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Happy Friday!
This is Adventure Fix, the weekly email for people whose friends say they’ve been everywhere but they know there is still so much more to see and experience.
Today we’re traveling to the Southern Atlantic ocean to visit South Georgia Island.
South Georgia Island Cruise
Photo: Dmitry Arkhipov Photography
The zodiac lands on the black sand beach. Towering dark peaks and hanging glaciers line the horizon. Thousands of fluffy penguin chicks cry out for food as their parents waddle back to shore from a morning of hunting, ready to feed their young.
Giant petrels patrol the beach while blubbery elephant seal bulls duke it out for mating rights.
This is South Georgia, a rugged island that rises out of the Southern Ocean. Unlike its southern neighbor, Antarctica, the ground isn’t frozen which makes it an ideal nursery for polar wildlife.
It’s impossible to not be overcome by a sense of wonder and awe when visiting a place like South Georgia. Often called “the Galapagos of the Poles because of the massive numbers of penguins and seals that breed there.
Home to one of the highest concentrations of wildlife on earth, it’s a real nature lover’s dream destination.
South Georgia is also a must-see for polar history buffs who would like to visit Ernest Shackleton’s grave site.
If you find yourself being drawn to the lonely places of the extreme latitudes to experience Earth's last, scarcely touched regions, South Georgia should be on your radar.
Photo: Nomadasaurus
Explore More
Travel Guide to South Georgia (article) - Info, advice, and tips for planning a trip to South Georgia.
Resurrection Island (documentary series) - A five-part National Geographic series about how wildlife overcame South Georgia’s haunting past.
How To Visit South Georgia Island
The only way to visit South Georgia is with an expedition cruise.
Quark Expeditions & Oceanwide Expeditions offer different itineraries that stop at South Georgia, Sandwich Islands, Falklands and Antarctica.
We hope your travels take you in this direction very soon.
Until then - keep exploring!
- Amanda
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