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Antarctic Peninsula · 64°19′S · 62°57′W

Antarctic cruises visiting Melchior Islands

Dallmann Bay • Sheltered Kayaking Channels & Humpbacks

4 upcoming Antarctic expeditions featuring Melchior Islands on the itinerary, from $11,123. Compare ships, dates and cabin fares.

Anvers Island
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Set in the centre of Dallmann Bay where nutrient-rich currents draw feeding humpback whales all summer, the low glaciated channels of the Melchior Islands create an intimate labyrinth of narrow coves ideal for Zodiac exploration, polar paddling, and observing leopard and fur seals on ice floes.

Melchior Islands — Key Facts At a Glance
Available departures 4
Price range (per person, USD) $11,123 – $12,968
Typical duration 13–15 days
Active fleet coverage 1 operator · 2 ships
Parent polar region Anvers Island
Geographic sector Antarctic Peninsula
Coordinates 64°19′S · 62°57′W
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Wildlife you can spot here

Penguins

Gentoo Penguin

A stocky, orange-billed penguin of the genus Pygoscelis, closest kin to the Adélie and Chinstrap. Its loud, trumpeting call, delivered with head thrown back, carries across the shoreline colonies where expedition landings are made.

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