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Antarctica Cruise Pictures of Elephant Island

Elephant Island - Where Sailors from the Endurance Spent Four Antarctic Months

Antarctica is a wonderful cruise destination for adventurous travelers. The story of Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton and his Endurance crew of 28 icebound sailors in 1914 is an amazing story of determination. I had heard and read about Elephant Island, where 22 of Shackleton's crew spent four long, dark Antarctic winter months awaiting rescue, and marveled at their perseverance. However, until I visited Elephant Island on an inflatable Zodiac boat from the Hanseatic cruise ship, I had no idea just how unbelievable their story actually was!

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Our First Look at Elephant Island, Antarctica	Launching the Inflatable Zodiacs Used to Explore Elephant Island, Antarctica	Glacier on Elephant Island, Antarctica	Hanseatic Zodiac Driver
Hanseatic Zodiac Heads for Shackleton's Crew Camp on Elephant Island	Point Wild, Elephant Island, Antarctica	Seals Greet Hanseatic Cruise Ship Passengers to Elephant Island in Antarctica	Hanseatic Cruise Ship and Zodiac Off the Coast of Elephant Island in Antarctica
Close-up View of Glacier on Antarctica's Elephant Island	Penguins on Iceberg Near Elephant Island in Antarctica	Close-up View of Penguins on Antarctica's Elephant Island	Farewell Look at Elephant Island Off the Coast of Antarctica