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One of the Globemaster C17’s departing Christchurch airport for Phoenix airfield in McMurdo Sound in Antarctica. The 2018/2019 season is officially open for Scott Base and McMurdo Station! ❄️ ❄️ ❄️ Tag us in your photos @everythingantarctica or hashtag #everythingantarctica for a chance to be featured! (at Christchurch Airport) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpERP9qnRnz/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1cq5xmfugb7ax

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How to see Antarctica for free

Did you know that there are a few ways that you can see Antarctica for free?

If you like the idea of flying over Antarctica to get the views, and wouldn’t mind a holiday thrown in the mix as well, schedule one of the following flights (in either direction) and you’ll get to see Antarctica for free!

Perth to Johannesburg

Sydney to Johannesburg

Auckland to Buenos Aires

Auckland to Santiago

Syd…

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Base recreation

What do Antarcticans do in their free time? Everyone has their preference, but there is no shortage of activities. While money is the driver for some people to head to Antarctica, generally, most people have a passion for the environment and adventure. Most of the creature comforts of home are present in Antarctica but it really varies from station to station.

Some of the smaller stations like…

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Sir Ernest Shackleton

Early Life

Everyone’s favourite Polar Explorer, Sir Ernest Shackleton was born on 15 February 1874 in Kilkea, Athy, County Kildare, Ireland to father Henry and mother Henrietta Letitia Sophia Gavan. Upon moving to London at the age of 10, and being “bored” at school, he was granted permission to leave at the age of 16 to pursue a life at sea. He accepted an apprenticeship “before the mast” on a…

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Probably the most epic sun dog photo I’ve ever seen. Sun halos and sun dogs (parhelia) can be seen all around the world, but they’re arguable most spectacular in the world’s polar regions. This incredible photo was taken by @chris_michel at the South Pole! (at South Pole)

Pure beauty • • • • 📸 by @hoelahoep (at Southern Ocean)

Penguins are often hesitant to jump into the water from the relative safety of the land. Predators like leopard seals await their next meal. Like so many others in the animal kingdom, it comes down to safety in numbers. Once the first brave penguin hits the water, it’s usually not long until the rest follow. This group of Adelie penguins show just how it’s done! • • • @gpepy (at Antarctica)

Remember when you were a kid, looking up at the sky and trying to see pictures in the clouds? You can do that in Antarctica with the different pieces of ice. Sometimes the whole berg itself looks like soft serve ice cream. Other times there’s detail in the ice. Can you see anything here? (at Pléneau Island, Antarctica)

Almost all of the colours of the rainbow. Icebergs under the moon. • • • 📸 by @_poupon (at Antarctica)

A few years ago, before I’d visited Antarctica, I never really gave it any thought... Now that I’ve been, I can’t imagine this world without it. • • • @robertsalisburyknight (at Antarctica)

Pancake ice forms when the temperatures in Antarctica begin to drop. Usually in autumn and towards the start of winter. Small sections of the ocean begin freezing, and become larger as the temperature drops. Ocean currents and wave action cause these less consolidated pieces of ice to collide into each other, raising and collapsing the edges. These bits of pancake ice eventually drift close enough together to allow the ice to be covered in layers of snow, or to freeze to other pieces of ice to extend its size. The conjoined bits of ice will eventually thicken and for the seasonal sea ice that exists around the continent. Did you know that the seasonal formation of sea ice, effectively doubles the size of Antarctica?!?!? • • • 📸 by @christmannphoto (at Neumayer-Station III, Antarctica)

This was the most incredible sunset I’ve ever seen. Gloomy skies, incredible colours and the most picturesque mountain range you could ever imagine. These are the things you get to see in Antarctica- and these moments stay with you forever. Have you had any moments like this? (at Gerlache Strait)

It’s odd to see Antarctica in black and white, but that doesn’t make it any less beautiful. Look at those reflections! If you could go anywhere in Antarctica, what would you go and see? Emperor penguins? Shackleton’s hut? The South Pole? • • • 📸 by @jenniferwhalenphoto (at Antarctic Peninsula)

The edge of this glacier as seen from Wordie House on Winter Island perfectly shows the layers of snow that have accumulated over the years. Each layer represents a different snowfall event (usually over a longer period- a year for example). When each layer is compressed by the subsequent layer above it, small air bubbles are trapped within the ice. This is what scientists are looking for when they drill ice cores. If scientists know the composition of the air inside these bubbles, they can estimate what the atmosphere was like hundreds of thousands of years ago. Not only useful for knowing about the past, but it allows them to try and work out what might happen in the future (in a warming world for example). Follow @everythingantarctica if you’d like to go to Antarctica! (at Winter Island (Antarctica))

Of all the things that shock and awe you in Antarctica, sometimes is the sunsets that leave the most lasting impressions. Something that we all take for granted every day, can be the most powerful moments of you take some time to appreciate them. Unfortunately, not all of us can appreciate the sunset from Mawson Station, but wherever you are in the world, do yourself a favour, appreciate the sunset today. • • • 📸 by @woolynullen (at Mawson Station, Antarctica)

Adelie penguins in the Ross sea under a gloomy sky. Orcas patrol the sea ice edge of the Ross Sea Region. Maybe this is why they’re hesitant to jump in? • • • 📸 by @camilleseaman (at Ross Sea)

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