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A 13-day itinerary by Ponant sailing into the heart of the ice of the Weddell Sea, discovering impressive Larsen Ice Shelf and its immense table top icebergs. From Ushuaia, cross the Drake Passage, explore the South Shetland Islands and the North Antarctic Peninsula. Sail the Weddell Sea and be amazed at the colossal Larsen Ice Shelf.
Insurmountable, extreme and captivating is the best way to describe the Weddell Sea, mostly frozen by a thick and compressed ice floe, it is both a challenge and a privilege to sail on it, You'll experience exceptional landscapes and original encounters as you advance across this immense polar expanse. To the north-west of the Weddell Sea, stretching along the eastern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula stands an imposing ice shelf known as the Larsen Ice Shelf. An extension of the ice sheet into the sea, it generates some of the largest icebergs ever seen.
This 13-day voyage, allows you to come as close as possible to the Weddell Sea and its many inhabitants.
Sail into the heart of the ice of the Weddell Sea, discovering the impressive Larsen Ice Shelf and its immense table top icebergs
Outings and shore visits in Zodiac inflatables
Onboard lectures and information sessions hosted by naturalist-guides
Alpine landscapes, table top icebergs, glaciers and ice floes
Weddell seals, crabeater seals and leopard seals, Adelie penguins, humpback whales and sea birds
Day 1: Ushuaia
Days 2 & 3: Crossing the Drake Passage
Day 4: South Shetland Islands
Day 5: North Antarctic Peninsula
Day 6: The Weddell Sea
Days 7 & 8: Sailing towards Larsen Ice Shelf
Days 8 & 9: The Weddell Sea
Days 10 & 11: Crossing the Drake Passage
Day 12: Disembarkation in Ushuaia
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