By: Capturing Travel
Destination: ANTARCTICA
Lemaire Channel is one of the top tourist destinations in Antarctica! And for a good reason. This narrow channel with steep cliffs, old glacial ice, majestic icebergs and lots of wildlife has stolen our hearts and made our expedition cruise to the Antarctic continent the most unforgettable journey we have ever taken.
The bad news is that the Lemaire Channel is often impassable. Ships, attempting to cross this narrow, iceberg-filled passage, have to take a lot of things into consideration. Wind direction and strength, amount of sea ice blocking the way in and visibility, to name a few.
- first seen by a German expedition in 1873-74 - first ship to sail through was Belgica of the Belgian Antarctic expedition in 1897-1899. - named after Charles Lemaire, a Belgian explorer of the Congo, who never visited Antractica. - eco-tourism today
What We Did: – Navigated through the Lemaire Channel avoiding large icebergs. Notable Things We Saw: – The southern entrance to the Lemaire Channel: the water was like glass! – Incredible sunset. – Some of the biggest icebergs. – A few whales. – Steep cliffs, old glaciers, sno-capped mountains and more...
– WHALES: Humpback Whales, Orcas and Minke Whales. – SEALS: Leopard Seals, Crabeater Seals, Elephant Seals and Antarctic Fur Seals. – PENGUINS: Gentoo Penguins and Adelie Penguins.
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