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Antarctic Peninsula

W hy Go? Central Peninsula ...... 72 The most accessible part of the continent, the beautiful Peninsula extends a welcoming arm north toward Lemaire Channel ...... 78 South America’s Tierra del Fuego as if beckoning visitors. Southern Peninsula ...... 79 And intrepid travelers do come, for the , Northern Peninsula ...... 82 the warmest part of the continent (facetiously called the General Bernardo ‘Banana Belt’) is ’s major breeding ground for sea- O’Higgins Station ...... 82 birds, seals and penguins. Astrolabe Island ...... 82 With its dramatic landscapes of steep snow-covered ...... 82 peaks often plunging straight into the sea, and with nar- Joinville & D’Urville row iceberg-studded channels weaving between countless Islands ...... 83 islands and the mountainous mainland, the Peninsula also Vega Island ...... 84 offers some of Antarctica’s most stunning scenery. Halley Station ...... 87 In recent decades, tourist landings have concentrated on sites along the western coast of the central Peninsula; relatively few ships of any sort visit the , on the Peninsula’s eastern side. It has, indeed, earned its reputation as an ice-choked ship-eater. Shackleton’s Endurance is only Best Historical the most famous example of the half-dozen vessels crushed Sights there. » (p 75 ) » (p 79 ) Top Resources » (p 81 ) » Two Men in the Antarctic (1939), Thomas W Bagshawe. » (p86 ) Gripping tale by one of two young men who wintered (alone on the continent) at . Best Scenery » Swimming to Antarctica (2004), Lynne Cox. Fascinating autobiography by the Neko Harbor swimmer. » Lemaire Channel (p 78 ) » The Ferocious Summer (2008), Meredith Hooper. Global » (p 75 ) warming, penguins and the Peninsula. » Charlotte Bay (p 74 ) » The Crystal Desert (1992), David G Campbell. Ecologist’s » (p 74 ) three summers studying the life of the Antarctic Peninsula. » (p 74 ) » UK Antarctic Heritage Trust (UKAHT; www.ukaht.org) Maintains sights on the Peninsula, including Port Lockroy. » Polar Times (www.americanpolar.org) 65ºW Island Anvers Channel Lemaire (US) Yalour Islands (Ukraine) Bay Vernadskiy Academician 65ºW Beascochea

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