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Antarctic Peninsula / Antarctica

2 questions, each answered from published authorities with the sources listed.

When to visit 1

What is the best time of year to travel to Antarctica?The austral summer, roughly November through March — the only window when coastal temperatures climb above freezing and when the Antarctic Treaty's visitor framework…

Things to do 1

When can I see penguins and whales on an Antarctic expedition?Both are summer animals from a visitor's point of view — Southern Hemisphere humpbacks breed in the tropics roughly July to October and feed on krill around Antarctica…

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