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Antarctic Peninsula · 63°20′S · 56°45′W

Cruises visiting Antarctic Sound

Iceberg Highway • Giant Tabular Bergs & Adélie Rookeries

357 upcoming Antarctic expeditions with Antarctic Sound on the route, from $11,220.

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The Antarctic Sound, at the Peninsula's northern tip, is "iceberg alley" — the corridor where giant tabular bergs drift out of the Weddell Sea. Sailing among them is one of the great spectacles of any voyage.

The Sound also hosts some of Antarctica's biggest Adélie rookeries: Paulet Island and Brown Bluff shelter hundreds of thousands of pairs beneath basalt cliffs.

Antarctic Sound — Key Facts At a Glance
Available departures 357
Price range (per person, USD) $11,220 – $82,950
Typical duration 6–49 days
Active fleet coverage 10 operators · 25 ships
Geographic sector Antarctic Peninsula
Coordinates 63°20′S · 56°45′W
Prices last verified 48-hour verification methodology

Wildlife you can spot here

Whales & Dolphins

Humpback Whale

A 14–17 metre baleen whale known for breaching and long pectoral fins, often seen feeding on krill in loose groups along the ice edge.

Whales & Dolphins

Orca

Black and white apex predator instantly recognizable by its pale eye patches, the orca is the largest of the dolphins and one of the ocean's most capable hunters. Sightings often involve a tight-knit family pod working the ice edge together.

Seals & Sea Lions

Leopard Seal

The leopard seal is the Antarctic's second-largest seal after the elephant seal, built long and muscular with a spotted, leopard-like coat. It is the region's top predator, hunting penguins, fish, and even other seals along the ice edge.

Penguins

Chinstrap Penguin

Named for the thin black band under its chin, the chinstrap penguin looks as if it is wearing a helmet. Listen for it before you see it: it has one of the loudest, harshest calls of any penguin.

Penguins

Adélie Penguin

One of the most widespread penguins in Antarctica, the Adélie is often the first tuxedoed local guests meet ashore. Its stark white eye-ring and brisk, purposeful waddle make it easy to pick out along the ice edge.

Albatrosses & Seabirds

Snow Petrel

The snow petrel is one of only three bird species ever recorded at the Geographic South Pole, and it holds the record for the most southerly breeding sites of any bird. Pure white against dark rock and ice, it is unmistakable and easy to pick out from a moving ship.

Albatrosses & Seabirds

South Polar Skua

A large, heavy-built seabird of the skua family, the south polar skua ranges the Southern Ocean and its ice edges with an unmistakable, gull-like silhouette. Its older name, MacCormick's skua, recalls the naval surgeon who collected the first specimen.

Albatrosses & Seabirds

Antarctic Shag

The Antarctic shag is the only cormorant species found on the continent, easy to pick out by its blue-ringed eyes as it stands stiffly upright on ice floes and coastal cliffs. It nests in small colonies apart from the penguin rookeries along rocky shorelines.

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