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Three week, 4,600 mile epic journey on the National Geographic Explorer expeditionary vessel from February through March 2011 to Antarctica; featuring the South Shetland Islands, Antarctic Peninsula, and travel well south of the Antarctic Circle. Visits and landings to 11 key areas of interest along the Antarctic mainland and coastal islands. Subsequent travel to and through 17 visits and landings in South Georgia, (UK Sub-Antarctic Territory), and the Falkland Islands. Starting and ending in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego Patagonia, Argentina.

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Harbourfront in Ushuaia, Argentina
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Harbourfront in Ushuaia, Argentina

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  • Map of the entire voyage; Ushuaia, Argentina to Antarctica, beyond the Antarctic Circle, South Georgia, The Falkland Islands and return to Ushuaia.
  • Detailed map of the voyage through South Georgia; Drygalski Fjord, Cooper Bay, St Andrews Bay, Godthul, Stromness, Grytviken, Salisbury Plain, Bay of Isles, Prion Island, Elsehul, Prince Olav Harbour, Right Whale Bay, and the Willis Islands.
  • Detailed map of the voyage through the Falkland Islands: Stanley & Environs, Mount Tumbledown, Carcass Island & New Island.
  • The sign says it all in Ushuaia, Argentina
  • Harbourfront in Ushuaia, Argentina
  • Mountains loom over the town in in Ushuaia, Argentina
  • A local guard dog protects our petrified feather friends at a souvenier shop in Ushuaia, Argentina
  • There is no lack of choice in Ushuaia, Argentina; provided you choose penguins!
  • The continent's most southerly post office in Lapataia Bay, Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia, Argentina
  • Mountains loom above Lapataia Bay, Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia, Argentina
  • Streambed near Lapataia Bay, Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia, Argentina
  • Black shags and imperial cormorants on a rocky islet in he Beagle Channel near Ushuaia, Argentina
  • Unrelated to penguins, despite their appearance, black shags & imperial cormorants on a rocky islet near Lapataia Bay, Tierra del Fuego Patagonia, Argentina
  • Boarding the ship in Ushuaia Argentina
  • Captain's Briefing
  • Perfect full moon at sea in the Drake Passage between South America and Antarctica
  • View through the cabin window to stormy seas in the Drake Passage between South America and Antarctica
  • Tom Ritchie describes the demise of an unlucky penguin at the teeth of a leopard seal on the beach in Half Moon Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
  • On the beach at Half Moon Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
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