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Antarctic (Images from the Falkland Islands, South Georgia Island, South Shetland Islands, and the Antarctic Peninsula) – The Southern Ocean circumnavigates the continent of Antarctica unencumbered by land its entire circumference. Antarctica is a continent surrounded by water. The narrowing of this massive body of water between the southern tip of South America, or the fabled Cape Horn, and the Northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula is composed of some of the richest waters found on this planet. Nutrient rich deep bottom water is forced upward by oceanic circulation and feeds millions of sea birds, marine mammals and all creatures inhabiting this vast seascape. The areas visited through my travels in this biodiverse region are full of wonder and exploration. Giant tabular icebergs the size of small European countries, thousands of breeding pairs of penguins, seal populations so thick it is almost impossible to land a boat on many beaches . . . and whales, hundreds of whales, cruising the waters once so key to their historic success. … this is Antarctica!
