectacular courtship rituals of penguins and seabirds, wildflowers on the Falklands and South Georgia, and the highest level of research activity. Mid-December to January see the emergence of penguin chicks and seal pups, escalating whale sightings, and longer days creating incredible light conditions for photography. February to March bring whale sightings at their best, blooming snow algae, and increasingly numerous fur seals on the Antarctic Peninsula. Though it isn't a passive destination, rest assured that travel to the Deep South doesn't require great physical exertion or feats of special fitness.

 

 

Aboa

Adélie Land

Alexander Island

Alley Glacier

Antarctic Circle Crossing

Antarctic Experience

Antarctic Peninsula

Antarctic Sound

Balleny Islands

Barrientos Island

Beaufort Island

Bellingshausen Sea

Black Glacier

Booth Island

Bouvet Island

Brown Bluff

Burke Island

Cape Adare

Cape Colbeck

Cape Hallet

Cape Roget

Charcot Island

Cierva Cove

Commonwealth Bay

Crystal Sound

Dallmann Bay

Detaille Island

Devil Island

Dumont d'Urville Station

English Coast

Franklin Island

French Southern Territories

Heard Island and McDonald Islands

Horseshoe Island

Intercurrence Island

Liard Island

Marble Point

Marie Byrd Land

McMurdo Sound

Mcmurdo Station

Melchior Islands

Mikkelsen Harbor

Mt. Erebus

Neko Harbor

Orne Harbor

Palmer Station

Paradise Island, Antarctica

Penola Strait

Peter I Island

Pourquoi Pas Island

Powell Island

Ronne Entrance

Ross Sea Region

Ruppert Coast

Schollart Channel

Seymour Island

Signey Island

Siple Island

Skontorp Cove

Skua Glacier

South Georgia

South Orkney Islands

South Pole

South Sandwich Islands

South Shetland Islands

Stonington Island

Tera Nova Bay

Terra Nova Bay

The Antarctic Circle

The Gullet

Thurston Glacier

Torgersen Island

Victoria Land

Weddell Sea

Wordie Bay

Zucchelli Station

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