Lonely Planet Antarctica (Travel Guide) by Planet Lonely & Alexis Averbuck

Author:Planet, Lonely & Alexis Averbuck [Planet, Lonely]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications
Published: 2012-09-30T21:00:00+00:00

EAST ANTARCTICA

East Antarctica – as US Antarctic historian Edwin Swift Balch first called it in 1904 – is the name most often used for this remote section of the continent, all in the eastern hemisphere. It’s also called Greater Antarctica because it’s the larger of the two parts of the continent separated by the Transantarctic Mountains. Getting to this extremely isolated part of Antarctica requires a long, often difficult voyage, so it is visited by just one tourist ship (or occasionally two) each year.

The coastline harbors fantastical icebergs and ice shelves as well as sheltering seabirds, penguins, and the occasional scientist/research facility. Belgium’s Princess Elisabeth Station is the first zero emission station in Antarctica; Norway’s Troll is a major air-transportation hub.

Inland, stations dot the ice shelf. Russia’s Vostok registered the lowest temperature ever recorded on Earth and sits atop subglacial Lake Vostok. France and Italy jointly operate Concordia, famed for its very deep and very old ice cores. And the latest, China’s new Kunlun station, is at Antarctica’s highest point, Dome A.

Starting near 0°, the following sites are listed by increasing longitude east, with stations located well inland listed last. Most of these bases are only visited by scientists or guests of the operating nation.

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