(Keywords: sightseeing, cruising - Antarctica)
Antarctica
Featuring:
The footsteps of Antarctic Explorers
Ernest
Shackleton is known as one of the greatest explorers, not because he discovered
the South Pole, rather because of his heroism during failed attempts. With
Scott's expedition in 1901, Shackleton learned of the dangers first-hand.
During his Nimrod expedition in 1907, Shackleton earned the admiration
of generations by making the agonizing decision to turn back within 97 miles
of the pole, rather than risk the lives of his team. In 1914, Shackleton
set sail to be the first to cross the Antarctic, but abandoned the quest
when his ship, Endurance, sank beneath the ice. Thanks to Shackleton’s
remarkable rescue efforts, all 27 crew members survived.
Download this GPS Map for points of interest
on South Georgia, South Orkney Islands, King George Island, and
the Antarctic Peninsula.
Click on the binoculars to see a demonstration of Fugawi displaying the points of interest around Antarctica. antarctica_fugawi.jpg (Approx. 60 KB) opens in a new window.
GPS Map
- Download the free GPS Map in GPS eXchange (.gpx) file format, which can be read and transferred to your GPS using free software. (The .gpx file will appear in a new window where you can File > Save as... on your computer)
GPS Map Details
File Name: antarctica.gpx ( 3 KB)
Revised: 15 February 2003
Datum: WGS84
Class A1 Data
Waypoints:
- USHUAIA - Cruise Ship Port of Departure, Return
- GYTVIKEN - South Georgia. Zodiac landing. Shackleton's grave, monument, church, museum, whaling station.
- ORKNEY ISLAND - Zodiac landing on Coronation Island near Saddle Mountain.
- CHILEAN BASE - Maxwell Harbor- at the Chilean research base - King George Island.
- HOPE BAY - Antarctic Peninsula.
- CAPE HORN - Cape Horn and into the Beagle Channel
* Special thanks to Rick at GeoSpatial Experts for providing the photo and data for this GPS map of Antarctica. Learn more about how to use GPS Photo-Link software to link digital camera photos with the latitude and longitude of where the photo was taken at the GeoSpatial Experts web site: http://www.geospatialexperts.com
Adventures
in Print
Endurance: An Epic of Polar Adventure by F. A. Worsley (1931). One of Outside Magazine's "The 25 Essential Books for the Well-Read Explorer". Worsley was the captain of the real HMS Endurance and navigator of the life boats he and Shackleton used to rescue the crew. Use this link lo learn more about and to purchase** the book.
More Info
For more Tourist Information, see: http://www.asoc.org/
Antarctic Map Image
A map image of Antarctica for use with programs like Fugawi can be found at: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/polar.html#antarctic
