Welcome to Antarctica
We traveled to Antarctica in January of 2018 on a Celebrity Cruise ship round trip out of Buenos Aires. We spent two days cruising in the area.
Obviously it was all about the views of the landscape and the wildlife.
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- Southern Most Continent
- Almost entirely below Antarctic Circle
- Only 1000 to 5000 residents per year (researchers)
- Unseen until 1820
- 98% covered by ice and snow
- 11,165 miles of shoreline
- Home to Emperor Penguins, Blue and Orca Whales, Colossal Squids and Fur Seals.
- 33, 478 tourists in 2015 by ship.
- Fun Fact the coldest temperature was not recorded in Antarctica, but in Vostoksta Russia of -128.6 degrees in 1983.
Coming Into Antarctica
Icebergs
P3 Paradise Bay
P4 Lighthouse
P5 Elephant Island
P6 Penguins Jumping