Destinations/Ports Series: 2020 South America/Antarctica Cruise
Show All Destinations/Ports in this Series
- 2020 South America/Antarctica: Buenos Aires, Argentina (Pre Cruise)
- 2020 South America/Antarctica: Ushuaia, Argentina
- 2020 South America/Antarctica: Cape Horn, Chile
- 2020 South America/Antarctica: Schollaert Channel
- 2020 South America/Antarctica: Gerlache Strait, Antarctica
- 2020 South America/Antarctica: Paradise Bay, Antarctica
- 2020 South America/Antarctica: Elephant Island, Antarctica
- 2020 South America/Antarctica: Port Stanley, Falkland Islands
- 2020 South America/Antarctica: Puerto Madryn, Argentina
- 2020 South America/Antarctica: Montevideo, Uruguay
- 2020 South America/Antarctica: Buenos Aires, Argentina (Post Cruise)
This was our first glimpse of land as we approached Antarctica. On either side of us was Anvers Island and the Brabant Islands. The channel was discovered by the Belgian Explorer Adrien de Gerlache who named it for Fans Schollaert, who served as prime minster of Belgium from 1908 to 1911. Anvers Island is home to the Palmer US Research Station.
Icebergs and mountain ranges dotted the landscape as you can see in the images below. It was a great preview of things to come!