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Most tourists arrive on ships because there is no other commercial service to and from the continent.
Some scientists and temporary workers also arrive on ships, because their ships represent the reason they travel to the continent. These ships can be ice-breakers, cargo ships and so forth.
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How do people get to antarctia?
People arrive in Antarctica either by airplane or by ship.
What did the colonies do once on board ships?
Colonies are not on ships people are. When people arrive they create colonies.
How did people from Europe arrive to New Jersey?
They were passengers on sailing ships.
How many ships Magellan had arrive in the philippine?
Magellan had 5 ships when he came but some people said it is 21.
How people would get to Antarctica?
People get to Antarctica on ships or by air. Commercially, however, only cruise ships carry tourists and travelers. You could charter an airplane to take you there, but there are no accommodations and no re-fueling stations for your aircraft. In order to get to Antarctica otherwise, one must have a job, working for a government in support of science.
What is the way most people travel to Antarctica?
All people who travel to Antarctica arrive there or visit using military aircraft or ice breakers, scientific ice breakers or tour boats.
Where do you leave and arrive at on your way to Antarctica?
Common transit points are Christchurch, New Zealand and Terra del Fuego, Argentina. There is no commercial transit, except cruise ships, beyond these points.
What is good about Antarctica?
Antarctica is one of the most exotic places on earth: the highest, driest, windiest, coldest and darkest continent. People who go to Antarctica are either tourists or scientists. Tourists travel to Antarctica in ships and remain near the edge of the continent, eating and sleeping on the ships, and venturing onto land for a few hours. Some tourists travel to Antarctica in expeditions to experience the extreme conditions there for hiking, and extreme cold weather trekking. They camp out and carry all their gear. Usually, expeditions arrive in Antarctica by chartered airplane. Scientists and people who work in Antarctica work in support of science. They earn money working in jobs related to science. They live in Antarctica for extended periods, usually from many months to several years, depending on the sponsoring government's guidelines. Scientists and their support staff are usually transported to Antarctica by military aircraft belonging to the sponsoring government, although there are scientific ships that represent the scientific work of many governments.
How did people get to Antarctica?
Antarctica is accessible part of the year by hull-reinforced ship, and by military logistics airplanes. In the past, some ships that sailed to the Antarctica were lost there, due to being crushed in the ice.
When do supply ships go to antarctica?
Supply ships generally go to Antarctica when the sea ice melts on the Southern Ocean, so that the supply ships can get to Antarctic ports. This season is usually October or November.
Why do you need special ships to reach Antarctica?
Antarctica is surrounded by ice and icebergs can damage ships without reinforced hulls especially designed for polar travel.
How did the first africans arrive in Virginia?
they came in ships
