Antarctica

Places in this region

Image of South Georgia located in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

South Georgia

Final resting place of Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton

Along with the nearby South Sandwich islands, South Georgia is the most southerly outpost of the British empire. It was first sighted by a London merchant in 1675 and claimed by James Cook in... »

Natural Wonders, Anomalous Islands, Memento Mori, Dead Explorers | Edited by PaperTiger and Nicholas Jackson

Image of Deception Island located in South Shetland Trough, Antarctica | Tourists taking a dip in the island's hot springs. (Wikimedia Commons)
South Shetland Trough, Antarctica

Deception Island

Antarctic island of fire and ice

Deception Island is one of the few places in the world where brave sailors can sail directly into the center of a live volcano. The supreme power of a previous blast has left the island as a... »

Natural Wonders, Anomalous Islands | Edited by PaperTiger, Nicholas Jackson and 2 others

Image of Bouvet Island located in Bouvet Island
Bouvet Island

Bouvet Island

Uninhabited volcanic island is the most remote in the world

For a place known as "the loneliest place on earth," a surprising number of people have tried to claim it. An uninhabited frozen isle halfway between South Africa and Antarctica, Bouvet Island... »

Anomalous Islands | Edited by cathar, Dylan and 3 others