Graham Land (Antartide Argentino), Argentina

cover photo by Mario Vigo

Location added by Federico Crema

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Rank : 10.0 (average on 3 votes)

Coordinates : -65.245523, -64.257406 (Open in Google Maps)

Subjects : beautiful landscapes, whales (humpback, minke all), killer whales, seals (Crabeater, elephant, weddell among the most 'number), penguins (gentoo, chinstrap, Adelie major), birds: skua, sheatbill, cape petrel, various types of gulls, cormorants, albatrosses (including the royal southern and that 'the most' large), Antarctic tern, giant petrel, storm petrel

Recommended equipment : body is not 'need anything special except carrying around a good protection against water and weather; lenses: the normal and grandanoli for landscape (wide-angle pushed too likely to miniaturize subjects), for supertele more' there is' , the better '(with a multiplier 400 and you all enough, spare batteries and memory cards at least 1 in quantity'

Best months : our winter coincides summer down there 'which means temperatures around 0 on sunny days, even in bright light and "night." abbisgliamento layered with acortezza for hands, feet and head (the points where it disperses more 'easily heat) - among the nations of Argentina because I put' the nation 'required field, but the Antarctic does not belong to any country as regulated by an international treaty

How to get there : for normal people to get there only with a cruise unless you're planning an expedition - 90% of the cruise departs from Ushuaia. for those who have problems of time (days counted in periods pre-assigned) need to book very early (cruises are endute even years in advance). for those who have time, uhuaia are some great last minute deals

Visits : to be verified at the time of booking, but basically all included in the cruise at the time of payment

Notes : usually in the first night cruises and 'one night in a hotel in Ushuaia. seems like a waste of time and money, in reality 'is often the case (me and' success) flights from buenos aires to Ushuaia at the time of the year are canceled for sudden storms. in the circostaza that night and 'salvation' cause 'the chance' to move the flight the next day and take the same ship you are saving a lot of money over the disappointment of the holiday failure

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Sunrise: 00:41, Sunset: 07:45

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🌖 Waning Gibbous, Brightness: 90%

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