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US Antarctic Program Information Exchange Information Exchange Under United States Antarctic Activities Articles III and VII (5) of the Modifications of Activities Planned for 2005-2006 ANTARCTIC TREATY X. Tourism X. Tourism Section X presents planned itineraries for U.S. based non- governmental activities in the Treaty area. Abercrombie & Kent International, Inc. Atholl Shipping Corporation and Abercrombie & Kent International, Inc. of Oak Brook, Illinois, conducted a total of eleven cruises to the Antarctic Peninsula during the 2005-2006 season using the M/S Explorer II. Given below, for each cruise, is the port of origin, and sites visited (with dates) M/S EXPLORER II Cruise EXP 28OCT2006 – For this cruise, ship was renamed ALEXANDER von HUMBOLDT October/November 2006 262 PAX; 13 STAFF; 166 CREW # PAX 1 Ports Landed Dates Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA 28 OCT 2005 At sea 29 OCT – 04 NOV 2005 Half Moon Island 271 05 NOV 2005 Cuverville Island 268 06 NOV 2005 Skontorp Cove 270 06 NOV 2005 Duthiers Point 249* 07 NOV 2005 At sea 08-09 NOV 2005 Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 10 NOV 2005 1 = Includes passengers, staff and crew landed National Science Foundation X-1 Arlington, Virginia 22230 October 1, 2006 Information Exchange Under United States Antarctic Activities Articles III and VII (5) of the Modifications of Activities Planned for 2005-2006 ANTARCTIC TREATY X. Tourism * = zodiac cruising only Cruise EXP12NOV2006 November 2006 191 PAX; 14 STAFF; 164 CREW # PAX 1 Ports Landed Dates Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 12 NOV 2005 At sea 13-20 NOV 2005 Point Wild, Elephant Island 185* 21 NOV 2005 Telefon Bay, Deception Island 206 22 NOV 2005 Whalers Bay, Deception Island 205 22 NOV 2005 Cuverville Island 205 23 NOV 2005 Neko Harbor 204 23 NOV 2005 At sea 24-25 NOV 2005 Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 25 NOV 2005 1 = Includes passengers, staff and crew landed * = zodiac cruising only Cruise EXP26NOV2005 November/December 2005 190 PAX; 14 STAFF; 166 CREW # PAX 1 Ports Landed Dates Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 26 NOV 2005 At sea 27 NOV – 05 DEC 2005 Half Moon Island 209 06 DEC 2005 Whalers Bay, Deception Island 181 06 DEC 2005 Neko Harbor 206 07 DEC 2005 Pleneau Island 181* 07 DEC 2005 Jougla Point 198 08 DEC 2005 Almirante Brown Station 201 08 DEC 2005 At sea 09-10 DEC 2005 Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 11 DEC 2005 National Science Foundation X-2 Arlington, Virginia 22230 October 1, 2006 Information Exchange Under United States Antarctic Activities Articles III and VII (5) of the Modifications of Activities Planned for 2005-2006 ANTARCTIC TREATY X. Tourism 1 = Includes passengers, staff and crew landed * = zodiac cruising only Cruise EXP11DEC2005 December 2006 175 PAX; 14 STAFF; 156 CREW # PAX 1 Ports Landed Dates Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 11 DEC 2005 At sea 12-13 DEC 2005 Almirante Brown Station 187 14 DEC 2005 Neko Harbor 190 14 DEC 2005 Petermann Island 177 15 DEC 2005 Screen Islands 154* 15 DEC 2005 Cuverville Island 176 16 DEC 2005 Enterprise Island 165* 16 DEC 2005 Half Moon Island 175 17 DEC 2005 Whalers Bay, Deception Island 166 17 DEC 2005 Brown Bluff 173 18 DEC 2005 Esperanza Station 188 18 DEC 2005 At sea 19-20 DEC 2005 Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 21 DEC 2005 1 = Includes passengers, staff and crew landed * = zodiac cruising only Cruise EXP21DEC2005 December 205/January 2006 195 PAX; 14 STAFF; 162 CREW # PAX 1 Ports Landed Dates Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 21 DEC 2005 At sea 22-31 DEC 2005 Half Moon Island 217 31 DEC 2005 Pendulum Cove, Deception Island 173 31 DEC 2005 Neko Harbor 216 01 JAN 2006 National Science Foundation X-3 Arlington, Virginia 22230 October 1, 2006 Information Exchange Under United States Antarctic Activities Articles III and VII (5) of the Modifications of Activities Planned for 2005-2006 ANTARCTIC TREATY X. Tourism Almirante Brown Station 192 01 JAN 2006 Petermann Island 204 02 JAN 2006 Goudier Island 220 02 JAN 2006 At sea 03-04 JAN 2006 Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 05 JAN 2006 1 = Includes passengers, staff and crew landed * = zodiac cruising only Cruise EXP05JAN2006 January 2006 195 PAX; 14 STAFF; 156 CREW # PAX 1 Ports Landed Dates Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 05 JAN 2006 At sea 06-09 JAN 2006 Brown Bluff 211 10 JAN 2006 Esperanza Station 215 10 JAN 2006 Half Moon Island 193 11 JAN 2006 Whalers Bay, Deception Island 205 11 JAN 2006 Pendulum Cove, Deception Island 140 11 JAN 2006 Neko Harbor 208 12 JAN 2006 Paradise Harbor 202* 12 JAN 2006 Torgersen Island 193* 13 JAN 2006 Palmer Station 217 13 JAN 2006 At sea 14-15 JAN 2006 Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 16 JAN 2006 1 = Includes passengers, staff and crew landed * = zodiac cruising only Cruise EXP16JAN2006 January 2006 178 PAX; 14 STAFF; 154 CREW # PAX 1 Ports Landed Dates National Science Foundation X-4 Arlington, Virginia 22230 October 1, 2006 Information Exchange Under United States Antarctic Activities Articles III and VII (5) of the Modifications of Activities Planned for 2005-2006 ANTARCTIC TREATY X. Tourism Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 16 JAN 2006 At sea 17-20 JAN 2006 Aitcho Islands 202 21 JAN 2006 Yankee Harbor, Greenwich Island 190 21 JAN 2006 Neko Harbor 201 22 JAN 2006 Paradise Harbor 185* 22 JAN 2006 Goudier Island 169 23 JAN 2006 Whalers Bay, Deception Island 174 24 JAN 2006 Pendulum Cove, Deception Island 123 24 JAN 2006 Half Moon Island 180 24 JAN 2006 At sea 25-26 JAN 2006 Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 27 JAN 2006 1 = Includes passengers, staff and crew landed * = zodiac cruising only Cruise EXP27JAN2006 January/February 2006 174 PAX; 14 STAFF; 153 CREW # PAX 1 Ports Landed Dates Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 27 JAN 2006 At sea 28-31 JAN 2006 Brown Bluff 20 01 FEB 2006 Esperanza Station 194 01 FEB 2006 Mikkelsen Harbor 190 02 FEB 2006 Cierva Cove 174* 02 FEB 2006 Petermann Island 171 03 FEB 2006 Pleneau Island 186* 03 FEB 2006 Whalers Bay, Deception Island 173 04 FEB 2006 Pendulum Cove, Deception Island 96 04 FEB 2006 Baily Head, Deception Island 191 04 FEB 2006 At sea 05-06FEB 2006 Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 07 FEB 2006 1 = Includes passengers, staff and crew landed National Science Foundation X-5 Arlington, Virginia 22230 October 1, 2006 Information Exchange Under United States Antarctic Activities Articles III and VII (5) of the Modifications of Activities Planned for 2005-2006 ANTARCTIC TREATY X. Tourism * = zodiac cruising only Cruise EXP07FEB2006 February 2006 190 PAX; 16 STAFF; 152 CREW # PAX 1 Ports Landed Dates Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 07 FEB 2006 At sea 08 FEB 2006 Aitcho Islands 312 09 FEB 2006 Paulet Island 207 10 FEB 2006 Brown Bluff 201 10 FEB 2006 Frei Station 199 11 FEB 2006 Mikkelsen Harbor 210 12 FEB 2006 Cierva Cove 198* 12 FEB 2006 Petermann Island 201 13 FEB 2006 Pleneau Island 200* 13 FEB 2006 Whalers Bay, Deception Island 163 14 FEB 2006 Pendulum Cove, Deception Island 88 14 FEB 2006 Half Moon Island 140 14 FEB 2006 At sea 15-16 FEB 2006 Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 17 FEB 2006 1 = Includes passengers, staff and crew landed * = zodiac cruising only Cruise EXP17FEB2006 February/March 2006 199 PAX; 14 STAFF; 163 CREW # PAX 1 Ports Landed Dates Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 17 FEB 2006 At sea 18-25 FEB 2006 Coronation Island 212* 16 FEB 2006 Point Wild, Elephant Island Ship Cruise 27 FEB 2006 Cape Valentine Ship Cruise 27 FEB 2006 National Science Foundation X-6 Arlington, Virginia 22230 October 1, 2006 Information Exchange Under United States Antarctic Activities Articles III and VII (5) of the Modifications of Activities Planned for 2005-2006 ANTARCTIC TREATY X. Tourism Telephone Bay, Deception Island 201 28 FEB 2006 Pendulum Cove, Deception Island 107 28 FEB 2006 Mikkelsen Harbor 211 28 FEB 2006 Paradise Harbor Ship Cruise 01 MAR 2006 Neko Harbor 225 01 MAR 2006 At sea 02-03 MAR 2006 Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 04 MAR 2006 1 = Includes passengers, staff and crew landed * = zodiac cruising only Cruise EXP06MAR2006 – For this cruise, the ship was renamed the ALEXANDER von HUMBOLDT March 2006 232 PAX; 13 STAFF; 160 CREW # PAX 1 Ports Landed Dates Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 06 MAR 2006 At sea 07-08 MAR 2006 Bernardo O’Higgins Station 252 09 MAR 2006 Cape Legoupil 252 09 MAR 2006 Cape Lookout 239* 10 MAR 2006 Point Wild, Elephant Island Ship Cruise 10 MAR 2006 At sea 11-24 MAR 2006 Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA 25 MAR 2006 1 = Includes passengers, staff and crew landed * = zodiac cruising only Quark Expeditions Quark Expeditions of Darien, Connecticut, conducted 48 cruises to the Antarctic during 2005-2006 season using three chartered vessels. The Professor Molchanov conducted 10 cruises. The Professor Multanovskiy conducted 11 cruises, the Lyubov Orlova conducted 12, the Akademik Shokalskiy conducted 11 cruises, and the Kapitan Khlebnikov conducted four National Science Foundation X-7 Arlington, Virginia 22230 October 1, 2006 Information Exchange Under United States Antarctic Activities Articles III and VII (5) of the Modifications of Activities Planned for 2005-2006 ANTARCTIC TREATY X. Tourism cruises. Given below, for each cruise, is the port of origin, sites visited (with dates) and the return port. PROFESSOR MOLCHANOV Cruise MOL07NOV2005 November 2005 45 PAX; 8 STAFF; 24 CREW # PAX 1 Ports Landed Dates Puerto Madryn, ARGENTINA 07 NOV 2005 At sea 08-18 NOV 2005 Point Wild, Elephant Island 51* 19 NOV 2005 Devil Island 58 20 NOV 2005 Whalers Bay, Deception Island 59 21 NOV 2005 Pendulum Cove, Deception Island 43 21 NOV 2005 Neko Harbor 58 22 NOV 2005 Almirante Brown Station Ship cruise 22 NOV 2005 Orne Islands 51* 22 NOV 2005 Melchoir Islands Ship cruise 22 NOV 2005 At sea 23-24 NOV 2005 Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 25 NOV 2005 1 = Includes passengers, staff and crew landed * = zodiac cruising only Cruise MOL25NOV2005 November/December 2005 38 PAX; 7 STAFF; 23 CREW # PAX 1 Ports Landed Dates Ushuaia, ARGENTINA 25 NOV 2005 At seas 26-27 NOV 2005 Devil Island 49* 28 NOV 2005 Paulet Island 48 28 NOV 2005 National Science Foundation X-8 Arlington, Virginia 22230 October 1, 2006 Information Exchange Under United States Antarctic Activities Articles III and VII (5) of the Modifications of Activities Planned for 2005-2006 ANTARCTIC TREATY X.
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