which stretches from the southern tip of South America to the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, is the stuff of sailor legend. As one of the most dangerous sea crossings in the world ...

In February Mike Horn arrived at the southern coast of Antarctica, having completed the first ever solo, unsupported north-to-south crossing of the continent. On February 7, Mike Horn arrived at ...

The Drake Passage off the West Antarctic Peninsula is a notoriously dangerous channel that connects the Atlantic, Pacific and ...

Bedmap3 is the most fine-grain map to date of the landscape beneath Antarctica's ice. Scientists created it using more than ...

Atlas Ocean Voyages has launched its "Polar Expeditions by Atlas" sailings to Antarctica between November 2026 through March ...

Antarctica. For the seasoned traveler ... and it's important to remember that not every crossing is a rough one — that's why there's the expression "The Drake Lake or the Drake Shake." ...

The 2024-25 Antarctic expedition season ended this week. Over the last two months, skiers on six different routes attempted a mix of South Pole pushes, crossings, and climbs. While most skiers ...

Antarctica is the coldest, windiest, and least populated continent on the planet. It is in the Southern Hemisphere and it is surrounded by the Southern Ocean. Antarctica's nearest neighbour is the ...

The Antarctic had already sailed ... this time finding enough pack ice to make the crossing to Snow Hill Island. On Oct. 12, 1903, Nordenskjold looked up to see three shabby, heavily bearded ...