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rnestShackleton.
RoaldAmundsen.
RobertFalconScott.
FamousAntarctic
explorerswhose
namesrollo–thetonguelike
anicyhalloffame.Today,
Antarcticaremainstravel’s—inal
frontier,itsfrozenwilderness
ignitingtheimagination
ofaspiringadventurers.

Now,expeditioncruise
specialistPolarRoutesare
o–eringoneluckypersonthe
chancetowinaQuark
ExpeditionscruisetoAntarctica.
It’saonce-in-a-lifetimechance
toexploretheawe-inspiring
‘WhiteContinent’foryourselfand
tojointhatlegendaryrollcallof
explorerswhobravedtoboldlygo
wherefewhaveeverbeenbefore.

A CRUISE TO ANTARCTICA


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Antarcticantics
Evenbeforeyouspyyour—irst
iceberg,you’llbefollowing
inthewakeofthoseexplorers
ofyesteryear.Departingfrom
thewind-sweptporttown
ofUshuaiainArgentina,this
isachancetotracethefamed
DrakePassage–whichisalso
theshortestroutetoaccess
Antarctica.Thencomesyour

—irstglimpseofthiswhite
wilderness,theSouthShetland
Islands,andwhatmaysurprise
youmostisthediversityono–er.
Thisenthrallingarchipelago
isamixofglaciallandscapes
andotherworldlyvistas,withthe
moonscapesofDeceptionIsland,
acollapsedvolcaniccone,just
oneexample.TheAntarctic
Peninsulalurksbeyondasthe

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