Road Town, British Virgin Islands
Road Town, located on Tortola, is the capital of the British Virgin Islands. It is situated on the horseshoe-shaped Road Harbour in the centre of the island’s…
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Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos
Grand Turk Island is the capital island of the Turks and Caicos archipelago, in the Atlantic Ocean. It’s dotted with the remains of salt ponds and windmills…
South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands with a total area of 3,687 square kilometres. They lie about 120 kilometres north of the Antarctic…
Antarctic Peninsula
The Antarctic Peninsula, known as O’Higgins Land in Chile, Tierra de San Martin in Argentina, and originally known as the Palmer Peninsula in the…
Antarctic Sound
The Antarctic Sound is a body of water about 30 nautical miles long and from 7 to 12 nautical miles wide, separating the Joinville Island group from the…
Drake Passage
The Drake Passage or Mar de Hoces—Sea of Hoces—is the body of water between South America’s Cape Horn and the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica.…
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Buenos Aires is Argentina’s big, cosmopolitan capital city. Its center is the Plaza de Mayo, lined with stately 19th-century buildings including Casa…
Montevideo, Uruguay
Montevideo, Uruguay’s capital, is a major city along Montevideo Bay. It revolves around the Plaza de la Independencia, once home to a Spanish citadel.…
Port Stanley, Falkland Islands
Stanley is the capital of the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), a remote South Atlantic archipelago. The Historic Dockyard Museum has galleries devoted…
Antarctic Peninsula (Scenic Cruising)
The Antarctic Peninsula, known as O’Higgins Land in Chile, Tierra de San Martin in Argentina, and originally known as the Palmer Peninsula in the…