Join TravelQuest International on a rare travel experience, as we journey to the geographic South Pole, January 6-16, 2006. Boarding our chartered transport jet from the southern tip of Chile, we will fly deep into the heart of Antarctica, the most remote and remarkable destination on Earth.
As we fly over Drake Passage and enter the Antarctic Circle, we will see below us icebergs and the vast ice shelves of this amazing continent. Our flight will also take us over the spectacular Ellsworth Moun ...Show more
tains and Vinson Massif, Antarctica’s highest peak, before arriving at Patriot Hills base camp, at 81° south latitude, approximately 825 nautical miles inside the Antarctic Circle. Established in 1987, Patriot Hills is the only private camp in Antarctica and will serve as our home base for the duration of our stay.
From our base camp, we will fly to 90° south latitude in 7-passenger Twin-Otter aircraft. At the South Pole, we will visit the ceremonial and geographic poles, tour the new South Pole Station, and we have also arranged to set up camp and spend a night at 90° south! To complete our historic expedition, our return journey will include a stop at the Patuxent Range, a good resource for meteorite recovery and investigations. Over 20,000 meteorites, including whole specimens and fragments, have been recovered from Antarctica. Most of these meteorites are found in regions of blue ice, free of snow at mountain bases. It is believed that these meteorites fall all over Antarctica (as all over the world), then are moved in snow drifts, being stopped at mountain bases with the wind removing the snow and exposing the meteorites.
For our 2006 expedition, you will share this amazing experience with Sky & Telescope Editor-in-Chief, Rick Fienberg.
Over the last 100 years, this harsh continent has attracted explorers, adventurers, and scientists, all sharing a dream to visit the “Last Frontier”, a land of incredible beauty and irresistible mystery. Don’t let this rare opportunity pass you by.
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