Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Antarctica
417
ARGENTINA
ARGENTINA
0
1000 mi
CHILE
CHILE
Ushuaia
0
1000 km
Falkland
Islands
(U.K.)
To South Georgia
Island
S O U T H P A C I F I C
O C E A N
SOUTH PACIFIC
OCEAN
S. Shetland
Islands
GRAHAM
LAND
ANTARCTIC
PENINSULA
GRAHAM
LAND
Palmer
Archipelago
B e l l i n g h a u s e n
S e a
Bellinghausen
Sea
ANTARCTIC
PENINSULA
S. Orkney
Islands
A m u n d s e n
S e a
Amundsen
Sea
ELLSWORTH
LAND
Vinson
Massif
S O U T H
A T L A N T I C
O C E A N
SOUTH
ATLANTIC
OCEAN
Weddell
W e d d e l l
Sea
Weddell
Sea
Ronne Ice
Ronne Ice
Shelf
Ronne Ice
Shelf
S e a
Shelf
Mt. Sidley
MARIE BYRD
LAND
Mt. Seelig
Filchner Ice
Shelf
PENSACOLA
MTNS.
LESSER
ANTARCTICA
C. Norvegia
C. Colbeck
Ross Sea
Ross Ice
Shelf
DATE LINE
POLAR
PLATEAU
SUNDAY
MONDAY
Greenwich
Meridian of Greenwich
Mt. Kirkpatrick
South Pole
C. Adare
Mt. Markham
13
A
GREATER
ANTARCTICA
T
GEORGE V
LAND
MAC ROBERTSON
LAND
Thickest Ice
15,670 feet
AMERICAN
HIGHLAND
South
Magnetic
Pole
QUEEN MARY
LAND
I N D I A N
O C E A N
INDIAN
OCEAN
C. Darnle
C. Darnley
Ame
r
ry
Ice Shelf
Amery
Ice Shelf
Ame
C. Poinsett
Ice Shelf
Shackleton
Ice Shelf
Entry Requirements
No single country claims Antarctica as its territory, so visas are unnecessary. You will need
a passport, however, for unscheduled stops and for y our first stop in either Argentina or
Chile (see chapter 3 for information about entr y requirements).
When to Go
Tours to Antar ctica ar e conducted betw een N ovember and M arch—after M arch,
temperatures dip to lo ws of -100°F (-38°C), and the sun disappears until S eptember.
The opposite is true of the summer months (Dec-Mar), and visitors can expect sunlight
up to 18 to 24 hours a day
, depending on wher e y ou ar e in Antar ctica. S ummer
