They’re monogamous. The father does his equal share of nursing the offspring. Their sense of community is one of the most impressive in the wildlife kingdom. It’s the only animal to dwell on open ice during the winter. They can withstand blizzards with winds blowing up to 200 kilometres per hour, and thrive in temperatures […]

Long before they captured the hearts of audiences in movies like “March of the Penguins” and “Happy Feet”, penguins turned Antarctica’s most barren landscapes into teeming cities. They number as many as 30 million and are scattered across Antarctica, its surrounding islands and as far north as the equator. Antarctica and its many surrounding islands […]

Imagine standing outdoors in the quiet of an Arctic night, your eyes peeled to the polar sky, watching in astonishment as an explosion of multicolored lights break out in a dramatic dance across the night sky, swathes of bright colors swooping majestically above the darkened landscape as if choreographed by some unseen maestro. Curvy waves […]

Antarctica, South Georgia and the Falkland Islands aren’t widely known as beach destinations. Yet for the adventurous traveler yearning for something a little different, these not-so-hot spots could be just the ticket! Here are five chilly beaches that need to be added to your bucket list: Deception Island Black sand stretches as far as the […]

Have you watched the documentary “March of the Penguins” or the fantasy film “Frozen?” Have you ever wondered what it might be like to be surrounded by birds that don’t fly and witness entire colonies of penguins in their own natural environments? That’s what you can experience when you take one of the memorable penguin […]

Where is Baffin Island located in Canada? Baffin Island is located in Canadian High Arctic territory of Nunavut. It forms part of the Arctic Archipelago. Greenland is east across Baffin Bay, and the province of Quebec is across the Hudson Strait to the south. Covering an expanse of more than 500,000 square kilometres, Baffin Island […]

Antarctic visitors frequently talk about the quiet of the southern Polar Region, a noiseless calm that’s best experienced out on the water in a kayak. Apart from the gentle dip of your paddle on the surface of the water, and the occasional bird call or breeze whistling in the gentle wind, kayaking in Antarctica can […]

Stunning, giant icebergs are one of the natural wonders that make a trip to the polar regions unlike any other experience on Earth. No two icebergs are the same; the stripes, cracks and brilliant hues of each one tell the story of its travels and even over the course of your trip, each one you […]

They may be remote, but there’s plenty to see on the Antarctic archipelagos of South Orkney and South Shetland Islands. These island groups are named for the Scottish archipelagos of the same names in the North Sea – coincidentally, both archipelagos are located about the same distances from their respective poles, although the southern islands […]