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ANTARCTICA : WONDERS ON EVERY ISLAND
PENGUINS ON ELEPHANT ISLAND
Due to weather conditions and ever-shifting ice mazes , expedition cruises may change course from the itinerary and improvise on the fly . However , they still find a path to take you to many of the must-see sights , such as Cierva Cove , a cathedral of ice created by wide arches and glistening icebergs , located on the west coast of Graham Land .
One of the most compelling sights on Elephant Island is actually manmade . Here you ’ ll find a 10-foot-tall bronze bust of Captain Luis Pardo , who , along with Earnest Shackleton , helped rescue the crew of the Endurance in 1916 in what is considered one of the most amazing stories of human survival ever recorded . Watch your step around the bust — it ’ s often surrounded by hundreds of penguins or one of the thousands of elephant seals that give the island its name .
MOUNTAINS LINE THE SHORE OF LEMAIRE CHANNEL
ICEBERGS IN CIERVA COVE
Other highlights include Lemaire Channel , a narrow passage surrounded by soaring , ice-plastered mountains that shelter the waterway , creating a calm and reflective sea that is ideal for taking pictures . On ring-shaped Deception Island , an exposed caldera of an active volcano that last erupted in 1970 , the historic battle between fire and ice has created a mesmerizing landscape complete with a steaming black volcanic shoreline , the sand warm to your touch due to underground geothermal activity .
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