The US Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station was established in 1956 and has been permanently staffed since this time. The first major construction here was the original silver dome which was started in ...
Antipodes Island received its name because it is located almost opposite London on the globe. Like most islands in the group, this was an early centre for sealing. No tourist landings are allowed bu...
The Auckland Islands are a collection of Pacific Sub Antarctic Islands. There were early colonies on Enderby Island, first of Maoris, then Europeans, but by the mid 19th Century, none remained. These ...
Bluff is located at the bottom of the South Island, New Zealand, in the province of Southland and is the 'Gateway to Stewart Island'. At 46° south, it is also an important departure point for Antarct...
Named after his ship by Captain Bligh, the Bounty Islands are rarely visited. Truly ‘desert’ islands, they are home to erect-crested penguins and wandering albatross.
Campbell Island is a designated nature reserve. It is particularly rich in plant-life, much of which flowers in January.
Cape Adare is home to a large rookery of around 250,000 breeding pairs of Adélie penguins. A key landmark on the Ross Sea, it is visited by some Antarctic cruise itineraries, and is well accoun...
Here is history! This is mainly in the form of Scott’s hut – which is well worth a visit; but there is still evidence of Shackleton’s Imperial Trans Antarctic Expedition and – somewhat more recently ...
This is the infamous series of islands of which Hoorn Island is the most revered. The cliff is 424 metres (around 1000 feet) high. Although landings are attempted, the storms for which the area is n...
Cape Royds is the location of a large rookery of around 4,000 breeding pairs Adélie penguins. In the past, this area was much visited by Antarctic pioneers, including both Scott and Shackleton and th...
