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 ...
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.
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...
The Chatham Islands are located in the South Pacific Sub Antarctic seas. Home to sea-birds, particularly storm-petrels, there are a birdwatcher’s wonderland.
The sunken caldera of Deception Island is a gray and eerie place. Sailing through the narrow entrance, named Neptune’s Bellows the waters within provide a natural harbour. This is the site of an old...
It was Elephant Island that Shackleton and his crew eventually reached on their epic journey back to civilisation – the first landfall after almost 200 days on the ice covered Weddell Sea. Here he le...
With dramatic cliffs, unspoilt beaches and sheltered tussock grasslands, the Falkland Islands have a unique Sub-Antarctic eco-system with 70 different animal species, including the black-browed albatr...
Each visit to the Antarctic Peninsula is different and changing weather combined with differing ice conditions ensure that no two visits are ever the same, but all who come are cast under its spell. ...
