Puerto Williams to Buenos Aires

Puerto Williams is a Chilean port and naval base located on Isla Navarino facing the Beagle Channel. It lies 46 km E of Ushuaia on the opposite N side of the Chanel. With a population of a little over 2,000, including both naval personnel and civilians, Puerto Williams claims to be the southernmost city in the world (based on definition of ‘city’; its population is 2900). Read more about Puerto Williams, Chile

Drake Passage is the body of water between the southern tip of South America at Cape Horn and the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. Named after the sixteenth century English explorer Sir Francis Drake, although he never actually sailed the passage, it connects the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, and is the shortest crossing from Antarctica to the rest of the world’s land, about 860 km. Conditions can change instantly in the Drake Passage, owing to strong winds, large waves, strong currents, and icebergs: hence notorious as ‘sailors’ graveyard.’ Until the opening of the Panama Canal in 1914 large ships had to sail this passage. Read more about Drake Passage, Antarctica

Drake Passage is the body of water between the southern tip of South America at Cape Horn and the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. Named after the sixteenth century English explorer Sir Francis Drake, although he never actually sailed the passage, it connects the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, and is the shortest crossing from Antarctica to the rest of the world’s land, about 860 km. Conditions can change instantly in the Drake Passage, owing to strong winds, large waves, strong currents, and icebergs: hence notorious as ‘sailors’ graveyard.’ Until the opening of the Panama Canal in 1914 large ships had to sail this passage. Read more about Drake Passage, Antarctica

The Antarctic Peninsula is the northernmost part of the mainland of Antarctica, the top one third (650km) actually lying north of the Antarctic Circle. It includes numerous islands and connecting ice sheets that reach to within 1000 km of the southernmost tips of Chile and Argentina. The northern part of the peninsula in known as Graham Land, the southern half Palmer Land. Read more about Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

The Antarctic Peninsula is the northernmost part of the mainland of Antarctica, the top one third (650km) actually lying north of the Antarctic Circle. It includes numerous islands and connecting ice sheets that reach to within 1000 km of the southernmost tips of Chile and Argentina. The northern part of the peninsula in known as Graham Land, the southern half Palmer Land. Read more about Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

The Antarctic Peninsula is the northernmost part of the mainland of Antarctica, the top one third (650km) actually lying north of the Antarctic Circle. It includes numerous islands and connecting ice sheets that reach to within 1000 km of the southernmost tips of Chile and Argentina. The northern part of the peninsula in known as Graham Land, the southern half Palmer Land. Read more about Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

Hope Bay is located on Trinity Peninsula, the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, 350 km north of the Antarctic Circle.This is the closest part of Antarctica to the South American mainland. Hope Bay is 5 km long and 3 km wide, and opens into Antarctic Sound, a short strait separating Trinity Peninsula from a number of offshore islands. Actually, Hope Bay is often unreachable due to pack ice from the Larsen Ice Shelf clogging Antarctic Strait. Read more about Hope Bay, Antarctica

Read more about South Georgia, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Read more about South Georgia, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Read more about South Georgia, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Gough Island is a volcanic island in the South Atlantic, roughly midway between Cape Town and Buenos Aires. It is a dependency of Tristan da Cunha Islands group, and part of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. Originally named Gonçalo Álvares in 1505 by the Portuguese explorer, Charles Gough rediscovered the island in 1732. Read more about Gough Island, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Nightingale Island, part of the Tristan da Cunha group of islands, is an active volcanic island in the South Atlantic Ocean, 2800km due west of Cape Town. It is administered by the UK as an overseas territory in the South Atlantic. The island is part of Nightingale Island’s Important Bird Area, as a breeding site for seabirds and endemic land-birds. Read more about Nightingale Island, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Sail due west from Cape Town towards South America in the South Atlantic Ocean. Near half-way, a volcanic island of 2,062m climbs out of the ocean. Queen Mary's Peak, named after Mary of Teck, the Queen consort of King George V, on the island of Tristan da Cunha (named after a Portuguese explorer in 1506), is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom. Read more about Tristan da Cunha, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Buenos Aires is the capital of Argentina, located on the eastern shore of the Rio de la Plata, on the SE coast of South America. The birthplace of the tango, the city is as bustling with energy as the dance itself. Stroll neighbourhoods with romantic restaurants, past its architecture and parks. Read more about Buenos Aires, Argentina