Antarctica A Golden Continent
Having worked at Atigun Pass, the highest point on the Trans Alaska pipeline
, this gentleman rather likes the snow and cold.
Upon hearing about the alumni association of his local university's plans to venture into an Antarctic expedition just last summer, this gentleman, a retired civil engineer, shivered with so much excitement. This made me think of it as a marvelous idea.
Known as the coldest and least hospitable place on earth, Antarctica has long captured the imagination of explorers, both real and the armchair variety.
But recently, less travelers are able to visit this land per year due to many financial hassles, as it is not very easy to get here.
Most Antarctic Peninsula voyages have to originate in Ushuaia, the southernmost town of Argentina, then the tourists have to allot two days for a 1,000 kilometer voyage through the Drake Passage, where the roughest sea weather in the world lurks.
You will change from experiences like this and give you lasting personal growth. First sighted in 1820, Antarctica has lured adventurers since the late 1800s. However, it was only after the Antarctic Treaty which happened in 1959 that the first commercial voyages came as it positioned the White Continent as a natural reserve for science and peace.
The travel industry did evolve gradually but the significant rise only came in the 1990s, after the Iron Curtain gave way. Russian ice rated expedition ships were taken by many tour operators who saw the opportunity and turned them into cruise liners for their commercial travel enterprises as there were no funding for scientific development purposes.
A seasoned world explorers, visitors have to be presented with something new and breathtaking. But some, on the other hand, come for adventure and wish to be like Sir Ernest Shackleton, who boasts of the greatest expedition survival story, after his endurance expedition way back in 1914.
People get to cruise around the glaciers and icebergs of Antarctica which are gigantic, while they fall in love with the landscape so indeed, if you are an artist, photographer or a nature lover, you will have to come to this land.
Here is where you shall see everything from seals and penguins not to forget whale varieties from killer, humpback and minke. The circumpolar north is where the polar bears are so you will not be able to see them here.
Without the existence of developed ports and harbors, tourists had no choice but to hop on board zodiacs, which are small rubberized boats that are inflated. Soon, you'll be kayaking against icebergs, hiking or perhaps taking photos with the penguins. You can expect the naturalist standing right there, ready to answer any questions you might ask, from the region's history, wildlife, marine animals and even glaciology.
Thanks to the many lectures while he was in Buenos Aires for 3 days and 5 days within a luxurious cruise liner, he got to learn so much about the local landscapes and wildlife. Penguin rookery excursions with the naturalists as tour guides were truly were amazing and unforgettable for him. These curious short legged birds walked to him without any trepidation, ready with a show.
But then White Continent exploration is not as exciting for everyone. Many of today's environmental experts state that the growing number of tourists will inevitably harm the continent's fragile, disrupting the procreation of wildlife thus lessening populations.
It is noteworthy how the global alliance of Antarctic tour operators have adopted voluntary standards set to battle the adverse environmental impact tourism causes to this region. If all tourists, companies and natural programs would comply with the good operational and conservation practices, the region would remain unblemished.
Adding fuel to the fire are the shows on TV which make viewers believe that animals, especially penguins that calls Antarctica its home, are just mere forms of entertainment, he sadly reveals. With people reaching out to the animals, these animals won't feel threatened.
A very long time that they are disassociated from each other poses several threats. But other conservationists do no embrace this at all. But he counters that by encouraging more tourists to visit, sensitivity towards this continent will be developed.
by: John Chambers
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