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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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Courting king penguins at St Andrew's Bay, South Georgia
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Courting king penguins at St Andrew's Bay, South Georgia

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  • Map of the entire voyage; Ushuaia, Argentia 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.
  • Approaching the entrance to the Drygalski Fjord, South Georgia
  • Glacial waterfalls cascade down the sides of Drygalski Fjord, South Georgia
  • Dramatic glacial ice forms along the Drygalski Fjord, South Georgia
  • Bits of the glacier wall cascading into the sea at the Drygalski Fjord, South Georgia
  • Glacier wall at the end of the Drygalski Fjord, South Georgia
  • Rocky mountaintops along the Drygalski Fjord, South Georgia
  • Dramatic mountainous terrain at Cooper Bay, South Georgia
  • Lush greenery and penguins on the beach at Cooper Bay, South Georgia
  • Dramatic mountainous terrain at Cooper Bay, South Georgia
  • On the zodiac in Cooper Bay, South Georgia
  • Towering rock forms in Cooper Bay, South Georgia
  • Swirling eddies in Cooper Bay, South Georgia
  • Angry elephant seal on the beach at Cooper Bay, South Georgia
  • Crazy fur seal pups in the water at Cooper Bay, South Georgia
  • Cooper Bay, South Georgia
  • St Andrew's Bay, South Georgia
  • Courting king penguins at St Andrew's Bay, South Georgia
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