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Why Go? Ushuaia...... 31 The southern parts of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans Falkland Islands ...... 39 form the fifth ocean of the world, the . Its Stanley ...... 42 wild waters surround and isolate it geographi- East Falkland ...... 46 cally, biologically and climatically from the rest of the world. Scattered around these waters are the islands that early ex- West Falkland ...... 48 plorers and sealers encountered before they actually found South Georgia ...... 50 Terra Australis Incognita. South Orkney Islands .... 59 Visit the rocky but fecund shores of the Falkland Islands South Shetland and South Georgia, with abundant wildlife and history. Islands ...... 61 Most cruises from South America call in at the South Shet- Heard & McDonald land Islands or the South Orkney Islands, where people set Islands ...... 69 up their first Antarctic outposts. Travelers from Australia, Macquarie Island ...... 70 New Zealand and South Africa approach the continent from New Zealand’s Sub- the side, with seabird-rich Heard and Macquarie Antarctic Islands ...... 71 islands. Sailing these waters and sighting these windswept isles Best Places to recreates the journeys of early adventurers. Spot Wildlife Top Resources » North coast of South » South Georgia & South Sandwich official site (www. Georgia (p 50 ) sgisland.gs) Loads of info, including permit requirements. » (p 65 ) » South Georgia Heritage Trust (www.sght.org) History/ » West Falkland (p 48 ) wildlife conservation group. » (p 65 ) » Falkland Islands (www.falklandislands.com) Central source on the island group. Best Historical » A Visitor’s Guide to the Falkland Islands By Debbie Sights Summers with photos, excellent maps and interesting facts by a native Falklander. Published in 2005 by Falklands » Grytviken (p56 ) Conservation (www.falklandsconservation.com). » Falkland Islands » Antarctic Equipment (www.antarcticequipment.com.ar) Museum (p 43 ) Last-minute equipment in Ushuaia. » Museo Marítimo & Museo » Ushuaia Tourist Office www.turismoushuaia.com del Presidio (p33 ) » Antarctic Tourist Information (www.tierradelfuego.org. » Orcadas Station (p 60 ) ar/antartida) Argentina’s Tierra del Fuego website includes Antarctic information.

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