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Antarctica Travel Diary (continued from page 22)
in December of 1911. He later lead three expeditions himself, and was knighted by the British Crown. He died at age 47 in South Georgia, in 1922. The area has historical significance because some members of the Endurance crew managed to survive in an encampment, Cape Wild, for four months. This was considered miraculous at the time.
After sailing past Cornwallis Island, only 8 km from Elephant Island, we headed northwest for the first time since we left Buenos Aires, towards our next stop: The Falkland/Malvinas. Soon after, we exited the Antarctic Circle. I had mixed feelings; happy be- cause I finally got to fulfill my childhood fantasy, and sad because I know that I will never see this extraordinary part of our world again.
I will describe Ushuaia, Falklands/Malvinas and Puerto Madryn (mid Patagonia) in a future article.
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