Day5
Cuverville Island 64°41’S / 062°38’W
lies in the Errera Channel, between Rongé Island and the Arctowski Peninsula. The island was discovered by Gerlache’s Belgica expedition of 1897-9, and named after a vice-admiral in the French Navy. This small rocky island has vertical cliffs measuring 200 m (650 ft) in elevation with extensive moss cover. Cuverville Island is home to the largest gentoo penguin colony in the region (~10 000 breeding pairs), along with southern giant petrels, kelp gulls, Antarctic terns, snowy sheathbills and south polar skuas.
Cuverville Island 64°41’S / 062°38’W
lies in the Errera Channel, between Rongé Island and the Arctowski Peninsula. The island was discovered by Gerlache’s Belgica expedition of 1897-9, and named after a vice-admiral in the French Navy. This small rocky island has vertical cliffs measuring 200 m (650 ft) in elevation with extensive moss cover. Cuverville Island is home to the largest gentoo penguin colony in the region (~10 000 breeding pairs), along with southern giant petrels, kelp gulls, Antarctic terns, snowy sheathbills and south polar skuas.
Neko Harbour 64°50’S / 062°33’W
lies on the eastern shore of Andvord Bay, approximately 11 km (7 mi) south of the Errera Channel. It was discovered by Adrien de Gerlache during the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (1897-99). It is named for the floating whale factory ship, Neko, which the bay as an anchorage between 1911-24. This site is a continent landing and home to gentoo penguins, some of which nest around remnants of an Argentinian refuge hut. Weddell seals may also be seen hauled-out on the cobblestone beach or above the landing site. Neko Harbour is notorious for its calving glaciers. The beach is also prone to large and unpredictable waves following a calving so please stay off the beach throughout the landing.
lies on the eastern shore of Andvord Bay, approximately 11 km (7 mi) south of the Errera Channel. It was discovered by Adrien de Gerlache during the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (1897-99). It is named for the floating whale factory ship, Neko, which the bay as an anchorage between 1911-24. This site is a continent landing and home to gentoo penguins, some of which nest around remnants of an Argentinian refuge hut. Weddell seals may also be seen hauled-out on the cobblestone beach or above the landing site. Neko Harbour is notorious for its calving glaciers. The beach is also prone to large and unpredictable waves following a calving so please stay off the beach throughout the landing.