{"id":118500,"date":"2017-02-17T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-17T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ssprojects.biz\/newsBlog\/?p=118500"},"modified":"2017-02-17T16:42:18","modified_gmt":"2017-02-17T16:42:18","slug":"trip-to-antarctica-2016-hd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ssprojects.biz\/newsBlog\/?p=118500","title":{"rendered":"Trip to Antarctica 2016 (HD)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pnChFTo8yRA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Antarctica trip 2016<\/p>\n<p>Antarctica is a land of extremes: it is the coldest and driest continent on Earth and has the highest average elevation. As the fifth largest continent in the world, Antartica is also the most Southern, overlying the &#8220;South Pole&#8221;. Scarcely touched by humans, the frozen land boasts breathtaking scenery, broken by only a handful of scientific bases and a &#8220;permanent&#8221; population of scientists numbering only a few thousand. Visitors to Antarctica generally must brave rough sea crossings aboard ice-strengthened vessels, but those who do are rewarded with amazing scenery and tremendous and unique wildlife.<\/p>\n<p>Destinations<br \/>\n=============<br \/>\nThe primary destinations for those visiting Antarctica will either be a research base (for those working on the frozen continent) or the Antarctic Peninsula or Ross Sea area (for those visiting by ship). Other destinations are reachable only by those blessed with extreme motivation and (most importantly) funding.<\/p>\n<p>South Pole \u2014 needs no introduction<br \/>\nSouthern pole of inaccessibility \u2014 the furthest place in Antarctica from the Southern Sea (in other words the hardest place to get to in the world), home to an abandoned Soviet station, which although covered by snow, still bears a visible gold Lenin bust sprouting from the snow and facing Moscow (if you can find a way inside the building, then there&#8217;s a golden visitor book to sign)<\/p>\n<p>Mount Erebus \u2014 world&#8217;s southernmost active volcano, on Ross Island right next to ~Mount Terror!~<\/p>\n<p>Anver Island \/ Anvord Bay \u2014 if any part of Antarctica is &#8220;touristy,&#8221; this is it, home to Palmer Station (U.S.), the museum at Port Lockroy, Cuverville Island, and the only two cruise ship stops on the continent: Paradise Bay and Neko Harbor<\/p>\n<p>South Shetland Islands \u2014 another set of major attractions on the Antarctic Peninsula cruise ship circuit, including: penguins and hot springs at Deception Island, Hannah Point, Half Moon Island, Aitcho Islands, Artigas Base (Uruguay), and the ever friendly Polish researchers at Arctowski Station<\/p>\n<p>McMurdo Sound \u2014 McMurdo Station (USA) and Scott Base (New Zealand) on the mainland near Ross Island<\/p>\n<p>Mawson&#8217;s Huts \u2014 the small encampment of Sir Douglas Mawson&#8217;s ill-fated Australian Antarctic Expedition, of which he was the sole survivor, at Cape Denison, Commonwealth Bay.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Antarctica trip 2016 Antarctica is a land of extremes: it is the coldest and driest continent on Earth and has the highest average elevation. 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