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Lancaster Sound - Sounding out the Issues
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Khlebnikov sails through Lancaster Sound three times in 2010. She completes her voyage through the Northwest Passage in the Sound. Tanquary Fjord and Ellesmere Island and Greenland can't unfold without passing through Lancaster Sound.
Debate Heats Up over Frozen Continent
By Blog.Admin
If you are new to Antarctic cruising, you may be unfamiliar with the Antarctic Treaty Organization.
The Larsen Ice Shelf Drill
By Blog.Admin
The Larsen Ice Shelf lies along the eastern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula.
Sounding out Leopard Seals
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Leopard seals are ferocious, so we only shoot them from the deck of a ship. Studying them is risky.
A rare adventure becomes even more rare in August 2011
By Blog.Admin
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) regulates all commercial activity at sea. All our ships are subject to IMO regulations. The organization has banned the use and transport of heavy fuel oil on ships operating in Antarctic waters.
South Korea building an Antarctic Base
By Blog.Admin
According to the Korea Herald, South Korea will build a second Antarctic research base near Terra Nova Bay, in the Ross Sea.
Ross Sea Centennial Voyage - Your Last Chance
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From time to time we report on the availability of cabins aboard End of an Era voyages. Our penultimate voyage - big word for a big ship - is our Ross Sea Centennial Voyage. There are only a few cabins left.
Russians & Finns talking New Icebreaker
By Blog.Admin
Lots of End of an Era news for you today. Remember, you read it hear first!
Discovery Channel's Life
By Blog.Admin
Doug Allan is the special guest on End of an Era's Epic Antarctica in 2010.
End of an Era - The Irish Connection, March 17, 2010
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Polar history is replete with Irish explorers. In Antarctica, Ernest Shackleton may be the most famous. Tom Crean is another. Edward Bransfield has a strait named after him.
