http://www.smithsonianjourneys.org/blog/2010/08/02/antarctica-who-claims-it-as-their-own/ Connecting the World Through Travel Fri, 29 Mar 2013 19:15:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.smithsonianjourneys.org/blog/2010/08/02/antarctica-who-claims-it-as-their-own/comment-page-1/#comment-155 marta pont Mon, 02 Aug 2010 22:49:30 +0000 http://www.smithsonianjourneys.org/blog/?p=5243#comment-155 Yes, I’ve been there twice. Both times on a cruise, It was many years ago when passengers ships in the area were just a few. It worries me to see how the situation has changed. Last year there were around 500 trips scheduled during the summer season. I fear its pristine beauty is in danger but no one seems to be in control. My advice: go there soon, while it lasts. There is no other place like it on this planet.

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