Which cruise ships go to Antarctica? A travel guide to Earth's final frontier

Which cruise ships go to Antarctica? A travel guide to Earth's final frontier

The food may be way better and the journey more environmentally friendly than it used to be,but the magic of visiting this part of the world never changes.

  • byDavid McGonigal

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Past Antarctic ice melt reveals potential for'extreme sea-level rise'

Past Antarctic ice melt reveals potential for'extreme sea-level rise'

Sea levels rose as much as three metres a century during the last interglacial period as Antarctic ice sheets melted - but climate change could be faster.

  • byPeter Hannam
In Mawson's footsteps:explorer attempts to break Antarctic record

In Mawson's footsteps:explorer attempts to break Antarctic record

Polar explorer Geoff Wilson hates the cold and heights,but next month he will attempt to scale the highest spot in Antarctica and reach the coldest place on earth.

  • byJulie Power
How Australia and France can help create an Antarctic legacy
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How Australia and France can help create an Antarctic legacy

It is 30 years since Australia and France blocked oil and gas exploration in Antarctica.They're moving again to save one of the planet's truly wild places.

  • byRobert Hill andPascal Lamy
Sydney-sized iceberg breaks off Antarctica

Sydney-sized iceberg breaks off Antarctica

A huge iceberg the size of Sydney has broken away from east Antarctica,but scientists aren't blaming the fracture on climate change.

  • byEthan James
Livingstone Island,Antarctica:Elephant Point - what's it like to arrive at the end of the world

Livingstone Island,Antarctica:Elephant Point - what's it like to arrive at the end of the world

If Antarctica is the end of the world,then for some,Elephant Point is its final terminus – the end of the end of the world.

  • byJamie Lafferty
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Cruise Antarctica:Voyaging south from the city of Ushuaia

Cruise Antarctica:Voyaging south from the city of Ushuaia

The white continent's beguiling beauty is well worth a voyage across rugged Drake Passage.

  • byMark Daffey
In the Arctic and Antarctica,'seeing the light'is a core part of the experience

In the Arctic and Antarctica,'seeing the light'is a core part of the experience

When a writer visits the Arctic then Antarctica in quick succession,he sees the world in a whole new light – twice over.

  • byLuke Slattery
Flight of Fancy podcast:What it's like travelling to the ends of the Earth

Flight of Fancy podcast:What it's like travelling to the ends of the Earth

Freezing temperatures and unimaginable landscapes:why everyone should consider travelling to Antarctica and the Arctic.

  • byBen Groundwater
'Terrifying':Scientists dig deep for missing piece of climate puzzle

'Terrifying':Scientists dig deep for missing piece of climate puzzle

Scientists hope to reveal answers to some fundamental questions about how our atmosphere is coping with our soaring emissions of greenhouse gases.

  • byPeter Hannam
'Like listening to the song of the earth':New Antarctica exhibit opens

'Like listening to the song of the earth':New Antarctica exhibit opens

Antarctica's sights and sounds from penguin squawks to the lights of the Southern Aurora are captured in this 3D film.

  • byJulie Power