Overview - Ross Sea Centennial Voyage

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Farewell to the Emperors and Salute the Age of Heroes

(November 9 – December 7, 2011)  One hundred years ago this December, the world waited breathlessly to hear who would reach the South Pole first – the dashing Captain Robert Scott, or the determined Norwegian, Roald Amundsen.  Celebrate this once-in-a-lifetime anniversary with a unique 29-day trip exploring the Ross Sea and other areas associated with the heroic age of Antarctic exploration.  Plus, do it aboard storied icebreaker Kapitan Khlebnikov, sailing her final voyage on Antarctic seas.

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Patience is essential when photographing wildlife.
Patience is essential when photographing wildlife.
Zodiac cruise through history near Cape Adare.
More than 100 miles long - the Ross Ice Shelf.
The orca can smell dinner. Are the Adelies aware?
Unique flora called mega herbs grow on MacQuarie Island.

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Ross Sea - Discovered by James Ross in 1841, a 33-ft long squid weighing half a ton was captured here in 2007.
Lyttelton, New Zealand - Port town from which Shackleton’s Nimrod Expedition left to explore Antarctica on January 1, 1908.
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia - Founded in 1803 as a penal colony, it is the financial and administrative heart of Tasmania.
Ross Ice Shelf - About the size of France and several hundred meters thick, Ross dubbed it the Great Ice Barrier.
Auckland Islands - Part of New Zealand’s Sub-Antarctic Islands, evidence suggests Polynesians discovered Motu Maha.
Campbell Island - A remote, mountainous island, one of the UNESCO World Heritage New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands.
Macquarie Island - Belonging to Tasmania, the residents of its permanent base are the island's only human inhabitants.
Terra Nova Bay - Discovered by Scott and named for one of his relief ships, the Italian Zucchelli Station is here.
Balleny Islands - Formed by the so-called Balleny hotspot, glaciers cast from these uninhabited islands into the sea.
McMurdo Station - Home to the largest community in Antarctica, this was the fictional setting of the film, The Thing.
Ross Sea Lyttelton, New Zealand Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Ross Ice Shelf Auckland Islands Campbell Island Macquarie Island Terra Nova Bay Balleny Islands McMurdo Station

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