Topic: Drake Passage

Antarctic Explorer

At the distant southern reaches of Earth lies the untamed island continent of Antarctica, a glittering land of icy mountains, immense ancient...

Panorama of the Week: Antarctica Zodiac Ride

After three nights on the infamously rough waters of the Drake Passage, we arrived south of the Antarctic Circle at Hanusse Bay. Our ship's...
Toronto, Canada, May 12, 2011 -(PR.com)- To celebrate the launch of the upcoming Antarctic sailing season, Gap Adventures, the world s adventure...

Wild times in Antarctica

0 View Larger Image . Tomomi MacLeod, Campbell. . I went because: I wanted to experience a true adventure filled with wildlife and nature along a...

Panama Canal

The Panama Canal is a man-made waterway that opened in 1914 and connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. While the commission had initially considered Nicaragua as the location of the route, Panama was later chosen after lobbying efforts from William Nelson Cromwell ...
Antarctica. The word still brings smiles to our faces and a jolt of experience adrenaline. It triggers emotions and evokes images of our journey...

What is the Drake Passage?

The Drake Passage is the stretch of ocean between the south tip of South America, also known as Cape Horn or Tierra del Fuego, part of Chile, and the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica, off the coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. The ...
Everything from Legos to playing outside to messing around on the computer is what this boy likes including penguins. Everything from them waddling across the ice to them feeding their newly hatched chicks will be seen by this first grader in Antarctica ...
Australian scientists have discovered a crater deep beneath the Timor Sea made during a heavy meteor storm which may have altered the Earth's climate, the lead researcher said Thursday.Australian National University archaeologist Andrew Glikson said seismic activity led experts to ...

Scotia Sea

It lies within a complex and tectonically active marine basin enclosed on the north, east, and south by the island-dotted Scotia Ridge. Named after the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition (1902-1904) vessel Scotia, under the command of William S. Bruce, the Scotia Sea ...