SOUTH GEORGIA
Southern Ocean Expedition, August 1991 to February 1992 On its journey, the Antarctica encounters a wild landscape teeming with wildlife. The entire team fell in love with South Georgia, a small island bristling with mountains and glaciers, its coastline jagged by deep fjords. Aside from the British scientists tasked with studying geology, biology, meteorology, and oceanography, the island is a haven for animals. Sea lions, elephant seals, and other seals share the island with more than 30 species of birds (penguins, albatrosses, petrels, and more).

On August 6, the Antarctica departs from the Valdés Peninsula in Argentina to observe whales. The crew then sets sail for the British Falkland Islands, where they meet fishermen and sheep farmers. After passing through the Strait of Magellan, Patagonia, and the legendary Cape Horn, the expedition sailed towards South Georgia, a haven for Southern Ocean wildlife, before heading for Antarctica. Antarctica encountered its first icebergs and sailed towards the Orkney Islands, inaccessible due to the ice, then on to the South Shetland Islands, before finally reaching Antarctica. The expedition returned to Patagonia on January 17th, after six months of sailing in particularly challenging seas.

Book: Antarctica, an Adventure in the Southern Seas Gallimard Publishing