extreme environments is one you'll never

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discussing why you need to travel to

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looking at some of the most compelling

arguments as to why you should be adding

the frozen continent to your bucket list

by highlighting what makes this such a

unique experience start to finish your

point of departure is the end of the

world in adventure movies and novels the

intrepid traveler is always looking to

reach the horizon to explore beyond the

known end of the world

now modern mapping technology means that

we've done a pretty thorough job

exploring the globe but due to its harsh

climate and it's extremely a remote

location Antarctica remains the next

best thing and while there are a few

different routes you can take to get

there including departures from South

Africa New Zealand and Chile most agree

that the Argentinian port city of this

way is the way to go

generally considered to be the

southernmost city in the world it's been

dubbed el fin del mundo which translates

to the end of the world to those for

whom the word Argentina brings to mind

images of sunny weather and rainforest

you're in for a surprise

while Argentina's north is indeed

subtropical sy as climate is that of a

mild tundra

it never gets particularly cold or hot

the landscape is rugged distinctly

northern anesthetic and breathtakingly

beautiful the small town of Californian

forests and soaring snow-capped

mountains it's a perfect stepping stone

before you embark on your great

adventure into the relative unknown the

voyage itself once not so long ago a

trip to Antarctica was reserved for the

most daring seasoned and adventurous of

travelers it was a domain of the

explorer

not just the outdoor enthusiast though

modern technology and dedicated travel

companies have made the southernmost

continent far more accessible in recent

years you're still sailing the same path

taken by early pioneers you're a lot

more comfortable safe and well equipped

than these pioneers were but it's

nonetheless an epic experience you're

reaching back through time and

connecting with these brave pioneers and

you can really feel that history as you

cross these

forgiving waters gaining a whole new

appreciation for the endeavor they

undertook nowadays crossing the Drake

Passage takes about two days an

experience typically falls into two

categories smooth sailing on the Drake

lake or the Drake shake which is a

nickname for extremely rough seas but

honestly it's all part of the adventure

crossing the Drake Passage comes with

serious bragging rights and makes for a

once-in-a-lifetime experience during the

trip you're also apt to see all manner

of wildlife and some pretty incredible

sunsets

how many destinations can you name for

it getting there is a trip unto itself

the landscape this is perhaps the single

biggest draw to the frozen continent

though it is a land of sky rock ice snow

and frigid cold water those elements

come together in a way that utterly

captivates imagine heading out in a

kayak and navigating your way through

icebergs impossibly white ice giants

jagged monoliths that slice through sea

and sky the experience is none like

exploring a massive outdoor museum

except here the hour consists

exclusively of sculptures crafted by the

hands of time and the elements both the

size and shapes of the icebergs inspire

or if you're going out exploring that

means the weather is good and so you'll

be slowly make your way through calm

water it's an almost meditative

experience of course now that

high-resolution digital cameras are

reasonably affordable and given that the

picture quality on smartphones has come

as far as it has Photography is another

big reason to consider making the trip

Antarctica is utterly unique you won't

find comparable photo ops anywhere else

in the world

the landscape that stretches before you

is unreal and begs to be captured oh and

we haven't even mentioned the night sky

free from light pollution after dark the

Antarctic sky comes to life in

magnificent fashion depending on where

you visit you may even get to see the

elusive aurora australis Antarctica's

own Southern Lights wildlife animal

lovers this one's for you

Antarctica might not be home to many

humans but it's by no means uninhabited

here in this inhospitable land a wide

array of annum

have adapted to not only survive in the

harsh conditions but thrive and with so

little human influence on meddling they

live in relative peace this is their

land due to the extreme climate and

permanent ice Antarctica isn't known for

its abundance of greenery as such with

the exception of krill and phytoplankton

herbivores are essentially non-existent

birds are among the most common animal

sightings in Antarctica highlights being

the beautiful snow petrels and the

wandering albatross which boasts the

longest wingspan on the planet the

continent is also home to orcas and blue

whales the former can be spotted across

the globe but Antarctica is among the

places where killer whales are found in

the largest number of course two of the

biggest draws at least in terms of

Wildlife are the penguins and seals here

in Antarctica both are abundant you all

but guaranteed to get plenty of time

with each in terms of penguins

Antarctica is home to an assortment of

species including a Delhi's Emperor's

chinstraps

Kings gentoos macaronis and rockhoppers

as for seals those commonly seen in

Antarctica include Weddell seals

southern fur seals crabeater seals

leopard seals and southern elephant

seals that's a lot of seals you get a

continent to yourself by escaping the

modern world our planet is massive and

full of or inspiring sites both natural

and human-made realistically one could

spend their entire life traveling the

globe and still not see it all with the

world population quickly approaching a

billion however it can be hard to find

destinations that don't bear the

distinct mark of human activity even in

national parks and other such popular

nature type destinations their

popularity is apt to make them

relatively crowded that's the beauty of

Antarctica for starters the continent

has only one thousand to five thousand

residents depending on the season with

none of them permanent the human

footprint here is very minor being

limited to a few dozen scientific

outposts and basis even though travel to

Antarctica has increased nearly tenfold

since the early 1990s the total number

of visitors remains under fee

thousand and that's for the entire

continent for contacts consider that the

Grand Canyon National Park receives over

six million guests over the same time

period the lack of humans and human

activity in Antarctica translates to a

land of incomparable peace and quiet

it's wild in a way that's extremely rare

in this day and age it feels special

like your own little secret its vast

emptiness mammoth glaciers and barren

landscape overwhelm in the best possible

way visiting Antarctica is not only an

opportunity to immerse yourself in one

of the world's most extreme environments

but also offers an incredibly cleansing

and cathodic dose of perspective do you

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