Southern Ocean Embarkation Atlas · Direct Sail & Air-Bridge Hubs
Where Antarctic expeditions begin and conclude — compare 11 polar departure harbours and fly-cruise air-bridge hubs across Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, New Zealand, and Tasmania.
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Argentina
Overlooking the Beagle Channel at the southern tip of Argentina, Ushuaia launches more Antarctic Peninsula and South Georgia expeditions than any port on Earth.
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Chile
Tucked on the Chilean shore of the Beagle Channel south of Ushuaia, serving private-charter luxury expeditions and express King George Island air-cruises.
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Argentina
The cosmopolitan starting point for full-service Antarctic packages bundling a pre-expedition hotel night and private morning charter flight south to Ushuaia.
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Chile
Chile's historic Strait of Magellan port and the primary launchpad for 2-hour charter flights directly across the Drake Passage to King George Island.
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New Zealand
South Island's Otago Harbour and nearby Bluff ports launch epic 25- to 32-day expeditions across the New Zealand Subantarctic islands into the Ross Sea.
Chile
Chile's capital air gateway for included charter connections to Punta Arenas and Puerto Williams, alongside Pacific fjords sailings from Valparaíso and San Antonio.
Uruguay
Historic deep-water harbour at the mouth of the Río de la Plata serving extended Falklands, South Georgia, and Atlantic Subantarctic voyages.
Argentina
Sheltered on Golfo Nuevo beside UNESCO-listed Peninsula Valdés, launching sweeping South Atlantic routes through the Falklands, South Georgia, and Antarctica.
Chile
Set on Última Esperanza Fjord at the doorstep of Torres del Paine, pairing Patagonian fjord navigation with direct charter flights to King George Island.
Chile
Northern entrance to Chile's 1,600-kilometre labyrinth of glaciated fjords, Chiloé Island, and Pío XI Glacier en route to Cape Horn and Antarctica.
Australia
Australia's historic Antarctic harbour on the Derwent Estuary, launching rare expeditions to Macquarie Island, Mawson's Huts, Adélie Land, and the Ross Sea.
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