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Antarctica - Page 3
Neko Harbour
On the Antarctic peninsula, Neko Harbour was named after the whale ship, Neko, which often used this bay from 1911 to 1924.
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Antarctica - Page 3
Neko Harbour
On the Antarctic peninsula, Neko Harbour was named after the whale ship, Neko, which often used this bay from 1911 to 1924.
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The Antarctic Continent At last we have finally achieved a lifetime goal to stand on all 7 continents!! One of the passengers on The Orlova has worn the same boots on all 7 continents!
ï At Neko Harbour.
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After the 3½ fabulous days in the peninsula area we set out on the 60 hour crossing of the Drake Passage back to Ushuaia. |
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Cape Horn, 15km in the distance. As we left from, and were arriving back at an Argentine port, we were not able to go any closer. The cape is actually on an island, the southern point of Isla Hornos. It is Chilean territory, and has a small weather station manned by navy personnel. Cape Horn was first rounded in 1616 by 2 Dutch merchants, Le Maire and Van Schouten, who were trying to find an alternative route to the Pacific and thus avoid paying fees to navigate the Strait of Magellan. They named it after Hoorn, their home town in the Netherlands. |
