

	Pictures of Antarctica

Map of Antarctica

Antarctica - Pictures, Information and Travel

Solar Pillar in Antarctica, ice crystals in the air at low temperatures lead to a whole host of atmospheric phenomena such as this

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Cruise Antarctica
Antarctica is the planets most spectacular and pristine wilderness.

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100 Years Ago in Antarctica
The Heroic Age of Antarctic exploration

August 9th 1910 - Fram leaves Norwegian waters for Antarctica, the crew thought they were going to the North Pole

September 6th 1910 - Fram arrives in Madeira

September 10th 1910 Madeira - Amundsen informs the crew of the Fram that the goal is actually the South and not North Pole, they are given the option to leave - none do.

News
Antarctica news archive

Krill harvest 'danger' in Antarctic
Conservationists are warning of a potential disaster in the Antarctic as Chinese trawlers prepare to sail to the Southern Ocean to harvest krill. 12th July 2010

Russia builds world's largest telescope in Antarctica The construction of the world's largest telescope, worth $271 million, will be completed in 2011- 2nd July 2010 Picture of an aurora as seen from the International Space Station. Aurora Australis From Space May 24th 2010
Photograph courtesy Johnson Space Center/NASA

Maybe you've been to Antarctica on a cruise or to work and want to reminisce

Perhaps you haven't been but would love to travel to the Antarctic

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You may have homework to do so you need facts about Antarctica or its animals

Maybe you're planning an Antarctic cruise or vacation. Find out what you will see, where you'll go and what you need to take in the Antarctica travel guide

Whatever the reason for your visit we hope you enjoy our Antarctica website, the pictures and information

Clouds go scurrying by in Antarctica most days, it's the windiest and highest continent as well as the coldest

It's Antarctica or Antarctic - not Antartica or Antartic